About
James E. Ritch is Counsel at Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C., having joined the firm in 1992 and been Counsel since 2016. He advises Mexican and international clients on operations in Mexico, with extensive experience in antitrust (merger control and regulatory investigations), mergers and acquisitions, private equity and the financial and energy sectors; he has international experience as a foreign associate at Debevoise & Plimpton and serves on the firm's Pro Bono Committee.
Practice areas
Competition & AntitrustMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityEnergyBanking & Finance
Office
Expertise
Merger ControlRegulatory InvestigationsFinancial SectorEnergy SectorPrivate EquityInvestment Funds
Education
- Lawyer - Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, 1988.
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) - Duke University, Durham, 1990.
- Orientation in the US Legal System - Georgetown Law Center, Washington D.C., 1990.
- Studies of Philosophy - Universidad Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 1996.
- Visiting Scholar - Duke University School of Law, Durham, 2012.
- Center for Documentary Arts — Studies in Documentary Arts - Duke University, Durham, 2013.
- Systemic Design and Thinking - Capra Institute, Berkeley, 2016.
- Diploma in Economic Competition - Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City, 2017.
Languages
SpanishEnglish