People

Enrique Lorente Ludlow
Enrique Lorente Ludlow
Managing Partner
Mexico, Mexico City
Enrique has over 20 years' experience advising clients through all stages of infrastructure projects, including conceptualization and structuring, engagement through public bidding procedures or private...
Raúl Zepeda
Raúl Zepeda
Senior Partner
Head of Banking and Finance
Mexico, Mexico City
Raúl is a Partner in the Banking and Finance team and has developed his career as an specialist in financial, stock market, tax, public bids, banking and corporate / M&A matters. For the past years...
Derek Woodhouse
Derek Woodhouse
Senior Partner
Head of Energy &Climate Change
Mexico, Mexico City
Derek is a Mexican lawyer specialized in energy, infrastructure and public private partnerships (PPP). He started his professional career in 1992 as part of the Mexican Federal Government, where he spent...

Expertise

Mexico
CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow is located in the heart of Mexico City's commercial district. The firm was founded in 2009 and began its formal association with CMS in 2013, formally joining the CMS network...
Mexico
jurisdiction
ESG – Environmental, social and governance
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are at the forefront of corporate strategies, due to investor, customer and regulator expectations. The topic has been gaining momentum and is expected...
Mexico
expertise
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Mexico’s Life Sciences & Healthcare accounts for 12% of gross domestic product. Companies operating in the sector face significant challenges, with a complex regulatory landscape, strong influence from...
Mexico
expertise

Locations

Mexico City
Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow, S.C.
Paseo de la Reforma 115
Piso 19
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec
11000 Mexico City
Mexico
CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow is located in the heart of Mexico City's commercial district. The firm was founded in 2009 and began its formal association with CMS in 2013, formally joining the CMS network...
locations
Muscat
Al Rashdi, Al Juma and Ewing Advocates and Legal Consultants
in association with
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Landmark building
6th Floor, , PO Box 41
136 Muscat
Oman
CMS Oman in Muscat  Having successfully supported clients in the region for many years, CMS Oman was established in association with Al Rashdi, Al Juma and Ewing Advocates and Legal Consultants to provide...
locations
Paris
CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats
2 rue Ancelle
92522 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex
France
CMS Francis Lefebvre avocats is one of the largest business law firms in France. Founded in 1925 in Paris (Neuilly-sur-Seine), our firm now has close to 450 lawyers specialising in tax law, business law...
locations

Innovation

RegZone
The clearer view on financial services regulation. Keep up-to-date. Keep connected. RegZone provides you with expert analysis and daily news from the fast-changing world of financial institution regulation...
Mexico
innovation page
CMS Law-Now
Subscribe to Law-Now hereCMS Law-Now delivers comprehensive legal commentary, analysis, online resources and email subscription service providing updates on the latest legal issues affecting clients business...
Mexico
innovation page
CMS Expert Guides
So that you can access legal know-how on the go, many of our publications are offered as digital CMS Expert Guides. These provide you with a dynamic way to view expert content online. With CMS Expert...
Mexico
innovation page

Careers

Your Application
Our application process at CMS varies from country to country. We do this to ensure that specific qualifications for a position as well as local market needs are fully taken into consideration. However...
Mexico
careers
Working for CMS
Welcome to our world At CMS we strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours.  That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’...
Mexico
careers
International Mobility
An opportunity to work abroad at a CMS member firm Employees may work abroad for a period of six months in one of the other firms. These secondments apply to lawyers who have practised for at least three...
France
careers

About CMS

About Us
Who we are  Ranked as a Top 10 Global Law Firm, CMS can work for you in 71 cities in 43 countries and with 77 offices worldwide. 4,800 CMS lawyers offer you business-focused advice tailored to your needs...
Mexico
about us
Awards & Rankings
We are very proud to accept market recognition for our performance as a welcome indicator that we are succeeding in our efforts to provide you with the highest quality of service and advice. CMS is listed...
Mexico
about us
Corporate Video
In our work, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview to help you shape your business’s future. Our lawyers are experts in their fields, who think ahead to anticipate likely...
Mexico
about us

News

CMS signs a cooperation agreement with Brazilian law firm FAS Advogados
26/09/2023 CMS strengthens position in Latin America
Mexico
CMS advises on first ever European real estate transaction using blockchain
10/01/2022 The AnnA town house in Boulogne-Billancourt, in the western suburbs of Paris, became the first European property to be purchased and held via a blockchain transaction in June 2019. The deal is expected...
Mexico
CMS announces 41 new partners in 2020 global promotions
15/04/2020 International law firm CMS is pleased to announce the promotion of 41 new partners globally in 2020, spanning 15 cities across Europe, Latin America and Africa. The UK accounts for just under half of...
Mexico
Banking & Finance
news

Publications

CMS Expert Guide to cannabis law and legislation
27/03/2024 Why this guide? In recent years cannabis trade and related activity has developed into a growth business area. In the life sciences and healthcare fields, there have been increases in the numbers of patients...
International
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Expert Guide
CMS European M&A Study 2024
21/03/2024 The CMS Corporate/M&A Group is pleased to launch the 16th edition of the European M&A Study
Mexico
Corporate / M&A
publication
After EU Commission's first decision on Carbon Contracts for Difference, Germany initiates bidding of EUR 4bn
The European Commission approved the first Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) scheme under the new Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (CEEAG).Following the...
Mexico
Energy & Climate Change
law-now

Insight

Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
Mexico
Insight
Start-ups
Latin America’s start-up scene is booming. In recent years, it has become vibrant and diverse, and there is plenty of potential for growth. With the world’s first dedicated Fintech law, Mexico is...
Mexico
Insight
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 is bringing the world unprecedented challenges, and new opportunities to ensure our well-being—as individuals, as families, and as companies. In a time when social distancing has become the...
Mexico
Insight

Events

05
Oct
Webinar: Brexit Management Intellectual Property
Past event
05/10/2016
Since the inception of the EU, intellectual property law has been an area of significant EU-wide harmonisation. As a consequence, the UK’s vote to leave the EU has resulted in a great deal of uncertainty...
Mexico
Intellectual Property
Webinar
14
Dec
Webinar | The European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision: Consequences and Practical Guidance for HR
Past event
14/12/2015
The CMS Employment & Pensions and TMC Practice Groups are delighted to invite you to our joint webinar on the implications of the European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision across various EU jurisdictions...
Mexico
Participating Events
25
Nov
Webinar: EU Trade Secrets Directive
Past event
25/11/2015
We are delighted to invite you to the last of our webinars for 2015. This time, we will be talking about he new EU Trade Secrets Directive and its implications for the business. Trade secrets are valuable...
Mexico
Webinar