Spanish Law firm Pérez-Llorca and Mexican law firm González Calvillo merge

The Spanish law firm Pérez-Llorca and the Mexican law firm González Calvillo have announced today the signing of a merger agreement that will enable Pérez-Llorca to enter the Mexican market. The agreement, that involves full legal and financial integration, is expected to be ratified by the boards and partners of both firms in the second quarter of 2024.

González Calvillo provides an initial platform of approximately 100 lawyers and around 160 professionals in its main office in Mexico City and in the Monterrey office. Pérez-Llorca’s existing Iberian platform comprises 400 lawyers and around 600 professionals.

This strategic project aims to create the leading legal practice in Mexico, and will be accompanied by a growth strategy providing optimal service to clients on both sides of the Atlantic, US firms, large multinationals and financial sponsors and participating in the flow of investment to Mexico from the United States, Canada and the rest of Latin America, as well as between Mexico and the Iberian Peninsula.

Pedro Pérez-Llorca, senior partner of Pérez-Llorca stated his enthusiasm for the merge, affirming, “I am extremely pleased to announce the integration of González Calvillo into Pérez-Llorca. Mexico and Spain, in that order, are the two largest Spanish-speaking economies, are strongly connected to the United States and the European Union, and are increasingly closely linked to each other. This agreement, and the growth in Mexico that will follow, will allow us to serve our clients with excellence in both markets, as well as to continue to provide international career development opportunities for our teams.”

Enrique González Calvillo, founding partner of González Calvillo, stated that “for González Calvillo, this is an important opportunity to consolidate our presence in Spain, and Europe in general, and at the same time it enables us to offer our referral firms in the United States and Latin America our support and representation that was previously limited only to projects and dispute resolution in Mexico. I believe that our merger with Pérez-Llorca will mark a milestone, a before and after, in the legal profession in our country.”

Iván Delgado, International Executive partner, stated “following the merger with González Calvillo, Pérez-Llorca will become the leading partner for US, European and Asian companies requiring high-end transactional, litigation or regulatory legal advice, and the firm to turn to for their most complex matters in the Iberian Peninsula and Mexico.”

Rodrigo Rojas, partner at González Calvillo and member of its Executive Committee, concludes that “as a result of the merger, our practice is significantly consolidated and expanded. It allows us to continue to provide the world-class service that Mexican and international markets have come to recognise us for, but expands the horizon of possibilities for our clients and team in an accelerated, robust and sustainable manner.”