Garrigues brings Manuel Groenewold on board as partner to bolster the banking and finance practice in Mexico
This appointment is yet another example of the firm’s commitment to its Latin American practice
Manuel Groenewold, new banking and finance partner at the Garrigues office in Mexico City.
Garrigues has bolstered its banking and finance practice in Mexico with the incorporation of Manuel Groenewold as a corporate/commercial law partner. The appointment, which will be submitted for approval to the next Partners’ Meeting, means the Mexico City team will now have over 30 professionals and 8 partners.
Garrigues has bolstered its banking and finance practice in Mexico with the incorporation of Manuel Groenewold as a corporate/commercial law partner. The appointment, which will be submitted for approval to the next Partners’ Meeting, means the Mexico City team will now have over 30 professionals and 8 partners.
With 30 years’ experience as an adviser to companies, financial institutions and public sector entities, Garrigues’ new partner has participated in major deals in the Mexican market as an expert in diverse areas of corporate/commercial law: capital markets, banking and finance, M&A, insolvency, restructuring and project finance, among others. He has been a partner at another prestigious international law firm in Mexico for the past 17 years.
Early in his career, Groenewold worked at the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission, the Department of Finance and Public Credit, and the Bank Savings Protection Institute (IPAB). More recently, he has participated as a lawyer in groundbreaking fintech deals in Mexico, including advising on the obtainment of regulatory clearance for new financial institutions. He has also assisted numerous clients in highly regulated industries in the infrastructure, transport and aircraft sectors.
For Manuel Groenewold, his incorporation constitutes “a huge challenge and an opportunity to continue growing as a professional at a firm as prestigious as Garrigues, with a strong base in Latin America and a clear commitment to the region and to Mexico in particular.”
In turn, Jaime Iglesias, the partner in charge of the Mexico City and Bogotá offices, welcomed the opportunity to draw on Manuel Groenewold’s talent: “His incorporation will add great value to an already strong team of professionals at the Mexico office, capable of approaching matters from a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and different perspective.”
Javier Ybáñez, the senior partner of Garrigues and coordinator of the Latin American practice, added that “having a professional like Groenewold at the Mexico office strengthens the firm’s commitment to Mexico and to Latin America, enabling us to ensure a uniform service of the highest quality at all times, irrespective of the client’s location or the complexity of the transaction.”