Patricio Rivas

Associate since 2013

Patricio has a broad experience in antitrust law as well as in administrative and constitutional litigation. He has represented several companies in procedures opened by the Federal Competition Commission (Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica) or by the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones) pursuant to the Federal Competition Law (Ley Federal de Competencia Económica), which include: investigations for horizontal and vertical restraints, leniency programs and procedures to determine the existence of essential facilities.

His participation in these types of procedures include the investigation phase, the administrative procedure, and the filing of amparo lawsuit to challenge the final decisions issued by the regulatory agencies. Likewise, Patricio participates in the filing of concentration notices that need to be cleared by the Federal Competition Commission or by the Federal Institute of Telecommunications. Among others, the sectors in which he has participated include telecom, aeronautic, IT, railways and energy.

Finally, Patricio has a broad experience in administrative litigation, representing clients in administrative procedures initiated by federal.

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  • Spanish.
  • English.

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Education
  • LL.M. International Competition Law and Policy; University of Glasgow, 2017.
  • Law Degree; Universidad Iberoamericana, 2012.
Experience
  • Foreign associate; Gómez Pinzón Lawyers, Colombia; 2019.
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Awards and recognitions

Patricio has won several awards

  • Competititon / Antitrust, Associate to Watch – Chambers & Partners
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December 19, 2025
Today, December 19, 2025, official communication number CNA-068-2025 was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which enters into force on this same day and establishes the fees applicable to the services of the National Antitrust Commission (the “Commission”), in particular for the receipt, study, and processing of merger notifications.
December 18, 2025
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C. announces that Juan Pablo Betancourt Eichelmann has been invited to join the Firm as Partner in the Corporate Finance & Banking and Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas, effective January 1, 2026.
December 17, 2025
The General Water Law (the “LGA”, per its acronym in Spanish) and the related amendments to the National Waters Law (the “LAN”, per its acronym in Spanish), published on December 11, 2025 in the Federal Official Gazette, introduce significant changes in the following areas: (i) transfer of concessions/water volumes, (ii) transfer of real property and effects on volumes, (iii) changes in water use, and (iv) use of the guarantee fee to interrupt forfeiture. These reforms may create operational implications for real estate transactions and structures involving water assets.