Carolina Pérez Rendón

Juan Luis leads our Intellectual Property and Data Privacy practice groups and is the co-head of our Life Sciences Industry Group. He has broad experience in high level management of complex legal and policy issues in Mexico and Latin America. Juan Luis is Councilor to the Mexican Health Foundation (FUNSALUD), a member of the board of the Association of Pharmaceutical Industry Physicians and Professionals (AMEIFAC) and of the Commission of Legal Affairs of the National Chamber of the Pharmace...

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...

Francisco has been practicing for more than 13 years and specializes in employment litigation, representing management in high profile cases filed by top executives, as well as representing clients in employer/union conflicts. He also specializes in consultancy on benefits and employment aspects of merger and acquisition deals. He is involved in many of the largest impact cases at S+S and is relied upon and respected by his clients, many of which are multi-national companies.

Abraham Díaz is a partner and co-chairs OLIVARES’ Privacy and IT Industry groups and has a wealth of knowledge across all areas of intellectual property (IP), with a focus on copyright, trademarks, unfair competition, litigation, licensing and prosecution matters. Abraham Díaz “adds value for clients with diverse portfolios as a result of his tripartite copyright, trademark and unfair competition expertise,” according to World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000....

Eduardo Medina Zapata is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Eduardo, 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 Eduardo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Cuenta con experiencia en consultoría y litigio en materia laboral. Su labor se enfoca en la asesoría, prevención y atención de casos y conflictos laborales representando a empresas de ramas y sectores productivos como farmacéutico, agencias de contratación de personal, comercio de electrónicos, plataformas digitales de transporte, etcétera. Asimis...

Victor Garrido is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Victor, 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 Victor is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

PRACTICE AREAS Tax Consulting & Litigation, Estate Planning & Asset Protection ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners México (STEP); Chairman. American Chamber of Commerce Mexico (AmCham); member of the tax committee. International Fiscal Association (IFA); Young IFA Network (YIN); Former Chairman 2015-2017. Mexican Institute of Financial Executives (IMEF). Author of several national and international articles and publications and has partic...

Armando Arenas joined OLIVARES in 2000 and became a partner in January 2017. He has experience working on a range of IP matters, including consulting and litigation on trademark, patent, unfair competition, trade dress protection, and misleading advertising cases before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs (FCTA), Federal Circuit Courts (FCC) and the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) Regulatory Affairs and Public Acquisitions. Arman...

Gustavo Alcocer manages the Corporate and Commercial Law Group at OLIVARES, advising domestic and foreign businesses and the owners of those businesses on Mexican and cross-border corporate and commercial transactions. He serves as outside general counsel in Mexico to many of his domestic and foreign clients, and also represents emerging and middle-market companies, including closely-held businesses from Mexico, the United States, Canada and Latin America. Mr. Alcocer’s significant expe...