James E. Ritch joined the firm in 1992 and has been a Counsel since 2016. He specializes in Competition and Antitrust, Mergers and Acquisitions and Pro Bono.
James E. Ritch has more than 30 years of experience advising Mexican and international clients in their business in Mexico. Throughout his long career at the Firm, his practice has evolved in line with the increasing sophistication of the financial, M&A (including in the energy field) and private equity practices in the Mexican market. He has been active in the area of competition and antitrust since 1992, particularly in merger control and in the last decade in investigations. He has also been very active advising investment funds in their investments in Mexico and has been an active participant in the evolution of the private equity industry in Mexico.
James is part of the Firm’s Pro Bono Committee, where he is very active as well as in the areas of solidarity economy and non-profits. In 1991, he worked as a Foreign Associate at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York.
Represents companies active in the Mexican natural gas, hydrocarbons and renewable energy markets (such as Engie, Glencore and Orsted) in connection with Mexican competition law.
Represented Linzor Capital Partners in its investments in UTEL and Universidad Insurgentes, which are Mexican universities, in their merger control processes before the Federal Economic Competition Commission.
Represented UBS in the sale of its Mexican banking subsidiary to Grupo Financiero Afirme, in its merger control process with the Federal Economic Competition Commission.
Represented Walton Street Mexico in its Mexican real estate and hotel investments, in their merger control processes with the Federal Economic Competition Commission.
Represented Australis Partners Fund in its investment in Grupo Vitalmex, a leading Mexican medical service provider, in its merger control process with the Federal Economic Competition Commission.
Represented a leading global provider of financial information services in the investigation by the Federal Economic Competition Commission of the market of intermediation of Mexican governmental debt securities.
Represented Nexxus Capital in its investments in the cement pumping business and in the Mexican real estate market, in their merger control processes with the Federal Economic Competition Commission.
Represented ACON Investments in the sale of its investment in Betterware, which is engaged in the sale of products by catalog, in its merger control process with the Federal Economic Competition Commission.
Represented Linzor Capital Partners in its investments in the Mexican market of financing of transportation equipment, in its merger control process with the Federal Economic Competition Commission.
Represents various actors in the Mexican market of commercialization of diesel and gasoline, in respect of Mexican competition law.
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