Profile
“Rodrigo López is an expert in banking and financial law, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, financial regulation and corporate law."
He has participated in various financing transactions, in which he has represented both creditors and debtors, including different financial entities, funds, development banks and other multilateral organizations.
Rodrigo has been involved in major merger and acquisition transactions, sale of shares and assets, representing the public and private sector, banks and private equity funds. Furthermore, he has advised financial institutions on financial regulation issues, as well as startups in the fintech sector.
Moreover, Rodrigo has advised real estate developers in the purchase and sale of real estate, the negotiation of strategic alliances and financing transactions for real estate projects.
He started his career in Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar, S.C. in 2005 and has been a partner of the firm since 2015.
He was a foreign associate at Arnold & Porter LLP’s Washington D.C. office between 2008 and 2009. In 2015 and 2016, he served as Legal Vice President of Banco Itaú BBA in Mexico.
Education
- Law degree, Universidad Iberoamericana
- Masters in Law (LL.M), University of Virginia
PRACTICE AREAS
- Corporate
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Banking and Finance
- Real Estate
- Fintech
Publications
- Ley Fintech: Regulación vs. Innovación y Competencia (Fintech Law: Regulation vs. Innovation and Skill). Published by AMEXCAP, 2018
- Presente y futuro de las fintech y la tecnología (The Present and Future of Fintech and Technology). Interview published by LexLatin, 2019
- "Ley Fintech en México: ¿Por qué el regulador ha rechazado 40 % de las solicitudes para operar?".(Fintech Law in Mexico, Why the mexican regulator has rejected 40% of the applications to operate as a fintech entity) Interview published by Lexlatin, 2023.
Awards & Recognitions
- Chambers and Partners Latin America - : Notable practitioners: Fintech, 2023
- Latin Lawyer 250 - Banking and Finance, 2022
- The Legal 500
Recommended Lawyer
- Banking and Finance / Capital Markets / M&A, 2015
- Banking and Finance / Capital Markets / M&A / Real Estate, 2017
- Banking and Finance / Real Estate, 2018
- Banking and Finance, 2019
- Banking and Finance /M&A, 2022
- Banking and Finance, 2023