Companies from across Mexico’s TMT market look to specialist boutique Acedo, Santamarina, S.C, whose team has amassed deep experience across the various facets of the sector. In addition to being regular advisors to market-leading private companies, the practice is also well versed in counselling public-sector entities on TMT matters. Its broad slate of work ranges from negotiating complex satellite procurement contracts, launch-vehicle services contracts and associated insurance matters, to assistance with cable systems in Mexico and internet regulation, among other mandates. Leading the offering is founding partner Andrés Acedo, who has specific telecoms law expertise and has advised on complex infrastructure, privatisation and government procurement projects. For domestic and international transactions in the TMT market, corporate and M&A-focused Enrique López is the key contact. Up-and-coming figure José Luis Mejía is a regulatory specialist across the TMT sector, his expertise spanning satellite systems, telephone networks, telecoms infrastructure planning, internet regulation, and mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licensing and operations.

Admired for being ‘innovative, modern and practical‘, Bello, Gallardo, Bonequi y García, S.C.  is ‘a widely respected firm in Mexico for telecoms issues‘, and acts for a prestigious client list across the full range of matters in the sector’s related industries. It is often at the forefront of innovations in TMT activity, a recent example seeing the firm counsel SpaceX on precedent-setting satellite licensing matters. The satellite and space sector is a particular niche specialism, but the team is experienced across the full tech sector, particular as regards advising new entrants to the Mexican market. It is also well versed in market entry and the full range of regulatory matters for traditional telecoms clients. Name partner Carlos Bello ‘is a legend in telecoms‘ according to one client and is one of four partners overseeing the broad TMT offering. Carlos Diaz is the lead counsel to a number of key tech-sector clients and is forging a name as one of the top lawyers in Mexico in the segment. Jonathan Rangel is the name to note for e-copyright matters, and Hector Guzman who heads-up the firm’s Madrid office), assists with data protection. Senior associate Janeth Giordano comes highly recommended by clients for her assistance with regulatory matters, and Víctor González is a further senior associate to note.

Ruíz Moreno y Asociados is a recognised destination for clients seeking advice in Mexico’s telecoms sector. The boutique firm counts several major telecoms companies among its clients and also acts for investors into the market. Matters relating to fibre optic networks are a particular specialism the team has developed in recent years, and the practice has further breadth across fintech and satellite-related matters. Iván Ruiz, founding partner of the firm, is the lead contact on the full range of matters and one of the jurisdiction’s foremost telecoms experts. Clients note the 'experience, knowledge and excellent disposition' of Eli Manuel Ramírez, Erika Estrever and Rubén Gutiérrez Díaz, who - along with November 2023 hire Guadalupe Bobadilla (formerly in-house at Data-4-Data) - constitute an impressive team of senior associates.

The multifaceted TMT offering provided by Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. allows it to assist with near-shoring, transactional matters, tech transformation and an array of regulatory matters, among other areas. Cybersecurity and data privacy, for example are additional areas of strength, and the practice is counsel of choice for a host of multinationals with operations in Mexico, which benefit from the firm’s international network and consistent counsel across jurisdictions. Heading the department, Carlos Vela-Treviño maintains a strong practice in IT and telecoms law, and stands out as one of the foremost data privacy and cybersecurity advisors in the country. IP expert Carlos Dávila-Peniche is also a key figure for the firm’s TMT clients, along with fellow IP-specialist Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia in Guadalajara.

As one of the country’s top corporate and M&A firms, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. excels in such advice to clients across the segments that constitute the TMT sector. Through its regular engagement by heavyweights in the area, the team has steadily developed its regulatory expertise, and can also draws on the know-how housed in the firm’s antitrust practice, particularly in the complex telecoms law segment. One particularly standout area for the broad practice is in the initial structuring of domestic operations for new entrants in the tech sector. The three lawyers to note at the head of the group are: Jorge Kargl, who is well versed in TMT competition law, as well as constitutional appeals; M&A partner Jean Michel Enríquez; and antitrust expert Luis Gerardo García Santos Coy. Carlos Mena is a further name to note for antitrust advice to TMT clients, and Sara Gutiérrez has carved a niche in matters that fall between the competing jurisdictions of Mexico’s antitrust authority (COFECE) and its TMT regulatory body (IFT).

Following the June 2024 departure of former practice head Federico Hernandez to establish his own boutique, the TMT practice at Hogan Lovells‘ Mexico office is directed by senior associate Ana Rumualdo, a specialist in emerging technologies, data protection, privacy and further data management issues who has over 20 years’ experience. Internally structured as a digital technologies practice to reflect the contemporary landscape of telecoms, tech and media, the practice sits within the firm’s global regulatory group; it also draws on the office’s wider capabilities to assist TMT clients with their broader requirements, particularly transactional and labour-related matters.

Well-known for its adept assistance to foreign investors entering into Mexico’s telecoms, IT and broadcasting markets, Santamarina y Steta is also counsel of choice for a number of government entities, and both local and international companies. The TMT, e-commerce, data protection and privacy group is overseen by Paola Morales, who has experience advising on transactional and regulatory issues related to market entry across the range of TMT industries. Monterrey-based corporate and M&A lawyer César Cruz is a further senior figure to note, while senior partner Jorge León Orantes is also often involved in TMT transactions. Intermediate associate Juan Pablo Bueno left the firm in August 2024.

Telecoms is the clear strength of DLA Piper Mexico‘s TMT group and it continues to advise major clients on some of the more complex regulatory issues in the market. Along with licences and authorisations, the negotiation of interconnection agreements, and new technology implementation, the practice is also a strong choice for contentious matters in the TMT area, particularly amparo cases. Antonio Cárdenas is an expect in such suits in the sector, but is also an increasingly sought-after advisor on regulatory matters. He co-leads the department with Jorge Benejam, a corporate and M&A partner who dedicates a significant amount of his practice to the TMT sectors. Associate litigator Ana Marietta Rivero frequently supports on contentious matters. September 2023 the practice saw the departure of experienced sector specialist Eduardo Gallastegui, who has opened his own practice.

