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 Blockchain, the Fintech industry and digital assets, advising diverse financial entities, entrepreneurs, neobanks, operators and users of digital assets and investors in the sector.

He has also advised companies engaged in different industries (including manufacturing, housing, automobile and transportation) 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.

His 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.

He 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.

Adrián has participated in several forums related with the Fintech regulatory landscape in Mexico and has written several specialized articles related to his practice areas. Adrian has been consistently ranked by Chambers and Partners, IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers in connection with his banking and finance, technology law, real estate and hospitality practices. Recently, he was ranked by Chambers and Partners for his Fintech practice (practice that was also ranked as Band 1).

He received his law degree from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City in 2004 and obtained his LL.M degree in Banking and Financial Law from Boston University Law School in 2009. He also has a postgraduate degree in International Financial Law from the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City, which he obtained in 2005. He has been comparative law professor at the Universidad Panamericana, where he has recently obtained two postgraduate diplomas in Fintech law and regulations.

Work Highlights

Banking and Finance

• Advised Assurant on the financing of the leveraged acquisition of Iké Grupo Empresarial and its subsidiaries.
• Advised HSBC on two financings granted to Deacero for the importation of equipment for a new steel mill in Mexico.
• Advised TYASA in connection with three credit facilities granted by HSBC for the importation of equipment from France and Italy and the construction of a new steel mill.
• Advised GE Real Estate México on the sale of a MXN 1.1 billion secured loan to Goldman Sachs and the sale of a USD 240 million secured loan to HSBC.
• Advised BBVA Bancomer, as administrative agent of a syndicate comprised of Sabadell, Santander and BBVA Bancomer, in connection with the financing of a real estate development.
• Advised Sabadell Capital, as lender, on the negotiation, structuring and documentation of a secured credit facility granted to Excellence Group Luxury Hotels & Resorts.

Workouts & Insolvency

• Advised London Forfaiting Company in the insolvency proceedings of Abengoa México; acting as local counsel to Sullivan & Worcester in advising and assisting London Forfaiting Company in its claim as an ordinary creditor of three promissory notes with an aggregated value of 36,607,233.58 UDIS within the insolvency proceedings Abengoa Mexico.

Fintech | Regulatory

• Advised a U.S. Commercial Bank in connection with the implementation of a blockchain system to operate and pay remittances in Mexico.
• Advised a group of entrepreneurs in the incorporation of an Electronic Payment Funds Company (Institución de Fondos de Pago Electrónico).
• Advised a leading US cryptocurrency company in the implementation of cryptocurrency-based solutions for Mexican entities.
• Advised HSBC on two financings granted to Deacero for the importation of equipment for a new steel mill in Mexico.
• Advised GE Real Estate México on the sale of a MXN 1.1 billion secured loan to Goldman Sachs and the sale of a USD 240 million secured loan to HSBC.