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Maria Rios

María Eugenia Ríos Espinosa

She/HerPartner
Mexico City
About

María Eugenia Ríos is a 40-year experienced legal counsel for Mexican and foreign companies dealing with corporate and employment matters. Within her experience, Ms. Ríos has negotiated with governmental and private parties, and provided legal structuring and documentation on merger and acquisitions in state-of-the-art corporate structures and employment issues.

Areas of FocusCorporatePrivate EquityReal EstateMergers and Acquisitions

EXPERIENCE

  • Global Manufacturing Company-advice in connection with the (i) purchase of plant in Reynosa, Tamaulipas of the leader of mass storage solutions, and (ii) the sale of the aftermarket service business to an outsourcing services international company.
  •  Fortune 200 global industrial company- advice in que acquisition of industrial Parks and companies in Mexico.
  • Multinational infrastructure, financial services and healthcare corporation-advise in the restructuring of its businesses in México.
  • Fortune 500 leading company provider of paper-based packaging solutions-Advise in the acquisitions of a local packaging company in Mexico.
  •  Global Canadian chain of luxury hotels that operates properties worldwide-in connection with the structuring, development, construction, financing and marketing of fractional ownership products in Mexico.
  •  Global US chain of luxury hotels – advice in connection with (i) the acquisition of luxury hotels in Mexico City, (ii) the management and operation of hotels in Mexico and the structuring of joint ventures to that effect, (iv) negotiation of hotel management agreements and branded restaurant leases.
  •  Corporation providing consumer finance services and financing services-advice in connection with the planning, negotiating, securing and closing of loans with respect to the timeshare developments and touristic resorts, at Cancun, Maya Rivera, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco.
  •  Global financing corporation providing innovative financing solutions for customers throughout the world – in connection with the granting of loans to developers of timeshare, fractional and touristic projects located in Mexico.
  • Restructuring of employment structures related to the outsourcing reform.
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
Education
    • Escuela Libre de Derecho, Law Degree, 1981
    • Escuela Libre de Derecho, Master’s Degree in Employment Law, 2021
    • Universidad Panamericana, Master’s Degree in Employment Law, 2022

Awards

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Recommended, Mexico Corporate and M&A (2018-2019, 2021, 2023-2024)
  • Recommended, Mexico Real Estate (2018-2019, 2021)
  • Recommended, Mexico Banking and Finance (2017-2019 )
Additional Awards
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year in Mexico (2022)
  • Joint Ventures Lawyer of the Year in Mexico (2022)
  • Real Estate Developments Lawyer of the Year in Mexico (2022)
  • Global Law Experts Annual Awards
  • Leading Attorney in Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate – Best Lawyers®
  • Included in The Best Lawyers in Latin America® for Corporate and M&A Law, and Real Estate Law in Mexico (2023)

Pro Bono

Participate in the UNICEF report of rights of children and teenagers in Mexico.

Publications

  • Corporate reporting obligations in changes of shareholders of Mexican subsidiaries, 14 Dec 2018
  • Mexico - Hotel Management Agreements, 20 Apr 2018
  • Corporate reporting obligations in changes of shareholders of Mexican subsidiaries, December 14, 2018
  • Mexico – Hotel Management Agreements, April 20, 2018

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper, María was a partner in the boutique law firm which combined with DLA Piper in February 2015. Earlier in her career, she practiced at a prominent Mexican law firm, concentrating on corporate, foreign investment, financial and international law.

My latest insights

Publication

Mexican union obtains favorable amparo ruling against employee profit sharing limitation

16 August 2023 .3 minute read

Publication

Key developments and challenges in Latin America’s anti-corruption system

27 March 2023 .5 minute read

News

DLA Piper advises Vorwerk & Co. in US$255 million sale of JAFRA’s US and Mexico operations...

12 April 2022 .3 minute read

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