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Rafael Raya Lois is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law and Employee Benefits Law. Rafael, who practices law in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rafael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. General Background Rafael Raya graduated as an attorney from the Universidad Panamericana (2001)....

More than 10 years of legal experience, and over 8 years of experience focused on the field of taxation, providing advice and assisting in M&A transactions for national and international clients from different industries. His experience also covers tax controversy and litigation; Pedro has represented large multinationals and financial institutions on tax inspections and refund applications, successfully obtaining tax refunds and resolutions reducing or, in some cases, eliminating potenti...

Eduardo Medina Zapata is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Eduardo practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Eduardo Medina Zapata 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 Eduardo Medina Zapata is held by other lawyers.

Ana Vargas is a co-founding Managing Partner of IBERBRAND® . She manages the firm’s Litigation and International Trademark Departments. Ana has been practicing IP Law for over 20 years, working in different areas, including prosecution, maintenance, copyright, and a particular specialization in litigation practice for over 13 years. She is a skilled negotiator who relies on her portfolio management experience and as a sharp litigator. Ana takes care of clients in the litigation and ...

Mr. Katz is a trusted advisor for banks, insurers and high profile individuals. His focus is primarily on complex litigation, focused on criminal charges. Ilan obtained his law degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana. With more than 20 years of experience as a criminal litigator, he is an expert in property, banking and public servant crimes, serving as a whistleblower and defender in local and federal jurisdiction. Among the multiple studies carried out by Katz, we would like to emphasize...

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...

José Pablo Ramos Castillo is a lawyer from Universidad Panamericana, with Honors and the highest GPA of his class. He is the founding partner of Ramos Castillo Abogados, S.C., where he has led the administrative, constitutional, and amparo litigation department since 2011. He has been a professor at Universidad Panamericana and a speaker at constitutional law and amparo seminars. He has received awards in international arbitration competitions and was recognized as Lawyer of the Year i...

León Efrén Jiménez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Competition / Antitrust Law. León Efrén practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized León Efrén Jiménez since 2024. 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 León Efrén Jiménez is held by other lawyers.

Before joining Sánchez Devanny, Juan Carlos worked with a Customs and Trade boutique law firm. He is part of the team that launched Sánchez Devanny’s office in Queretaro to serve the Bajio region. Juan Carlos has more than 11 years of experience designing customs operations strategy, export-promotion programs, free trade agreements, tariff classification, and the startup of FDI companies, among other matters, advising the manufacturing industry in different sectors such as...

Intellectual Property, Trademark Protection, and Consulting, Litigation and Defense of Patents, and Copyright Julián has been involved in intellectual property law for more than 30 years, dealing with cases related to trademarks, patents, and copyrights. Throughout these years, he has been directly responsible for more than 20,000 cases and processes related to these matters in Mexico and abroad. Graduated in Law from Intercontinental University (1990)In 1999 he became independent and ...