Cecilia Azar Manzur

José Raz Guzmán is Co-Chair of the firm's Latin America Practice and the Managing Shareholder of the Mexico City office, where his practice focuses on financial and M&A transactions. He works with issuers, underwriters and investors in public and private offerings of equity, debt, structured instruments, Fibras, CKDs and securitizations.

Senior Partner, Sesma Sesma & McNeese Areas of practice : Corporate Law, Contracts, Logistics and Transportation, Foreign Trade, Real Estate. Languages : English Education: Law Degree Escuela Libre de Derecho, 2000 Thesis : “ Propuesta para modificar la Ley de Caminos, Puentes y Autotransporte Federal para garantizar seguridad jurídica a la inversión extranjera ”. Law and Finance Nebraska Wesleyan University Specialty in North American Corporate Law University of...

Mauricio Narváez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Mauricio practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Mauricio Narváez since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mauricio Narváez is held by other lawyers.

Carlo Cannizzo focuses his practice in real estate, infrastructure and construction, corporate, finance and M&A transactions. He has more than 20 years of experience and has been involved and acted as leading counsel in many strategic transactions in Mexico, among which, the JV, acquisition and sale of different projects, negotiation of pipeline transport and construction agreements for the oil and gas industries, negotiation of fuel storage facilities construction agreements for the oil ...

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...

Senior Associate at Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff, S.C. in Mexico, she joined to the firm in 2000, with over 23 years of experience in patent matter, her practice areas are in Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Biotechnology, as well as in the handling of Industrial Designs. She has acted as an expert in different litigation cases related to Life Sciences.

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...

Alejandra Gutiérrez is a Partner with over 15 years of experience advising domestic and international companies on matters in Mexico. She leads the firm’s real estate practice and has a multidisciplinary background that includes corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and ESG-related matters. Her practice focuses on real estate transactions, particularly within the hospitality and tourism sector, where she has advised on complex projects involving the development, structuring an...

Diego Gómez-Haro has almost 20 years of experience serving as the lead or local counsel advising a broad range of clients, including private equity funds, financial institutions, venture capital firms, corporate clients, and family offices, in domestic and international transactions in Mexico. He has substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions, including structuring of investment vehicles, asset and stock acquisition and disposition, project developmen...

Victor Ramírez is co-leader of OLIVARES’ trademark practice group, focusing chiefly on counseling, negotiating and prosecuting Industrial Property disputes (nullity, caducity and infringement proceedings) before the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office (IMPI). Victor Ramírez is co-leader of OLIVARES’ trademark practice group, focusing chiefly on counseling, negotiating and prosecuting Industrial Property disputes (nullity, caducity and infringement proceedings) before...