Aurora López-Portillo

José joined Sánchez Devanny Firm in 2016 as part of the Labor, Immigration and Social Security area. Such firm represents several national and transnational companies of different sectors for instance banking, automotive, communications, chemistry, pharmaceutical, motor transport, restaurant, parcel, household appliances, among others. José has a wide experience for more than 7 years in Labor and Social Security Litigations. His experience is based on a high level collect...

José Raz Guzmán is Co-Chair of the firm's Latin America Practice and the Managing Shareholder of the Mexico City office, where his practice focuses on financial and M&A transactions. He works with issuers, underwriters and investors in public and private offerings of equity, debt, structured instruments, Fibras, CKDs and securitizations.

Mauricio Narváez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Mauricio practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Mauricio Narváez since 2025. 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 Mauricio Narváez is held by other lawyers.

Academic background: He is a Public Accountant from the Universidad Iberoamericana (1985) and a Law Degree from the Universidad del Valle de México (2011).He obtained the International Tax Certification at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; He completed the Diploma in International Taxes from the ITAM-Harvard Program and completed the AD-2 Senior Management Program at IPADE (2008). Experience: He has more than 32 years of experience as a tax...

María Leticia Montero joined Villar Abogados in 2010, as specialist area of Labor Law, defending and representing national and international companies in individual labor procedures, in union negotiations such as the revision of Internal Labor Regulations, Collective Bargaining Agreements, wage tabulations, codes of conduct and ethics and in general, documents for safeguarding client’s interests. She was born in Argentina and it was there where she attended university and began h...

Fermin is a Mexican lawyer who graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana, with more than 10 years of experience in labor and social security litigation and consulting. He has a Masters degree in Human Resources and Labor Relations, EAE Business School, Madrid. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, Fermin was associate at national and international law firms. Since 2015 is member of the Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresas, Colegio de Abogados, A.C. Since 2018 is member of the Brit...

Javier Sterling holds a law degree from Universidad Panamericana and has more than 10 years of experience in the resolution of highly complex civil and commercial disputes. Since the beginning of his career, he has represented national and foreign clients before local and federal courts. His high degree of specialization has allowed him to resolve conflicts between shareholders, either representing the company, the controlling shareholder and/or the minority group. In addition, Javier advises...

Sofía Gómez is a Labour & Employment lawyer with over 15 years of experience, advising national and multinational companies on complex workplace matters in Mexico. She is a Partner and leads the firm’s labour practice, providing strategic, business-oriented counsel that goes beyond legal compliance and supports broader organizational decision-making. She is known for building trusted, long-term relationships with clients, often acting as a key advisor not only on emplo...

Eugenio is Partner at Uhthoff in Mexico, where he leads the Patent Technical Department at the Firm and his main areas of expertise are Mechanics, Electronics, Industrial Designs, Telecommunications and IT. He oversees all matters related to technical advice for national and multinational companies for protecting their patent portfolio in Mexico and abroad. He holds an Engineering Degree from Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico and an Industrial and I...

Israel Escobar Espíndola is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Immigration Law. Israel practices law in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Israel Escobar Espíndola 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 Israel Escobar Espíndola is held by other lawyers.