Experience
Alfonso heads the Civil and Commercial Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice and has wide experience representing clients in complex litigation cases before federal and local courts throughout Mexico and handling international arbitration cases in the oil & gas, power generation, manufacturing and automotive industries. Alfonso is also part of the Energy Industry Group, as dispute resolution specialist in that sector.
He has ample experience in constitutional remedy (amparo) and has participated in international legal proceedings, rendering expert witness opinions and affidavits on Mexican Law. With more than 20 years of experience practicing law, Alfonso advised several banking institutions in their liquidation process, and collaborated with the Instituto para la Protección al Ahorro Bancario (IPAB), as external legal counsel in the transferring and liquidation of assets, real estate auctions and due-diligences in connection with legal status of properties. His practice includes participation in several insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings before Mexican courts, as well as out-of-court restructuring transactions.
Master of Laws – LLM in International Dispute Resolution. Queen Mary University of London (2022).
Law Degree. Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City (2003).
LANGUAGES: Spanish, English
“Alfonso López Lajud understands our dispute well and is very proactive. He is very good at explaining processes, expectations and strategies, which is highly valuable.” – Chambers Latin America 2025
“Sánchez DeVanny Eseverri's knowledge of Mexico's law and litigation system is exceptional. The firm provides creative solutions and the lawyers can deal with very complex legal issues.” – Chambers Latin America 2025
“The team at Sánchez DeVanny Eseverri have very deep knowledge of Mexican law, and know how to handle complex issues in a practical way.” – Chambers Global 2024
