Ocampo 1890 S. C.

Managing Partner: Aldo Ocampo

Main Partners: Aldo Ocampo, Miriam Ordóñez Iturriaga

Number of partners: 2

Number of other lawyers: 8

Languages: English, Spanish

Contacts:

Insurance & Reinsurance: Aldo Ocampo

Litigation: Abraham Estrada

Firm Overview:

OCAMPO 1890, S.C. (OCAMPO) is the oldest law firm in Mexico established in 1890, that was born as a litigatiing firm and they have been on it ever since. Since 1980, Alejandro Ocampo took the firm into the insurance field, starting the practice that today defines the firm as is: a boutique insurance law firm, with high specialization in complex cases, liability and constitutional matters. Afterwards, Aldo Ocampo started the Insurance Regulatory and Corporate practice of the firm, to cover more of their clients necesities. Today, OCAMPO covers insurance and reinsurance law, from every perspective of it: from its inception to its litigation.

OCAMPO has started to service insurance companies in Central America and is aiming to consolidate as a regional law firm.

OCAMPO is characterised by the high quality of services accomplished through professional diligence sustained by direct contact and personalised attention to its clients. OCAMPO is interested in knowing what clients want, think and need; from there the attorneys strive to be strategic, providing added value when reaching their objectives through high-quality consulting and legal services.

Main Areas of Practice:

Insurance & Reinsurance:

OCAMPO’s insurance and reinsurance practice was born within the litigation practice. Today, OCAMPO’s insurance and reinsurance practice is wide enough to provide almost every legal need insurance and reinsurance related clients might have. Insurance and reinsurance claims and litigation is still the oldest and ongoing practice. OCAMPO also represents clients in all aspects of insurance and reinsurance transactions. Transactions range from the inception of insurance contracts and reinsurance treaties and to regulatory matters.

The firm's insurance and re- insurance practice has a wide range of clients from insurance and reinsurance companies to energy industries with risk administration and insurance matters needs. In recent years OCAMPO has participated in energy claims (PEMEX), for a combined amount of 1200+ MUSD and in one of the must important aviation claims in the country. Currently OCAMPO is handling Covid-19 claims and representing reinsurers in different claims. OCAMPO is part of Global Insurance Law Connect, a formal network of insurance law firms that delivers the right advisers in the right places and in the right way around the world. OCAMPO is in charge of Mexico and is responsible for developing the Central America region.

OCAMPO also teams with a number of law firms in the UK, USA and Spain in their matters in Mexico.

Corporate:

OCAMPO's corporate law team and practice has more than 30 years of extensive and solid experience in advising and managing complex transactions within the different areas of business law. OCAMPO's corporate and litigation teams come together to produce strategies either to avoid litigation or to be in a strong position.

Surety:

This practice is highly extensive and dates back to the mid-1980s when Afianzadora Insurgentes consulted OCAMPO regarding several important lawsuits. Today OCAMPO serves several surety and bonding companies, from the regulatory scope to litigation. Recently OCAMPO assisted Federación Mexicana de Futbol in Surety Claims and currently represents Dorama.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution:

Litigation is OCAMPO’s most highly developed practice as it is where OCAMPO’s roots lie and have been continuously practiced since. OCAMPO looks to advise its clients in the prevention of risks and controversies in civil and commercial litigation, whether through arbitration or the courts; however, the team is prepared to protect clients’ rights and interests in the case of a lawsuit. OCAMPO’s experience throughout the years has afforded the firm the aptitude to intervene in all types of controversies, representing both the plaintiff as well as the defendant before Federal and State Courts, or if applicable, before arbitration tribunals. Litigation permeates throughout all the areas of the firm which allows it to continuously maintain a preventative vision in the analysis of other commercial or financial operations, providing opinions that tend to look for the best position and greatest protection of the firm’s client in contract performance and to respond to potential controversies. Currently OCAMPO is advising Prosa, the biggest payment intermediary in the country in their must important claims. The firm represents its clients in all types of lawsuits, whether as plaintiff or defendant, such as: ordinary commercial or civil proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings, liability and Amparo pleads.

Some of our Clients:

Seguros Monterrey New York Life, Munich Re, HDI Global, Cotemar, Berkley Insurance Company (W. R. Berkley Corporation), Interamerican Developement Bank, Pan American Life Insurance, La Latinoamericana, Seguros el Potosí, Skandia, Avla, SPP Seguros, Essity, Generali Hong Kong, Kot, Assurant, Reasinter, Aon, Mapfre, Willis Trowers Watson, Sidely Austin, QBE Re, Barents Re, Federación Mexicana de Fútbol, BLM, HFW, RPC and DWF.