Carlos G. de la Garza Santos

He joined Sánchez Devanny in 2007 as part of the Tax practice group. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he was an associate in a well-known Mexican law firm. Prior to that, he was a legal trainee at a financial company. His practice in Sánchez Devanny focuses on tax consulting and litigation, including national and international tax matters. He has experience advising on domestic and cross-border matters such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, spin-offs,...

PRACTICE AREAS Corporate law, foreign investment, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, in-bond manufacturing companies, and energy law. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Bar Association. International Bar Association (IBA). American Bar Association, International Law Section (ABA-SIL); Co-Chair of the Mexican Committee and a Vice-president of the M&A Committee. U.S.-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA); Former Chairman. Lex Mundi; Former Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Commit...

Gerardo advises local and international clients on corporate, commercial, mergers and acquisitions, general regulatory compliance, and energy projects, with an emphasis on renewable energy. He has more than thirty years of experience guiding local and foreign investors in establishing, resizing, restructuring, and selling their operations in Mexico. In particular, he is responsible for ensuring that all legal matters that impact the projects and operations of his clients, including without li...

Roberto heads the International Trade and Customs practice in our Monterrey Office and has wide experience advising clients in complex international trade matters. He has strong focus on compliance and a keen ability to identify and prevent potential problems. Business advisor and risk management professional. Promoter of the conciliation between business goals and legal compliance. Top-down and across understanding of business and industry. Roberto has more than 19 years of experience in Tax...

Alejandro A. Sánchez-Mújica A. routinely serves as legal advisor for publicly traded and private domestic transnational companies on corporate matters in the areas of M&A, joint ventures, corporate and securities, technology transfers, licensing agreements, and intellectual property. He also represents clients in restructuring and reorganization transactions as well as public and private project financing.

José G. Pozas De la Vega is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. José G., who practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which José G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Humberto heads the firm’s Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance practice group. Humberto advises local and multinational companies on all aspects of corporate law, corporate governance and compliance. He has more than twentythree years of experience practicing law. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he worked at General Electric for more than a decade, most recently as its General Counsel for Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, reporting to General Electric’s Gen...

Veronica is a senior associate in the Civil and Commercial Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group, representing clients in judicial proceedings, arbitration, and before negotiators. Veronica obtained her LL.M. at University of California, Berkeley School of Law and studied her bachelor degree at Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus, with honors; she also studied a year abroad at University of Essex. She holds several diplomas and has participated in semin...

Oscar has practiced law for more than 10 years. He specializes in corporate law and regulatory compliance. Oscar currently advises Mexican and non-Mexican companies on their corporate formations and start of operations in Mexico; corporate restructurings; mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance; public tender procedures; commercial contracts; and corporate law. Likewise, Oscar has vast experience advising companies on compliance, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering matters, inclu...

Ernesto is the Managing Partner for our Monterrey Office. He heads the Corporate and Project Finance practice group and is a member of the Corporate and M&A practice group and the Financial Institutions and Services group. Ernesto has over 20 years of experience serving as lead or local counsel for international and domestic corporate clients, institutional investors, private equity funds and family-offices. He has extensive experience in middle and upper middle market cross-border transa...