Luis Gerardo García Santos Coy

Practice Areas

Antitrust and Competition.

Career

Mr. García specializes in antitrust and competition law with 30 years of experience in the practice, actively participating in all types of cases before the competition authorities, from complex pre-merger filings, to investigations, administrative procedures, constitutional (Amparo) proceedings, as well as leniency applications. Mr. Garcia also advises clients on foreign direct investment mattes in Mexico. Mr. García also regularly advises multinationals and private equity investors on acquisitions and investments in Mexico across multiple industries, including digital platforms. Mr. García has represented our clients in some of the most relevant and sophisticated matters before the antitrust authorities in Mexico. Most notably, recently Mr. García advised AT&T in the merger of Warner Brothers with Discovery, Delta Airlines in its joint cooperation agreement with and investment in Grupo Aeromexico, and Cornershop in its acquisition by Uber, among many others.

Mr. García has been ranked or cited as Band 1, Tier 1 or equivalent in antitrust and competition by many publications, including: Chambers & Partners, Global Competition Review, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal. He has also been consistently recognized as LACCA approved by the Latin America Corporate Counsel Association and has been shortlisted as Dealmaker of the Year by Global Competition Review.

Professional Memberships

Mr. Garcia is a member of the Mexican Bar Association and the International Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker in national and international events on antitrust related matters.

Publications

Mr. Garcia has written multiple articles and papers on various legal subjects.

Personal

Luis Gerardo obtained his law degree (JD) from the Universidad Iberoamericana in 1993.