{"id":4465,"date":"2020-01-14T01:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T01:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ecija.mx\/?p=4465"},"modified":"2023-08-29T03:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T03:00:23","slug":"ecija-in-mexico-expansion-and-leadership-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ecija.mx\/es\/ecija-in-mexico-expansion-and-leadership-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"ECIJA en M\u00e9xico: Expansi\u00f3n y Liderazgo en Am\u00e9rica Latina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4465\" class=\"elementor elementor-4465\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fdff33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fdff33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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.elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><span style=\"color: #435363;\">Con este movimiento, ECIJA se consolida como el despacho espa\u00f1ol con mayor presencia en Latinoam\u00e9rica, sumando ya un total de 11 territorios y 13 oficinas en el continente<\/span><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:html --><!-- \/wp:html --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1c6847 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c6847\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b06503f\" data-id=\"b06503f\" 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Through the merger with Chac\u00f3n &amp; Rodr\u00edguez, S.C., ECIJA achieves to start operations in Mexico, a key country for ECIJA\u2019s clients\u2019 strategy. Initially, the ECIJA team in Mexico will be composed by 4 new partners and 21 professionals, which places ECIJA amongst the leader firms in the country. With this integration, the Firm strengths its leadership as the largest Spanish firm with presence in Latin America, with offices in eleven countries, and opens its 22th headquarter globally.<br \/><br \/>The Mexican team, which will work under ECIJA brand, will be led by the new partners of the Firm Ricardo Chac\u00f3n, Joaqu\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez, Alejandro Linares and Armando Salinas, with a team of 21 professionals, aiming to grow significantly in the following months. ECIJA\u2019s new office in Mexico is a multidisciplinary law firm with wide professional experience. It specializes in advising Mexican and foreign clients in international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, project finance, aviation law, compliance, technology, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, energy and real estate law, among others.<br \/><br \/>This last merger results in a headcount of 96 partners and more than 500 professionals spread in 13 countries (Spain, Portugal, United States, Panama, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Chile, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Mexico).<br \/><br \/>Ricardo Chac\u00f3n, Founding Partner of Chac\u00f3n &amp; Rodr\u00edguez, S.C. and, currently, Managing Partner at ECIJA Mexico, has pointed out that the integration process has been easy thanks to the firms culture: \u201cBoth firms share not only the business perspective and excellence in the services to clients, but also have equal values, a diversity commitment and meritocracy in our structures\u201d.<br \/><br \/>Regarding the Firm\u2019s decision to enter the Mexican market, Alejandro Touri\u00f1o, Managing Partner at ECIJA, has explained: \u201cECIJA\u2019s bet on this country is due to the Firm\u2019s obligation towards its clients in providing them with a global coverage in their transactions. In this context, Spain is the second largest international investor in Mexico, and we see how investment appetite is going to continue being positive\u201d.<br \/><br \/>ECIJA, one of the Spanish firms that has grown the most during the last years, has merged with 15 firms in the last two years, 9 of them during 2019. Moreover, ECIJA announced a joint venture with the Chinese law firm Grandall, the fifth largest firm in the Asian country, following a policy aimed at consolidating ECIJA amongst the top tier firms in the international market by connecting its clients with the whole world. According to Touri\u00f1o, Chac\u00f3n &amp; Rodr\u00edguez merger is an important step in the Firm\u2019s internationalization strategy and it means the first step of others that are about to come along this year: \u201cWe are aware of the relevant markets that are still left to cover and, in 2020 we hope to announce new movements of the Firm.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2a9afd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2a9afd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1cd999\" data-id=\"a1cd999\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f4e65a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f4e65a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/files.ecija.mx\/ecija-integra-chacon-rodriguez-para-convertirse-en-lamayor-firma-espanola-en-latinoamerica\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PDF Download Available<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;ECIJA, a leading Spanish legal firm, embarks on its newest venture by marking its presence in Mexico through a strategic merger with Chac\u00f3n &#038; Rodr\u00edguez, S.C. This move solidifies ECIJA&#8217;s footprint across the Americas, with its 22nd global headquarter and an enhanced roster of 96 partners and over 500 professionals spanning 13 countries. 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