Raúl Fernández-Briseño

Partner, Mayer Brown

Raúl Fernández-Briseño is a partner in the corporate and securities practice, based in the firm’s Mexico City office. He is a leading transactional and experienced M&A and finance lawyer with particular knowledge in the infrastructure, telecoms, private equity, fintech and restructuring sectors. He focuses on acquisitions, shareholders’ arrangements, cross-border transactions and corporate disputes. In addition, he regularly handles complex structured financings and regulatory issues in several industries, particularly in the telecoms and transportation industries. His experience also covers equipment financing (such as shipping and aircraft), real estate, regulatory issues in the telecoms, satellite, maritime and railway industries, and project finance-related matters. Raúl has recently advised clients in the fintech space, mainly involving e-commerce, apparel retail and real estate.

Raúl has developed a strong track record in M&A, financing and restructuring matters across a wide range of industries.

In 2016, Raúl was named in Expansión magazine’s list of ‘30 Promises (for a Challenging Year)’, recognising young professionals that provide innovative solutions to daily challenges.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown, Raúl spent almost 20 years at a prominent international law firm. He holds an LLM from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and he has been a commercial law professor at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico for over a decade.