Carlos Arzola

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...

Daniel Legaspi is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Advertising Law, Franchise Law, Intellectual Property Law and Technology Law. Daniel, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Daniel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Alan is a leading attorney within the Social Security Practice in Mexico. He has more than 20 years experience advising national and international companies. He has designed and implemented several strategies for achieving benefits in the payment of social security contributions and has participated in the creation and modification of different legal initiatives on this matter. In 2018, he was invited by the Mexican Senate to participate in the “Social Security Week” in order to d...

Stefano Amato focuses his practice on real estate, corporate, finance and M&A transactions, with more than 20 years of experience. He has been involved and has acted as leading counsel in many strategic transactions in Mexico, some of them for several hundred million dollars, among which, the sales of insurance companies, pension funds and hotel chains. He has acted as main counsel of large shopping centers, industrial establishments, high tech enterprises, foreign banks, entertainment co...

Law degree summa cum laude Escuela Libre de Derecho; best thesis dissertation award 2003-2004; LL.M. 2006 Columbia University School of Law, Parker School Award for Achievement in International and Comparative Law. Participated on several defences by the leading telephone and mobile companies since 1999. Since 2004 he has been an active attorney participating in complex dispute resolution in the field, including regulatory, antitrust, M&A, constitutional, administrative and commercial mat...

Alberto has been practicing for more than 35 years with a remarkable reputation in securities, banking and finance, capital markets, foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions and project finance, as well as family counselling and succession planning. His ability to perform in such diverse practice areas has allowed him to serve as a corporate governance consultant for both public and privately held companies, some of which he chairs.

Carlos Sánchez Colorado is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Carlos, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carlos is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Alejandro Luna joined OLIVARES in 1996 and being made partner in 2005, he has been instrumental to the firm’s IP Litigation, Regulatory, and Administrative Litigation practices. He co-chairs the Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Law industry group and coordinates the Litigation Department. Alejandro Luna has been alternately dubbed “an extraordinary litigator, active at every level,” “responsive and insightful,” and “a knowledgeable IP practitioner offerin...

Juan Carlos Villar focuses on commercial litigation, mediation, arbitration, private and public construction disputes, corporate disputes, international contract negotiation. He is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Institute of World Business Law, the International Bar Association (IBA), and the Young ITA (Institute for Transnational Arbitration at the Center for American and International Law). He served as Coordinator of the Young Arbitrators Committee, Bajío Ch...

PRACTICE AREAS Tax, social security, constitutional and administrative law. Member of the Strategic Committee of the Firm. Recognized as co-head of one of the most prominent tax practices in Mexico. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS National Association of Corporate Counsel Association (ANADE); Former Chair and Former Coordinator of the Tax Committee. Lex Mundi; Former Worldwide Chair of its Tax Committee. International Fiscal Association (IFA). International Bar Association (IBA); Tax Committee....