Mauricio Valdespino
He/HimPartnerCo-Managing Partner, Mexico City office
US-LatAm Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, Corporate M&A / Private Equity
US-LatAm Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, US-Mexico Initiative
About
EXPERIENCE
Education
- LL.M. in Mergers and Acquisitions, University of Virginia School of Law
- Diploma, Escuela Libre de Derecho
- Attorney at Law (Abogado), Instituto Tecnologico de Mexico
Awards
The Legal 500 Mexico
- Corporate and M&A, Lawyer of the Year, 2024
- Next Generation Lawyer, 2024
The Legal 500 Mexico Awards
- DLA Piper Mexico winner of M&A Deal of the Year for Flō Networks $246m acquisition of 100% of American Tower’s Mexico Fiber business, ATC Holding Fibra México (known commercially as redIT). (2025)
Publications
- Co-author, "Doing Business in Mexico", Chambers Guide, July 2024
- Co-author, "Doing Business in Mexico", Chambers Guide, July 2023
- Co-author, "Doing Business in Mexico", Chambers Guide, August 2022
Media Mentions
- Mentioned, "Mexico Outlook 2024: Market Expecting Mexico's Next Leader Will Be Less Intransigent", DLA Piper, April 25, 2024
Prior Experience
Prior to joining DLA Piper, Mauricio was a partner of an international firm, where he was a member of the M&A Latam Group. Mauricio also worked as a foreign associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York. There, he participated in various complex M&A and private equity transactions involving target companies in Europe and Latin America.
Additional Information
Mauricio also teaches the course "Transactional Approach to Mergers & Acquisitions" at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).
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Phone
+52 55 5261 1867
(Work, Mexico City)