Four core subgroups make up the offering from Galicia Abogados S.C.  to its clients across the TMT space. Antitrust, compliance and telecoms matters are all overseen by Carlos Chávez, a trusted counsel to significant telecoms operators in Mexico who has considerable experience dealing with both the Mexican competition authority (COFECE) and the telecoms regulator (IFT). Ricardo García is the main contact to note for M&A in the sector, along with technology and e-commerce; he continues to build experience in technology matters and coordinates all requests regarding technology and media for the firm. On the fintech front, Arturo Perdomo is the most senior and experienced name, while former Meta associate general counsel Xavier Careaga, a November 2023 counsel hire, is the key figure as regards internet law and related matters for tech clients.

'Distinguished by its unique and highly specialised approach to the telecoms sector', Greenberg Traurig, S.C.'s assistance to clients takes in regulatory matters, consulting, complex transactions and antitrust matters. The team’s strong reputation for telecoms work can =in large part- be put down to the expertise of practice head Edgar Olvera Jiménez, who has been the firm's primary figure in this area since his arrival in 2018. Senior associate Maribel Tovar stands out as the other key name and is well versed in a broad range of public-sector matters in Mexico.

Holland & Knight's Mexico City office acts for a select multinational client base across the segments constituting the TMT sector and is well regarded for advice on M&A, restructuring processes and high-profile litigation. While characterised by their international presence, the practice's client base reflects a broad array of industry stake-holders and participants - from investors, lenders and developers, to private-sector companies and fibre-optics developers. Luis Rubio and Octavio Lecona co-lead the practice, with 2023 partner-appointment Alejandro Sánchez Mújica (technology transfers, data privacy, cyber-security and IP) a further name to note.

Navigation of regulatory issues in telecoms and satellite-broadcasting matters stand out as strengths of the practice at Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC , which is perhaps best known for its handling of financing and transactional mandates in the same areas. Michell Nader co-leads the department and counts Grupo Salinas (which include TV Azteca and Telecosmo among its holdings) as one of his clients in the sector. Fellow practice co-head Julián Garza is a seasoned practitioner and lead counsel to TMT clients regarding corporate, finance and regulatory matters. Gunter Schwandt is another experienced partner to note in these sectors.

April 2024 saw the former González Calvillo merge into the Spain-headquartered Pérez-Llorca, the latter inheriting a multidisciplinary team that draws together experts from a variety of practice areas to support its TMT clients. The practice group's core strength is in regulatory matters and associated administrative litigation for telecoms sector stakeholders; as such it reflects the practice of practice head Luis Mancera, whose former experience includes a five-year stint as legal and compliance VP at Televisa. Jorge Mondragón provides experienced input from a corporate and M&A perspective, while counsel Lucía Fernández is the key name for IT and data privacy law. Also at counsel level, Rafael Fuentes acts for companies in the broadcasting and technology segments as regards the analysis of regulations and concessions. Former counsel Juan Carlos Peraza and partner (and fintech specialist) Daniel Guaida left the firm in March and April 2024, respectively.

White & Case S.C. acts for a variety of multinational companies across the telecom, media and technology segments, and demonstrates particular strengths in telecom-related dispute resolution and in fintech regulatory issues. The firm’s corporate and M&A lawyers are also frequently engaged in TMT sector transactions. Andrés Mosqueira has a particular focus on fintech regulatory, general tech sector matters and data privacy issues. He co-leads the TMT group with Enrique Espejel, a litigator of vast experience who frequent acts as counsel to clients in this space; and Eduardo Flores, whose banking and capital markets expertise are brought to bear in fintech and payments matters in Mexico. Fernando García Gómez is a younger partner who assists with administrative and constitutional disputes for TMT clients; while Yuriria Galicia, promoted to the partnership in January 2024, bolsters the regulatory side of the offering. At associate level, senior Wilbert Luna Arellanes (whose broad practice takes in cybersecurity, data privacy, fintech and technology), and intermediate Joaquín Pacheco, a litigator, are the names to note.

Advising some of the key entrants into the jurisdiction, Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa is a reliable choice for fintech matters in Mexico, with practice head Valentín Ibarra having built a strong reputation in the sector. The practice also handles a broader range of matters for its technology clients, including corporate and regulatory work, with Ibarra's fellow practice co-head Gibrán Hazar a name to note on those fronts. Ana Sofía Ríos is a further key contact; specialising in corporate law and financial regulation, her practice evidences a tech sector focus. Gloria Niembro furthers the groups regulatory expertise; while at associate level, Guillermo Valles and Ernesto Silva contribute to the breadth of the firm's tech offering. Former associates Ana Bravo and Arturo Revilla left the firm in July and September respectively.

ECIJA receives acclaim from clients for its 'deep knowledge of the digital economy and new technologies' and continues to field a diverse practice in relation to companies with strong digital tech elements to their operations. Clients from across the media, sports and e-sports, IT, and telecoms sectors look to the practice group for diverse work, ranging from IP, data protection and outsourcing, to broader matters of corporate governance, commercial agreements and compliance. Managing partner Ricardo Chacón has broad corporate and commercial strength, and oversees the TMT and sports law groups. Joaquín Rodríguez focuses on data protection privacy and e-commerce, while IP expert Mike Margáin is a further key contact for TMT clients. Berenice Sagaón is a compliance specialist; and Kaynicté Pérez is a tech-focused advisor whose practice reaches across corporate, TMT and real estate.