Alejandro Sainz Orantes

Practice Areas

_Domestic and cross-border Insolvency and Restructurings (out-of-court & in-court).

_Corporate Reorganizations.

_Finance, Refinancing, and Sale & Purchase of Distressed Assets.

_Mergers & Acquisitions.

_Compliance & Corporate Governance.

_Investigations, Anti-corruption, and cross-border FCPA.

Career

Alejandro Sainz was the founding partner of Cervantes Sainz, which was spun off into Sainz Abogados. He chairs the Restructurings and Insolvency practice area and is a member of the finance, compliance and investigations, and M&A practices. Has more than 30 years of experience advising and representing clients in matters of cross-border insolvency and restructuring (out-of-court and in-court - concursos mercantiles), finance, refinancing and corporate reorganisations, as well as in the purchase and sale of assets in special situations and distress. Has represented clients from various industries, both nationally and internationally, domestic and foreign companies, public and private, and ad hoc committees of international bondholders and noteholders issued abroad by Mexican issuers.

Professional Memberships

Alejandro Sainz is a member of the Mexican Bar Association (chair of the insolvency and restructurings commission), International Bar Association, American Bar Association, INSOL, lnstituto lberoamericano de Derecho Concursal and the International Insolvency Institute.