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Eryck is Senior Partner at Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff, S.C. with more than 36 years’ experience in intellectual property portfolio management for Mexican and international companies. He is proficient across all areas of intellectual property law but works most closely with the firm’s Trademark Group. Regarded as one of Mexico’s top IP lawyers, he currently co-chairs the firm’s Entertainment Law and Copyright Law groups. Eryck played a crucial role in the open pa...

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...

Fernando has 30 years of experience in Dispute Resolution, Bankruptcy, Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation. He is admitted to practice in New York and in the federal courts of the 2nd Circuit of the United States. He is a mediator before the Superior Court of Justice of the Federal District, as well as a conciliator and trustee before the Federal Institute of Specialists in Commercial Insolvency. Since 1998 he has been a managing partner of the Dispute Resolution area. Fernando has experien...

Carlos G. Guerrero Orozco is a litigation attorney and anti-corruption consultant based in Mexico City. He is a partner at the litigation firm López Melih y Estrada Abogados and co-founder of the non-profit DLM Mexico, which defends human rights through strategic litigation. He has advised and represented public and private companies, individuals, and international institutions including the Inter-American Development Bank, Transparency International, and the Cyrus Vance Center for Int...

Jeronimo R. Cipres Hernandez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Jeronimo R., 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 Jeronimo R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Katz is a trusted advisor for banks, insurers and high profile individuals. His focus is primarily on complex litigation, focused on criminal charges. Ilan obtained his law degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana. With more than 20 years of experience as a criminal litigator, he is an expert in property, banking and public servant crimes, serving as a whistleblower and defender in local and federal jurisdiction. Among the multiple studies carried out by Katz, we would like to emphasize...

Luis Cortés Salazar is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Luis, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Luis is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Santiago Zubikarai is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Santiago, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Santiago is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrés Mascarua is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Andrés, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrés is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Luis Schmidt joined OLIVARES in 1991, became a partner in 1995, and has almost 40 years of legal experience, with a specialization in copyright in the business of entertainment and culture. He has represented the world’s leading companies in the music, film, television, book publishing, fine art, design, folklore, and software. Mr. Schmidt is head of the firm’s entertainment group, which handles matters pertaining to copyright law and related IP rights, as well as the full range o...