Carlos Chavez

Practice Areas

Antitrust, Compliance, and TMT/AI

Career

Carlos frequently represents railway operators and telecommunications carriers in regulatory and antitrust proceedings. He also represents financial institutions in proceedings before banking and securities regulators and competition agencies. In addition, he advises various big pharma players in strategic transactions and represents them in securing antitrust clearance. Carlos also works closely with the Energy team on matters involving competition issues in the electricity and hydrocarbons markets.

He graduated from Escuela Libre de Derecho and holds a Master of Laws from New York University. He also has a graduate degree in Law and Business from NYU Stern School of Business.

Carlos is a professor at the CIDE Law Department and worked as a foreign attorney at Milbank’s New York office.

He is recognized as an expert and leading lawyer by renowned international publications, such as Chambers Latin American Guide, in the Competition practice. He is also recognized as a leader in the Competition, Compliance and Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practices by The Legal 500 Latin American Guide. Leaders League and Latin Lawyer recognize him as a leader in the Mexican legal market. Carlos co-leads the team recognized as “Elite” by the specialized publication Global Competition Review (GCR100).

He is a member of Galicia’s Innovation & Technology and New Collaboration Model Committees.

Clients

Client Quotes:

"Carlos Chávez has extensive knowledge of the antitrust field. I really appreciate his responsiveness and kindness, as well as his advice, which is is very concrete."

"Carlos Chávez is highly knowledgeable, as well as analytical and practical. He gets into the details, and uses his experience to predict what is likely to occur next with our issue."