Track record: Basham delivers specially tailored advisory services for Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies, financial institutions and individuals on corporate and M&A services including cross-border M&A, joint ventures, restructuring & reorganizations, LBOs, buyouts, buybacks & equity transactions, auctions, spin-off’s & divestitures and tender & exchange offers, among others.

Team & differentiation: As a full-service law firm, Basham can handle any corporate and banking issue. Its tax team has a particularly strong reputation and is well regarded for its litigation and wealth management market-leading practices. In 2020, the team was strengthened with the arrival of a new tax partner. The corporate and banking & finance was also boosted with a new partner.

Track record: Deforest’s practice includes a wide range of corporate law services, including labor, M&A, joint ventures, private equity, incorporation of entities, restructuring, litigation and bankruptcy, loans, leases and mortgage agreements. The firm is a long-standing advisor to clients in the automotive industry, advising clients such as Volkswagen, Audi, Schuler and Faurecia.

Team & differentiation: With a well-established portfolio in the automotive, real estate and construction sectors, the firm delivers tailor-made advice to clients through its five offices in Mexico, as well as in its five international desks in China, the US, France and Germany. The firm also counsels a robust clientele in the alimentary, textile and banking sectors.