Competition/Antitrust
2 Ranked Lawyers
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Valdés Abascal Abogados SC
Latin America 2027
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Leading firm in Latin America 2027
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1996
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Overview
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Valdés Abascal Abogados is primarily focused on competition and antitrust, standing out among the most experienced and specialized law firms in Mexico.
Since 1996, the firm has successfully counselled and represented - especially in high profile, sophisticated and complex cases - Mexican and foreign companies which operate in a wide range of industries. The firm has also counselled public institutions in legislative projects for deregulation, privatizations and industrial reorganizations.
Industry sectors (15)
- Airports
- Automobile and auto parts
- Chemical
- Container liner shipping
- Financial services
- Insurance
- Land transportation (passenger and cargo)
- Pharmaceutical
- Petrochemical and natural gas
- Processed foods
- Railroads
- Retail
- Telecommunications
- Tobacco
- Consumer product manufacturing
Capabilities (10)
- Cartel conduct investigations
- Merger control
- Abuse of dominance investigations / vertical restraints
- Antitrust Compliance Programs
- Antitrust Risk Assessment
- Antitrust constitutional trials before Federal Courts, including the Supreme Court.
- Opposition to illegal mergers
- Declarations of dominant positions
- Investigations on barriers to competition and essential inputs
- Favourable opinions
Clients (15)
- PepsiCo
- EQT
- Ford
- Toyota
- Flex-n-Gate
- Braskem
- Afore XXI Banorte
- Grupo Herdez
- Traxión
- Kuo
- Trayecto
- Apollo Global Management
- Volvo
- Samvardhana Motherson
- Marzam
Key people
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Rafael Valdés Abascal
Founding Partner
Enrique de la Peña Fajardo
Partner
Work & experience
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The firm has long and deep experience in all kinds of matters and proceedings concerning competition and antitrust law. Also, it has participated in the process of the creation of the legal framework, as well as the in establishment of legal criteria in competition and antitrust, due to its participation in several of the most emblematic, sophisticated and relevant cases both before the before the competition administrative authorities and the Federal Courts (including the Supreme Court).
Notable work
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Elektrisola / Rea Magnet Wire merger control procedure
2023CompletedMexico
To obtain an unconditional approval, the firm managed to overturn a precedent by redefining two new relevant markets.
Grupo Transportes Monterrey and Transportes Larmex merger control procedure
2022CompletedMexico
This transaction represented the merger of agents number 1 and 9 in the market, and was cleared without undertakings.
Fine in the retirement funds cartel conduct investigation
2024Mexico
Our firm achieved, before the Federal Courts, a 92 million pesos reduction on the fine that was originally imposed.
Ranked Offices at Valdés Abascal Abogados SC
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Mexico
Rafael Valdés Abascal
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Enrique de la Peña Fajardo
Head of Competition/Antitrust
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Top figures
2
Partners
1996
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