Patricio Trad

Partner since 2006

Patricio appears in the main list of Capital Markets leaders, considered as a corporate finance all-rounder with broad experience in corporate transactions and structured finance matters.

He is also a relevant practitioner in M&A and Energy practice areas. He has experience in mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, joint-ventures and divestitures, securities regulation, corporate and structured finance, infrastructure, energy and general corporate law.

He regularly advises issuers in diverse local and cross border tender offers, acquisitions, buyouts, and joint ventures advising both buyers and sellers, also institutional investors and private equity investors in different industries, including regulated industries and public companies.

In addition, he has collaborated in a variety of debt and equity issuances in the Mexican market and routinely advises diverse Mexican and foreign banks in lending transactions to Mexican companies and regulatory matters.

+52 (55) 5201 7415
ptrad@macf.com.mx
Languages
  • Spanish.
  • English.

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The experience and educational background of our professionals form the foundation of our practice.

Our continuous dedication and preparation ensure that each client receives high-quality legal representation, backed by a solid foundation of knowledge and experience.
Education
  • Master of Laws, LL.M., University of California, Berkeley, 1998.
  • Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, 1995.
Experience
  • Foreign Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, 1998-1999.
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Cliente satisfecho estrechando la mano con un abogado: Cliente feliz con servicio legal en Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

Awards and recognitions

Patricio has won several awards

  • Corporate / M&A: The Elite, Band 2 - Chambers & Partners
  • Capital Markets – Chambers & Partners
  • Corporate M&A, Leading Partner – Legal 500
  • Corporate and M&A, / Capital markets: Debt / Capital markets : Equity, Notable practitioner – IFLR1000
  • M&A Power List Latin America, 2024 – Legal 500
  • Corporate and M&A (high-end), Lawyer of the Year 2023 - Legal 500
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November 20, 2025
The 2025 reform to the Federal Economic Competition Law, published in July of that year, substantially reshaped Mexico’s regulatory framework, strengthening both cooperation mechanisms and sanctions related to anticompetitive practices.
November 3, 2025
Following recent regulatory developments in telecommunications and broadcasting, on October 7, 2025, the President sent to the Senate her proposal for candidates for commissioners to be part of the Plenum of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission ("CRT"). On October 14, the Senate ratified the appointment of the commissioners proposed by the President and on October 16, 2025, the President appointed Norma Solano Rodríguez as Chairwoman of the CRT. With this, as of October 17, 2025, the constitutional reform on organic simplification published on December 20, 2024 in the Official Gazette of the Federation (“DOF”) came into force, by which the Federal Telecommunications Institute ("IFT") is extinguished, and the CRT starts operations as the sole authority in telecommunications and broadcasting.
November 3, 2025
The Senate has approved the tax reform proposal for fiscal year 2026 submitted by the Federal Executive, which include: (I) Federal Revenue Law ("FRL"), (II) Federal Fiscal Code ("FFC"), (III) Excise Tax Law ("ETL") and (IV) Federal Duties Law ("FDL"). It should be noted that, as further discussed, the FRL contains amendments to the Income Tax Law ("ITL") and the Value Added Tax Law ("VATL").