Founded in March 2024 by a group of six ex-partners at Creel Abogados, SC, Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego and Norton Rose Fulbright, Assembla operates an office in Mérida, in addition to its Mexico City headquarters. Nationally, the firm offers services across a broad range of practice areas, among them environment, life sciences, dispute resolution, banking and finance, corporate, and labour and employment. Co-founding partner and corporate practice co-head Andrés Nieto divides his time between Mérida and the capital; he focuses on banking and finance, capital markets, fintech, corporate and M&A, private equity and arbitration. We are saddened to report that co-founding partner Alfonso Razú, the office's resident partner, passed away in September 2025.

Bello, Gallardo, Bonequi y García, S.C. maintains a strong presence in Mexico City, Querétaro, Madrid and Mérida, delivering support to domestic and international clients in the financial services, insurance, retail and healthcare segments. The firm’s Mérida office is a strategic hub for clients in Southeastern Mexico, and its team is equipped to handle banking and finance regulatory matters, compliance and dispute resolution. The group’s key contact is of counsel Alain Gerard Jaubert, a former Deputy General Director of Regulations at the National Banking and Securities Commission, who specialises in banking, securities, energy, private equity and real estate matters. Also noted is senior associate María Saharai Pérez, who specialises in civil, commercial and administrative litigation. Pérez also deals with the drafting of contracts, managing banking liquidation processes and representing companies in proceedings before PROFECO.

Macari & Góngora is a boutique law firm with offices in Mérida and Cancún. Since its establishment in 2011, the group has assisted domestic and international clients with corporate and transactional law, real estate and dispute resolution mandates. In the real estate space, the team primarily assists local and foreign investors with real estate development and tourism-related transactions, above all those located in Southeastern Mexico. Founding partner Pedro E. Góngora is the key name to note – he draws on significant experience in joint ventures, the creation of real estate trusts and the structuring of real estate projects, along with commercial and civil litigation and consumer protection matters. Also noted is senior associate Larissa Soberanis, who focuses on corporate and M&A transactions, finance and AML compliance; and associate Pamela Hernández (corporate and M&A). All named lawyers are based in Mérida.

Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, S.C. is a highly specialised dispute resolution boutique with offices in Mexico City and Cancún, well-known for its prowess in high-value litigation and commercial arbitration. The firm enjoys a strong reputation for handling disputes across the energy, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and insurance sectors, as well as in administrative and bankruptcy litigation. Co-founding partners Carlos Malpica, Rodrigo Buj, Horacio Paredes and Juan José Iturbe all circulate through the office as cases require. Malpica focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration with particular strength in energy and infrastructure disputes; Buj is noted for his work in financial services and administrative proceedings; Paredes majors on constitutional, administrative, civil and commercial litigation and arbitration; and Iturbe specialises in commercial bankruptcy proceedings, representing both debtors and creditors. Counsel Fernando De Ovando draws on significant experience in civil, commercial, constitutional and bankruptcy disputes and ADR proceedings. The key associate-level contacts are senior María Julia Salcido; and Rodrigo González, José Luis Vergara and Santiago Hernáiz.

With a well-established reputation in the Mexican market, Sainz Abogados operates from offices in Mexico City, Querétaro and Cancún. Primarily recognised for its corporate and bankruptcy capabilities, the firm is also increasingly well-regarded for its expertise in cross-border transactions, regulatory matters and commercial negotiations. The firm’s key contact in Cancún is Octavio Hernández Negretti, who is well-versed in private equity, M&A and financing transactions. He routinely represents domestic and international clients – particularly in the manufacturing, food and drink and professional services sectors – on investments, divestments and funding arrangements, as well as shareholder conflicts and corporate reorganisations. Additional partners and associates regularly travel to Cancún from the firm’s Mexico City office as required.