Patricia C. Mastropierro
Biography
Patricia Mastropierro is a partner in Haynes Boone’s International Practice Group and Mexico City Office Managing Partner. For more than 29 years, she has advised clients on cross-border transactions, aviation regulatory matters, Latin America-focused M&A and the legal issues involved in establishing, expanding and maintaining international operations.
Patricia regularly works with U.S. and foreign companies on commercial transactions, regulatory compliance and market-entry matters in Latin America. Her aviation practice includes advising airlines on foreign regulatory compliance, airport access rights, slot allocations and permitting across multiple jurisdictions. Her practice includes strategic guidance on establishing and sustaining international operations, as well as navigating the legal and regulatory frameworks of more than 35 countries. She advises organizations on the development and implementation of compliance programs across the region, conducts internal investigations, and assists with remediation and corrective action plans to strengthen compliance and mitigate risk.
She has served as trusted counsel to one of the largest U.S. airlines and its regional affiliates, managing a wide array of international legal issues and cross-border initiatives. Her work spans transactional, commercial, regulatory, and dispute resolution matters, positioning her as a go-to advisor in international transactions and aviation space.
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- Represented a leading Chilean chemical company in forming a joint venture with a U.S. partner, advising on the structuring, negotiation, and implementation of the Argentine component.
- Served as lead counsel to a major U.S. airline in its acquisition of an Argentine airline, including comprehensive multi-jurisdictional due diligence and transaction structuring, in a deal valued at over US$25 million.
- Represented the same U.S. airline in the $300 million restructuring of its investment in Argentina, addressing complex regulatory and operational challenges.
- Advised numerous U.S. companies on a wide range of corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters when operating in Latin America.
- Represented multiple U.S. companies in establishing and structuring business operations in Latin America, including corporate formation, regulatory compliance, and market entry strategies.
- Counsel to a global supplier of coatings, glass, and chemicals in the merger and consolidation of its Argentine subsidiaries.
- Advised a major multinational information technology company on a series of cross-border software licensing transactions and commercial agreements.
- Represented a large U.S.-based technology company in connection with Argentine bankruptcy and insolvency-related matters.
- Advised a U.S. public company on the acquisition and servicing of distressed loan portfolios in different countries in Latin America, including regulatory compliance and risk mitigation strategies.
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- Buenos Aires, Argentina Bar Association
- Asociación Mexicana de Capital Privado (AMEXCAP), Member
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- LACCA Approved: Latin America’s Top Private Practitioners – International: Aviation, 2026
- Recognized in the listing of Latin Lawyer 250, Law Business Research, Ltd., 2023-2025
- Recognized by Latinvex as one of the top 100 Female Latin American lawyers, 2017-2025
- Selected for inclusion in Who's Who Legal: Transport, 2024
- Named a Latin America Rising Legal Star by Latinvex, 2015
- Included in the Mexico and International listings of Latin Lawyer 250, Latinvex, for aviation, 2014
- Selected for inclusion in Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Aviation Lawyers, Law Business Research, Ltd, 2010 and 2011, 2023
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Education
- LL.M., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2001
- J.D., Universidad Catolica Argentina Buenos Aires, 1996, with honors
Languages
- Spanish
- Italian
Admissions
- Argentina
- Texas
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What do you help clients do?
I help clients navigate cross-border transactions, aviation regulatory issues and Latin America-focused commercial matters. My work often involves the legal and regulatory steps needed to establish, expand or maintain international operations, as well as developing compliance programs, conducting investigations, and implementing corrective action plans.
How do you support aviation clients?
I advise airlines on foreign regulatory compliance, airport access rights, slot allocations, permits and other operational approvals. I have represented one of the largest U.S. airlines and its regional affiliates in more than 35 countries worldwide on commercial, regulatory, aviation and litigation matters.
What types of Latin America matters do you handle?
I work with U.S. and foreign companies on commercial transactions, M&A, regulatory compliance and market-entry issues in Latin America. My representative matters include airline acquisitions, investment restructurings, joint ventures, subsidiary consolidations, software licensing transactions and distressed loan portfolio work.
How does your role in Mexico City relate to your practice?
As Mexico City Office Managing Partner, I help support Haynes Boone’s cross-border work for clients doing business in Mexico, Latin America, the United States and internationally. My practice is grounded in international transactions, aviation and regulatory matters.
LACCA Recognizes Several Haynes Boone Lawyers Among Top Practitioners in Latin America
October 07, 2025Patricia Mastropierro Named to Latinvex Top 100 Female Lawyers of 2025
October 06, 2025