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Luis Cortés Salazar is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Luis practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Luis Cortés Salazar 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 Luis Cortés Salazar is held by other lawyers.

Partner of the firm’s Trademark Practice with more than 24 years of experience in Intellectual Property. Marcela began her practice at Uhthoff in 1997 and became partner on 2007.

PRACTICE AREAS Economic competition and corporate. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS International Bar Association (IBA); Antitrust Committee. American Bar Association (ABA). “Economic Competition: Theory and Practice” Editorial Porrúa (2004); one of the few Mexican books on the subject. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Lecturer on antitrust law at Universidad Panamericana and Universidad Anáhuac. Advises national and international clients on all areas of competition...

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual and Industrial Property, entertainment law and administrative litigation ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI); Member of the litigation; diversity and inclusion committees National Association of Business Lawyers (ANADE); Former Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee International Trademark Association (INTA); Member of the internet committee International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC)I...

Abel is the Managing Partner for our Querétaro Office. He specializes in international tax planning, both for companies and individuals. Consulting for individuals includes advice for high net worth and ultra-high networth families regarding issues such as pre-migration tax planning to other countries, design of international patrimonial structures that incorporate corporate-family governance protocols and orderly inheritance transmission, as well as as planning regarding inheritance t...

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

Diego Ruiz Durán is a criminal lawyer by the Escuela Libre de Derecho, he also has a Master's Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Oxford University. In 2001 he began his professional career under the tutelage of the renowned criminal lawyer José Luis Nassar, who years later encouraged him to open his own firm, Bufete Ruiz Durán. He has been a professor at the Escuela Libre de Derecho. He has also studied at the Universities of Cambridge, Harvard and Massachuse...

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...

Jorge has more than 10 years of legal experience. His practice is primarily focused on national and international corporate tax issues as well as wealth management issues. He has experience in a variety of tax matters, including M&A, corporate restructurings, transfer pricing and legal audits. His experience also comprises tax litigation, as well as the implementation of defense strategies before tax and judicial authorities. Jorge has a candidate of Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Internationa...

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.