Adrián López

Practice Areas

Adrián has developed extensive expertise as a financial and business lawyer through his involvement in the structuring and implementation of a wide range of complex national and cross-border matters. His experience includes financings, M&A, restructurings, workouts, and real estate transactions. He has built a renowned practice specializing in banking law and regulatory issues related to the Fintech industry, Blockchain, and digital assets. Adrián advises a diverse client base that includes financial entities, entrepreneurs, neobanks, operators, users of digital assets, and investors in the sector.

In addition, Adrián has advised companies across various industries—including manufacturing, housing, and logistics—on a broad spectrum of corporate and operational matters. He has also provided legal counsel to individuals and family offices on estate planning strategies.

Adrián’s expertise in domestic and cross-border financing transactions encompasses advising financial institutions, loan syndicates, and borrowers on project financings, asset financings, trade finance transactions, and supply chain financings. He is well-versed in derivative financial transactions and other banking and commercial lending activities. His involvement in complex real estate transactions includes the purchase, financing, refinancing, operation, and commercialization of properties within the construction, housing, hospitality, and logistics sectors.

Furthermore, Adrián has participated in numerous restructuring and workout procedures, advising both national and international creditors and debtors across industries such as shipping, hospitality, construction, and commercial real estate.

Career

Adrián has participated in a number of forums related with the Fintech regulatory landscape in Mexico and has been listed or cited by a number of rankings. Adrian has kept close to the Universidad Panamericana school of law school since obtaining his law degree and Business Law specialization back in 2006. He has been a professor of comparative law and obtained two postgraduate diplomas in Fintech law and regulations (in addition to his LL.M. in Banking and Financial Law from Boston University).

Publications

Adrian has been a longstanding contributor for a number of publications. He is a co-author of Chambers & Partners, Mexico Acquisition Finance, 2023 and Mexico Fintech Comparative Guide, Legal 500 since 2023.