About
CHRISTIAN DORANTES IS SENIOR COUNSEL IN THE MEXICO CITY OFFICE AND A MEMBER OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES PRACTICE.
Christian advises credit institutions, investment banks, funds, issuers, and domestic and foreign corporate clients on syndicated and structured financings, capital and debt securities offerings, public or private, and more recently on complex restructurings and insolvency proceedings.
His representative experience includes some of Mexico's most significant insolvency proceedings and restructurings, including Cinépolis, Cinemex, Alphacredit, TV Azteca, Unifin, and Marelli.
Christian has been individually recognised by Chambers Latin America as Up and Coming, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, 2027; IFLR1000 as Notable Practitioner, 2025; and Legal 500 as Rising Star of the Year, 2024.
Christian obtained his law degree from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in 2008. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), Mexico Chapter. He is the author and co-author of various works on restructuring and insolvency in Mexico, including the Mexico chapter of The Restructuring Review (Lexology), Latin Lawyer, and Legal 500.