Leipen is a law firm specialising in civil liability and motor, transport and liability insurance under Mexican and Spanish law.

It provides advisory and legal representation services in disputes arising from damage caused during carriage by air or land, as well as from workplace and motor vehicle accidents.

Also, Leipen advises the Mexican community on residential conveyancing and company transactions in Spain. Both services are also offered to the Spanish community in Mexico.

With operations in Mexico City, Nuevo León, Coahuila and Madrid. Its area of expertise arose in response to the lack of practitioners with proven academic and practical knowledge of tort law, in a context in which courts increasingly narrow the procedural defences available to businesses. The complementary practice acts as a legal bridge for the Mexican–Spanish community with family and commercial interests in both countries.

Value Added

More than a service, an efficient solution

INTERNATIONAL

Operations and advisory services in Mexico and Spain.

EXPERTISE

Unlike generalist law firms, our expertise in civil liability and motor, transport and liability insurance allows us to deliver services with a high level of technical depth, integrating Mexican, Spanish and European law.

STRATEGY

We advise clients when it is appropriate to assess settlement options in light of the risks and costs of litigation, without compromising the technical and strategic defence of the proceedings.

LOYALTY

We place the client’s interests first, acting with clarity, diligence and professional integrity.

ESG

Leipen operates in accordance with ESG principles, applying standards of reasonableness and considering its organisational structure and scale of operations.

Environmental

Priority use of digital justice tools, reduction of paper consumption and responsible management of operational resources.

Social

Pro bono legal aid to vulnerable people, dignified treatment of collaborators and adoption of procedural strategies that are defensible in court.

Governance

Compliance with deontological duties of the legal profession towards clients, fellow practitioners and public authorities.

Andrés Leipen

Lawyer with more than 9 years of professional experience qualified to practice in Mexico, Spain and before the European Union’s bodies. Throughout his career, he has participated in and provided legal advice on a wide range of civil liability matters, damage insurance disputes and commercial arbitration representing insurers, international companies and high-net-worth individuals.

While studying for his Master’s Degree in Lawyering in Madrid, he completed an internship at the Embassy of Mexico under the Minister for Legal Affairs. Among his achievements, he co-designed a project aimed at preventing extreme violence, later presented to representatives of the United Nations in Spain.

He speaks Spanish.

 Affiliations:
  • Madrid Bar Association
  • Sociedad Española de Arbitraje
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Professional Experience

De la Garza y Acosta Abogados

February 2024 – 2025, Monterrey

Montero Estévez Abogados

June 2024 – January 2025, Madrid

Sole practitioner

February to August 2022)

De la Garza y Acosta Abogados

March 2018 – February 2021 and August 2021 – January 2022, Monterrey

Romero Ramos Quintanilla y Bortoni

August 2016 – February 2018, Monterrey

Academic Background

Master’s Degree in Lawyering

CEU San Pablo, Madrid, 2025

Professional Degree in Law

University of Alicante, 2023

Diploma in Law of Torts

University of Salamanca Foundation, 2021

Master’s Degree in law of Torts

University of Alicante, 2021

Diploma in Oral Proceedings

University of Monterrey, 2020

Professional Degree in Law

University of Monterrey, 2017

Residential Conveyancing

Description

Knowledge, order and trust: pillars of any residential property transaction.

In alliance with Montero Estéves Abogados, a Madrid-based law firm, Leipen advises the Mexican community throughout the process of acquiring residential property in Spain, providing structured, transparent and easily understandable legal support at every stage.

By way of example, during the pre-contractual phase Leipen reviews the legal status of the property and its owner, carries out the preparatory formalities of the transaction (including the obtaining of a Foreign Identity Number -NIE- and the opening of a bank account, among others), provides tax advice, and prepares a cost estimate of expenses inherent to the transaction.

During the contractual phase, the necessary agreements are negotiated and drafted, and their execution before a Notary and formalisation by deed are coordinated, ensuring compliance.

During the post-contractual phase, Leipen supervises the change of ownership before the relevant registries, assists with the arrangement or transfer of essential utility services, the setting up of direct debits, and the effective handover and possession of the property.

