José Ernesto de la Peña

Associate since 2021

Ernesto has extensive experience advising several issuers, financial intermediaries and placement agents in securities issuances, including equity and debt issuances, either through public offerings or privately, and carried out in Mexico and abroad. Furthermore, he has advised several companies and banking institutions in financing operations and has broad experience in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate matters.

+52 (55) 5201 7521
jedelapena@macf.com.mx
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

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Education
  • Master’s Degree in Financial Institutions and Securities: Universidad Panamericana – In process
  • Law Degree: Universidad Panamericana, - 2017
  • Business Law Academy: Columbia Law School - 2016
Experience
  • Law Clerk- Mijares, Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes, S.C. 2016-2021
  • Law Clerk- Basila Abogados, 2014-2016
  • Law Clerk- Proteak Uno.2013- 2014
Contact
Cliente satisfecho estrechando la mano con un abogado: Cliente feliz con servicio legal en Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

Awards and recognitions

José Ernesto has won several awards

  • Capital markets: Rising Star Partner - IFLR1000
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October 20, 2026
On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, during its third ordinary session, the Senate Labor and Social Welfare Committee approved two committee reports (dictámenes) amending the Federal Labor Law (LFT) in the areas of digital disconnection and pay transparency. Both bills originated in the Chamber of Deputies, and each report was approved by eight votes in favor.
October 19, 2026
On September 30, 2026, the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy ("CONUEE", per its acronym in Spanish) published in the Federal Official Gazette the "Decree issuing the General Administrative Provisions for the registration of high energy consumption users and the implementation of Energy Management Systems" (the "HECU Provisions").
October 14, 2026
The transaction involves the acquisition of AT&T’s wireless telecommunications business in Mexico, as well as the related financing. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.