Alejandro Martínez Villarreal

David co-heads the Labor, Social Security, and Immigration practice group. He also has extensive experience in collective negotiations, with a special emphasis on the automotive manufacturing and energy sectors. David is recognized for handling complex individual and collective litigation, and litigation involving credits issued by social security institutions. Likewise, David has ample experience in mergers and acquisitions, ensuring the proper compliance with on labor matters. David was the...

Arturo co-leads the tax practice of the Monterrey office of the firm. He has 15 years of experience advising national and international companies, as well as high net worth individuals on complex tax issues. His practice is primarily focused on international and domestic tax planning for national and international companies, attention of complex tax audits, indirect taxes advice and recovery, corporate tax advice, including M&A and corporate restructures, as well as cross-border transacti...

Francisco re-joined Sánchez Devanny’s Labor, Social Security and Immigration practice group. Prior his incorporation, he worked as associate in a law firm and recently as Head of Legal Services at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Nuevo Leon Delegation.

PRACTICE AREAS Corporate law, foreign investment, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, in-bond manufacturing companies, and energy law. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Bar Association. International Bar Association (IBA). American Bar Association, International Law Section (ABA-SIL); Co-Chair of the Mexican Committee and a Vice-president of the M&A Committee. U.S.-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA); Former Chairman. Lex Mundi; Former Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Commit...

Andres has more than fourteen years of experience advising clients in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, general financing, joint ventures, due diligence, business structuring, divestitures, sales, spin-offs, dissolution, company liquidation, and real estate transactions. He has also helped to set up and oversee operations in Mexico for local and multinational clients. Additionally, Andrés has broad experience in the mining, energy and environmental sector, including environmental pe...

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Started his professional career in 2009 in a recognized local law firm and thereafter in a notary public where he offered legal advice in corporate and real estate matters. In 2012, he entered the practice area of Real Estate, Infrastructure and Hospitality in Sánchez Devanny, specializing in advising national and international companies in all types of real estate transactions, including lease agreements, acquisitions, construction of industrial facilities and commercial, housing and ...

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Gabriel is the founding partner of the Firm, and has been practicing labor and employment law for almost 40 years. He is widely recognized as a leading attorney by companies, unions, business chambers, universities, public servants, bar associations, and his own peers. As managing partner, Gabriel oversees the different teams the Firm is divided into, which handle in total more than 3,000 lawsuits, as well as the consultancy department. He also deals directly with all collective labor relatio...

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