Carlos Villasante Santoyo

Founding partner of Mexican recognised litigations boutique, Malpica, Iturbe, Buj & Paredes. Mr Paredes practice focuses on constitutional, administrative, civil and commercial litigation, as well as arbitration. He has successfully represented companies, financial entities and individuals before the Mexican Supreme Court, federal and local courts, as well as before administrative authorities. Ranked and recognised by national and international publications as a “Highly recognised p...

Associate in the trademark department of Uhthoff, where he has collaborated for more than five years in the provision of services related to the area of Distinctive Signs. He has more than 15 years of experience in the area of Intellectual Property and its related areas, such as, Unfair Competition, Lawful Practices in Commerce, Regulation in Social Networks, Regulation on Advertising, Regulation on Consumer Protection and Regulation on Technological Platforms.

More than 10 years of legal experience, and over 8 years of experience focused on the field of taxation, providing advice and assisting in M&A transactions for national and international clients from different industries. His experience also covers tax controversy and litigation; Pedro has represented large multinationals and financial institutions on tax inspections and refund applications, successfully obtaining tax refunds and resolutions reducing or, in some cases, eliminating potenti...

Rafael Manuel Sámano Palacios is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law and Commercial Litigation. Rafael Manuel, 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 Rafael Manuel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

José Antonio Diez de Bonilla Martinez focuses his practice on real estate matters, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, and development transactions across various industries, including hospitality and retail. His experience spans the negotiation, documentation, and closing of the sale, purchase, financing, construction, development, and operation of residential, commercial, mixed-use, industrial and resort projects, including hotels, golf courses, and marina...

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...

Former managing partner of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and foreign associate at Garrigues, Mr Malpica founded the highly recognised litigation boutique Malpica, Iturbe, Buj & Paredes in 2014. Ranked by national and international publications as one of the best litigators in Mexico, Mr Malpica has represented plaintiffs and defendants in all types of cases and proceedings before the Supreme Court of Justice as well as federal and state courts. Examiner and professor for the ...

Associate in the trademarks area from June 2015 to present. Tasks performed: She currently works as an attorney in the trademark area, providing advice and performing various procedures for national and foreign clients in the field of distinctive signs in Mexico and around the world, such as filing applications, searches, assignments of rights, registration of licenses, negotiation of consent documents, responses to official actions, provisional refusals, famous and notorious trademarks, and ...

Ismael focuses on regulatory matters and administrative litigations. Ismael has a unique vision capable of seeing both sides of the coin a talent that comes from more than 25 years of experience working in the public sector and more than a decade at White & Case. This quality is praised by the clients, who highlight his "understanding of the spirit of the law and the ability to put it into practice in a pragmatic manner." Chambers Latin America, 2018Clients who benefit from Ismael's exper...

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...