Civil Litigation
Civil Litigation
At Ortega & Grajeda, we represent companies, institutions, and individuals in high-stakes, high-complexity civil disputes, before both local and federal courts.
Our practice combines more than five decades of litigation experience with a modern, strategic approach to the practice of law. We build every defense on a deep understanding of the facts, the applicable legal framework and, critically, our clients’ business, financial, and reputational objectives and risks.
We handle disputes arising from contractual relationships, civil liability, damages claims, property and corporate disputes, real estate transactions, guarantees, and other complex legal relationships. Our experience includes matters that, given their significance, have helped shape the development of judicial standards in Mexico.
A Comprehensive Litigation Strategy
We’re involved at every stage of a dispute: from the initial assessment and framing of litigation strategy, through trial, the design and presentation of evidence, challenging adverse rulings and, where necessary, bringing and defending amparo proceedings.
Having our partners directly involved in every matter lets us keep a comprehensive view of the litigation and adapt strategy as the dispute evolves.
Complex, High-Impact Disputes
We have experience representing domestic and international clients in proceedings involving novel legal issues, significant amounts in controversy, multiple jurisdictions, or consequences that matter to the operation and reputation of their businesses.
Our approach isn’t limited to conducting the proceeding itself. From the outset, we assess the available scenarios, risks, and solutions to build a strategy aimed at fully protecting our client’s interests.
Class Actions and High-Impact Litigation
We have experience representing domestic and international companies in class actions and mass claims, particularly matters that, given the number of people potentially involved and the nature or economic and reputational implications of the claims, call for a strategy different from that of a conventional lawsuit.
Our practice covers the defense at every stage of the proceeding, from the initial analysis of standing, jurisdiction, and the viability of the action, through class certification, defining its scope, interim relief, notice mechanisms, discovery, judgment, and eventual enforcement.
In these disputes, from the earliest stages we look beyond the legal and procedural arguments for defense to the economic and operational dimension of the exposure, the potential impact on third parties, and the consequences the proceeding can carry for the business’s reputation and continuity.
Our experience in civil, administrative, and amparo litigation lets us build coordinated strategies when decisions made within a class action need to be challenged before federal courts, or when the proceeding intersects with administrative and regulatory actions.
We likewise advise clients on evaluating negotiation mechanisms and other ways to resolve class disputes, carefully weighing the scope, effects, and realistic prospects of reaching a comprehensive, legally sound resolution.
Class actions call for anticipating not just how the litigation will unfold, but what its impact could be beyond the case file.
Enforcement of Judgments and Awards
We bring extensive experience in the recognition and enforcement in Mexico of domestic and foreign judgments and arbitral awards, as well as in proceedings to enforce guarantees and judicial rulings.
Our goal is that a favorable decision doesn’t remain merely declaratory, but translates into a real result for our clients.
Preventing and Managing Disputes Strategically
Our litigation experience also lets us advise clients before a dispute ever reaches the courts.
We take part in reviewing contracts, transactions, and potentially contentious situations to identify risks, strengthen legal positions, and design strategies to prevent, contain, or resolve a dispute efficiently.
Our
Approach
We don't see litigation as a series of procedural steps. We see it as a comprehensive strategy.
Every dispute calls for understanding the client’s business, anticipating the other side’s moves, and weighing the consequences of every decision. That’s why we combine experience, analysis, precision, and the direct involvement of our partners to design a strategy tailored to each matter.
In the most complex disputes, strategy is what makes the difference.
What civil matter would you like us to assist you with?
If you are facing a dispute related to contracts, damages, real estate, or enforcement of judgments, our team can assess your case and propose the most appropriate civil strategy to protect your interests.
