Itzell Méndez Ramos named Rising Star of the Year by The Legal 500

Senior Associate Itzell Méndez Ramos (Mexico City) has been selected as the Rising Star of the Year in the energy and natural resources category at The Legal 500 Mexico Awards.

These awards recognize the leading legal players who have contributed to the Mexican and global market.

Méndez, a corporate, M&A and energy transactions lawyer in the firm's Mexico City office, focuses her practice on advising and negotiating clients on the structuring of energy projects through full phase development. Experienced across a range of commercial and regulatory matters, she advises a variety of energy companies including those participating in Mexican and US government bid processes for infrastructure projects that impact the Mexican market.

Winners are determined based on independent research by The Legal 500 and selected by a judging team that includes staff from the Legal 500 Latin America guide and a panel of in-house and freelance researchers.

The Legal 500, a global legal research and publishing company, ranks law firms around the world based on firm submissions highlighting recent work, as well as thousands of interviews with lawyers and clients.