Adrián López

Practice Areas

Adrián has acquired a strong expertise as a financial and business lawyer from his involvement in the structuring and implementation of diverse high-complexity national and cross-border matters, including financings, M&A, restructures and workouts, and real estate transactions. Adrián has developed a renowned practice specialized on banking law and regulatory matters associated with the Fintech industry, Blockchain and digital assets; and advices diverse financial entities, entrepreneurs, neobanks, operators and users of digital assets and investors in the sector. Adrian has also advised companies engaged in different industries (including manufacturing, housing and logistics) in connection with multiple corporate and operational matters; and has also advised certain individuals and family offices in connection with the implementation of their estate planning.

Adrian’s experience in domestic and cross-border financing transactions include advising financial institutions, loan syndicates and borrowers in project financing transactions, asset financings, trade finance transactions, supply chain financing; as well as in derivative financial transactions and other commercial and banking lending activities. Adrian has participated in multiple complex real estate transactions, including the purchase, financing, refinancing, operation and commercialization of real estate properties in the industry of the construction, housing, hospitality and logistics. Adrian has also participated in a number of restructures and workouts advising national and foreign creditors, as well as debtors in the shipping, hospitality, construction and commercial real estate industries, among others.

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, 2023.