Hogan Lovells Publications
Mexico | Cofece released a communication that exempts Competition Law due to the COVID-19 pandemic
29 March 2020
PartnerMexico City
Email ricardo.pons@hoganlovells.com
Phone +52 55 5091 0137
Fax +52 55 5091 0123
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Practice groupGlobal Regulatory
"Ricardo Arturo Pons Mestre is highly praised by clients, who describe him as 'an extraordinary lawyer who knows antitrust inside and out'. They go on to highlight 'his ability to give simple and direct explanations.'"
Chambers and Partners
With decades of experience, Ricardo Pons Mestre focuses his practice on antitrust and competition matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and mining.
In the antitrust and competition arena, Ricardo focuses on merger control, cartel investigations, and abuse of dominance cases, as well as preventive consultation and training programs for clients. Ricardo is also actively involved in mergers and acquisitions, representing both Mexican and international clients.
Ricardo joined Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa (now Hogan Lovells) in 1993. Chambers, Who's Who Legal, and Legal 500 all rank Ricardo as a top lawyer.
Antitrust and Competition
Latin Lawyer National
Competition/Antitrust (Mexico)
Chambers Latin America
Acritas Star
Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers
Antitrust & Competition
Latin Lawyer 250
Competition and Mining
Who's Who Legal
LACCA Approved: Antitrust
Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA)
Competition and Antitrust
Legal 500 Latin America
Education
LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science, 1997
Law Degree, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, 1993
Advising 21st Century Fox in a worldwide merger with Disney in Mexico. The matter was filed before COFECE and IFT.
Advised Amcor in Mexico regarding world-wide acquisition of Bemis in relation to local merger control proceedings.
Advising Bayer AG in remedy compliance with respect its acquisition of Monsanto.
Advising Cancun International Airport in an alleged abuse of dominance as to taxi entry into the airport.
Advising Repsol, S.A. in the acquisition of equity in Bardahl.
Advising Owens Illinois in acquisition of glass container business from Vitro.
Representing GE in the Mexico filing on the sale of its transportation unit to Wabtec.
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