Alfonso Cortez-Fernandez

Ricardo is a tax attorney with 30 years of experience and coordinates the firm’s Tax practice group. He has a broad based transactional tax practice focused on Mexican inbound and outbound tax optimization and transfer pricing; tax treaties, their application and limitations; anti-deferral and anti-abuse legislation; and overall Income Tax and VAT rationalization. His expertise allows him to structure tax-efficient domestic and cross border acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, spin-o...

Jaime joined Sánchez Devanny in 2005 as law clerk, and afterwards joined the Corporate and M&A practice group of the firm. He has advised several clients in the development of their activities and projects in several industry sectors such as automotive, industrial real estate transactions, chemical food products, banking and finance. He has advised national and foreign clients in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, general financing, joint ventures, due diligence, business...

Ernesto is the Managing Partner for our Monterrey Office. He heads the Corporate and Project Finance practice group and is a member of the Corporate and M&A practice group and the Financial Institutions and Services group. Ernesto has over 20 years of experience serving as lead or local counsel for international and domestic corporate clients, institutional investors, private equity funds and family-offices. He has extensive experience in middle and upper middle market cross-border transa...

Jose Manuel Marquez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jose Manuel practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Jose Manuel Marquez since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jose Manuel Marquez is held by other lawyers.

Rodrigo Gardner Borboa is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Rodrigo practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Rodrigo Gardner Borboa since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Rodrigo Gardner Borboa is held by other lawyers.

Lourdes joined Sánchez Devanny as a law clerk in 2005 and subsequently became part of the Firm’s Corporate and M&A and Corporate and Project Finance practice groups. From March to June 2011 she did an internship in the German law firm Monereo Meyer Marinel-lo, S.L., at its office located in Madrid, España. Lourdes has advised national and foreign companies and investors in corporate restructuring, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, dissolutions and liquidation...

Marco Marchand Aceves is a Partner at Zubieta & Landa, Elizondo Abogados, based in Monterrey, Mexico. He represents employers in labor and employment disputes and advises companies on the design, implementation, and execution of their employment policies and practices. Since joining the firm in 2012, Marco has developed a litigation-focused practice built on more than 14 years of experience before Mexican labor boards and courts. Appointed Partner in 2025, he leads a team of attorneys and...

Tomás Cantú González is a top attorney recognized since 2020 by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. With a career spanning more than 35 years, Tomás is recognized as a leader in the practice of corporate law. He has advised multiple companies on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, international transactions, foreign investment and joint ventures. He frequently participates as legal advisor in strategic and...

Ricardo joined Sánchez-DeVanny as a law clerk in May 2012 and subsequently joined the Corporate and M&A, Corporate and Project Finance and Financial Institutions and Services practice groups. Ricardo has advised national and foreign companies and investors, in different industry sectors, in corporate restructuring, including mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs. He has experience in the incorporation of commercial companies, day-to-day corporate matters, due diligence processes, and...

José G. Pozas De la Vega is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. José G. practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized José G. Pozas De la Vega since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which José G. Pozas De la Vega is held by other lawyers.