Who we are

Our identity hallmark is being the most effective and committed partner for our clients’ projects.

As legal experts in Mexico, we understand our clients’ circumstances from a local and global perspective.

We develop strategic solutions that translate into successful results for our clients.

We have alliances with independent firms in more than 60 countries with a strong portfolio of national and international clients.

Get to know us

Experience: For 75 years, we have achieved recognition in the legal sector and the business and corporate field of Mexico.

Talent: Our team of highly-qualified partners and associates closely collaborate to achieve our client’s goals.

Innovation: New intelligence and technology tools with a customer-centric mindset enable us to design tailored strategies for each client’s project and needs.

Commitment: At the center of our projects, we place environmental, social, and corporate responsibility.

Our team

We are a talented team of experts committed to different practice areas throughout Mexico.

Our efforts focus on human quality, social conscience, responsibility, justice, tolerance, and respect.

We are supported by:

75 years of experience

40 practice areas

26 partners

6 counsels

70 lawyers

39 law clerks

Multidisciplinary focus

Through a strategic network of contacts, we provide legal advice to national and international clients in different practice areas in their trajectories both inside and outside Mexico.

Our sensitivity allows us to identify the working style and philosophies of investors and professionals worldwide, shaping efforts to customize successful solutions.

Insertion into the global economy has led us to develop strong alliances with independent firms in more than 60 countries.

These alliances are distinguished by the high-quality standards of their members, who are experts in their business community and have a thorough knowledge of local authorities, practices, and laws.

Our clients

We represent and advise a diverse group of individuals, corporations, companies, banks, financial institutions, and governmental and non-profit organizations with domestic and international interests. Our business partners include Fortune 500 companies.

Our experience is focused on advising multinational companies that work in a coordinated and efficient manner with their Mexican subsidiaries and their headquarters or regional offices. In such a way, they can have a strategic vision focused on Mexico without losing sight of the client’s global or international interests.

Value of our solutions

Business partner relationship

Extensive knowledge and analysis of the legal market

Diversified team of advisors

Constructive synergies to reduce legal risks

Tailored and practical advice

Timely and cost-efficient response

Constant evolution of our service

Clients
Clients
  • Airbus
  • Amazon
  • Baker Botts
  • BBVA
  • Chevron
  • CIT
  • El Palacio de Hierro
  • Excelerate Energy
  • Exxon
  • General Electric
  • General Motors
  • GIS
  • Grupo Bursátil Mexicano
  • Grupo Peñafiel
  • Harbour Energy
  • Holcim
  • Innophos
  • International Finance Corporation
  • Invex Banco
  • JCM Capital
  • Kimberly Clark de México
  • Marine Well Containment
  • Mitsubishi International Corporation
  • MTV
  • OTI GreenTech
  • Pan American Energy
  • Petronas
  • Posadas
  • Rockwell
  • San Luis Rassini
  • SunPower
  • The Home Depot
  • Total
  • Wells Fargo
About Our Clients

S+S represents a diverse group of individuals, businesses, banks, finance companies, government and non-profit organizations with national and international interests. We offer strategic solutions with comprehensive optics. Our business partners include, among others, several Fortune 500 companies in the United States, although most of the corporate business partners are Mexican corporations, Mexican shareholders or mixed investment companies.

Contacts
Contacts
Aaron Levet
Tourism
+52 664 6337071
Jorge León-Orantes
Telecommunications
+52 55 52795452
Mariano Calderón , Agustín Gutiérrez
Taxation
+52 55 5279 5438 +52 55 527
Juan Carlos de la Vega, Andrés Rodríguez
Social Security
+52 55 52795400, +52 81 813360
Alberto Saavedra
Securities
+52 55 52795443
Alberto Saavedra, Carlos Olvera
Restructurings, Workouts & Insolvency
+52 55 52795400
Aaron Levet
Real Estate
+525552795446
Vicente Grau, Juan Carlos Machorro
Project Finance & Infrastructure
+52 55 52795466, 52795463
Jorge León-Orantes, Jorge Barrero
Mergers & Aquisitions
+52 55 52795452,+5281 81336001
Alberto Saavedra
Markets in Distress & Related Support
+52 55 52795443
José Pablo Pérez Zea
Licensing, Distribution & Franchising
+52 55 5279 5449
Juan Carlos de la Vega, Andrés Rodríguez
Labor & Employment
+52 55 52795400,+55 8181336005
Jorge León-Orantes
Internet & E-Commerce
+52 55 52795452
Ernesto Duhne
International Trade & Antidumping
+52 55 52795441
José Pablo Pérez Zea
Intellectual Property
+52 55 52795449
Alejandro Luna
Immigration
+52 55 52795442
Alejandro Luna
Health
+52 55 52795442
Sergio Chagoya , Pedro Velasco
Government Procurement
+52 55 5279 5439 +52 55 527
Alberto Saavedra , Jorge Barrero
Estate Planning
+52 55 5279 5433 +52 81 813
Aarón Levet
Environmental
+52 55 52795400
Juan Carlos Machorro
Energy & Gas
+52 55 52795463
Jorge Barrero,
Corporate & Commercial
+52 81 81336001,
Mariano Calderón
Consumer's Protection
+52 55 52795438
Mariano Calderón
Constitutional, Administrative & Tax Litigation
+52 55 52795438
Alberto Saavedra, Juan Carlos Machorro
Banking & Finance
+52 55 52795443, +52 552795463
Ernesto Duhne
Antitrust/Competition Law
+52 55 52795441
Juan Carlos Machorro
Aeronautics and Airports
+52 55 52795463

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  • Administrative Law
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Aviation Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Capital Markets Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • Competition / Antitrust Law
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Financial Institutions
  • Franchise Law
  • Hospitality and Tourism Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Life Sciences Practice
  • Maritime Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Project Finance and Development Practice
  • Real Estate Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trade Law

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Q&A with Andrés Rodríguez & Juan Carlos de la Vega of 2018 Mexican Labor and Employment “Law Firm of the Year” Santamarina y Steta


by Best Lawyers

A Q&A with 2018 Mexican Labor and Employment “Law Firm of the Year” Santamarina y Steta

Q&A with Santamarina y Steta

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