This service is equally offered to Spanish nationals seeking to purchase residential property in Mexico.

Service

Provided from Nuevo León, Mexico City or Madrid.

Company transactions

Description

Company structuring with a practical, cross-border approach.

In alliance with Montero Estévez Abogados, Leipen advises SMEs and self-employed professionals in the incorporation of a company, as well as in the establishment of a branch or representative office in Spain.

This service is equally offered to Spanish nationals seeking to incorporate a company in Mexico.

Service

Provided from Nuevo León, Mexico City or Madrid.

Workplace Accident Liability

Description

Leipen’s practice is limited to civil liability arising from these events.

There are cases in which an employee is injured or dies following a workplace accident, giving rise to, among others, civil claims for those personal and economic damages as well as pain and sufferings not compensated in the social jurisdiction, or which, even where compensation has been granted, do not achieve full reparation of the damage.

Robust defenses strategies are deployed in line with European judicial practice in this field, tailored to the Mexican legal context.

Service

Advisory and legal representation services are provided to business owners.

Advisory services are provided in Mexico and Spain.

Legal representation is offered in Mexico City, Nuevo León and Coahuila.

Afiliaciones:

  • Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid
  • Sociedad Española de Arbitraje

Trayectoria:

  • De la Garza y Acosta Abogados (febrero de 2024 a febrero de 2025, Monterrey)
  • Montero Estévez Abogados (junio de 2024 a enero de 2025, Madrid)
  • Autónomo (febrero a septiembre de 2022)
  • De la Garza y Acosta Abogados (marzo de 2018 a febrero de 2021 y agosto de 2021 a enero de 2022, Monterrey)
  • Romero Ramos Quintanilla y Bortoni (agosto 2016 a febrero de 2018, Monterrey)

Formación Académica:

  • Máster en Acceso a la Profesión de Abogado y Procurador (CEU San Pablo, Madrid, 2025)
  • Grado en Derecho (Universidad de Alicante, 2023)
  • Especialización en Derecho de Daños (Fundación General Universidad de Salamanca, 2021)
  • Máster en Derecho de Daños (Universidad de Alicante, 2021)
  • Especialidad en Juicios Orales (Universidad de Monterrey, 2020)
  • Licenciatura en Derecho (Universidad de Monterrey, 2017)

Private & Company Transactions

Residential Conveyancing

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Company transactions

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Motor Vehicle Liability

Description

As a result of motor vehicle accidents, claims may arise for personal injuries (bodily harm, permanent impairment or death), economic losses (damage to assets, loss of profit and harm to life plans) and pain and suffering which in certain cases may give rise to punitive damages.

The civil legal framework applicable to traffic accidents is strict towards liable parties and protective of victims, which makes the involvement of lawyers specialised in civil liability defence essential.

At Leipen, robust defence strategies are deployed in line with European judicial practice in this field, tailored to the Mexican legal context.

Service

Leipen advises and represents insurance companies and their insureds, acting as vehicle owners or drivers, in civil and commercial proceedings.

Advisory services are provided in Mexico and Spain, while court representation is offered in Mexico City, Nuevo León and Coahuila.

Air and Land Carriage Liability

Description

Leipen’s practice in this area is limited to damage arising from the air and land carriage occurring in Mexico and Spain, or between both countries, focusing on the following matters:

In the land carriage of goods, claims arise from damage to the cargo, the truck or its components, as well as injury to or death of the driver or third parties, and from the loss of or delay in the cargo.

In the land carriage of passengers, claims arise from traffic accidents resulting in injury to or death of the passengers, the driver or third parties.

In the air carriage of goods, claims arise from damage to the cargo or aircraft, as well as injury to the crew, carrier’s employees or third parties, and from the loss of or delay in the cargo.

Finally, in the air carriage of passengers, claims arise from falls or other incidents causing injury or death.

Service

Leipen advises and represents insurers and their insureds acting as land carriers of goods and passengers, airlines and air cargo carriers, in litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Advisory services are provided in Mexico and Spain, while defence in litigation and arbitration is offered in Mexico City, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Madrid.