Mayer Brown

Raúl Fernández-Briseño is a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice based in the firm's Mexico City office. He is a leading transactional and experienced M&A and finance lawyer with particular knowledge in infrastructure, telecommunications, private equity and restructuring sectors and in the increasingly growing Fintech practice area. He focuses on acquisitions, shareholders' arrangements, cross-border transactions and corporate disputes. In addition, he regularly handles complex structured financings and regulatory issues in several industries mainly in telecoms and transportation industries. His experience also covers equipment financing (such as shipping and aircraft) and real estate; regulatory issues in the telecommunications, satellite, maritime and railway industries; and project finance-related matters.

Raúl has developed a strong track record in M&A, financing and restructuring matters across a wide range of industries.

In 2016, Raúl was named by Expansión magazine as one of the "30 Promises for a Challenging Year," recognizing young professionals that give innovative solutions to daily challenges.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Raúl spent nearly 20 years at a prominent international law firm. He holds an LLM from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and has been a commercial law professor at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México for over a decade.

Managing Partner

McGill University, LLM

Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, attorney at law.