Carlos Fernando Castilla

Josafat Paredes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law. Josafat, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Josafat is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Founding Partner. Born in Mexico City on September 26, 1975; He obtained his law degree (JD) at Universidad Anáhuac in 1998 and he has a postgraduate course on business law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho in 2002-2003. Mr. Basurto worked at the firm Bufete Carrillo Gamboa, S.C. for twelve years, being a partner in such firm for the last six years. He has focused his practice in corporate law, commercial Law, financial Law, foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, banking, commerc...

Enrique García is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Hospitality and Tourism Law, Project Finance and Development Practice and Real Estate Law. Enrique, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Enrique is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Founding partner of Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, a Mexican litigation boutique. Rodrigo Buj’s practice mainly focuses on constitutional and administrative litigation, before federal judicial authorities, including the Supreme Court of Justice. Also, Rodrigo represents clients in international arbitrations, having been appointed as an expert in Mexican law by the Mexican federal government, in investment arbitrations. Rodrigo Buj is one of the most recognised litigators in Mexico in T...

Mónica Schiaffino has been practicing labor law for almost two decades and is an experienced litigator and advice lawyer. She has extensive experience with implementation of pension plans; coordinating and implementing labor structures dealing with expatriates; employee and business transfers; internal labor regulations and compliance; employee handbooks, policies and employment contracts; incentive plans; confidentiality agreements; conducting due diligence and compliance investigatio...

Víctor Felipe Callarisa Rivera is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Capital Markets Law and Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Víctor Felipe, 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 Víctor Felipe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Leslie Palma is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law. Leslie, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Leslie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Luis Antonio is member of the Tax practice group. He possesses a broad experience in national and international tax audit. His practice focuses on Mexican MNE’s going outbound and foreign MNE’s coming inbound to Mexico on highly complex matters, particularly those that refer to related party transactions and international taxation also advises companies on tax refund procedures. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he had a distinguished twenty-year career at the Mexican Tax Adm...

Luis Mario Lemus Rivero is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Information Technology Law and Technology Law. Luis Mario, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Luis Mario is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual property and franchises. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Former President of the Intellectual Property Commission of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (Confederación de Cámaras Industriales de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos-CONCAMIN); appointed by CONCAMIN as representative of the Mexican private sector with respect to the Intellectual Property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Former President of the Mexican Assoc...