Edmundo Olivares Dufóo

Hector’s practice focuses on advising multinational clients on the labour aspects of high-end M&A deals and corporate restructurings, and high stakes labour disputes. His reputation as one of the absolute leaders for employment law in Mexico has led to him retaining some of the leading names from Mexico’s insurance, financial services, retailing and consumer goods sectors as long-term clients. His clients include leading national and multinational companies and financial insti...

Cristian Lamas is partner at Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo, a leading Labor & Employment law firm in Mexico with offices in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Michoacán. His practice focuses on labor consulting, complex litigation, collective bargaining and employment law issues in business restructurings. He has gained particular experience in the automotive sector. Cristian is a renowned Labor & Employment lawyer, being recognized by Legal500, wher...

Free School of Law Escuela Libre de Derecho, attorney at law, 1994. Panamerican University (Universidad Panamericana), PhD cum laude 2005. Founding partner of Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, Mr Iturbe 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. Mr Iturbe’s main area of practice and experience is arbitration and litigation in civil, commercial, bankruptcy and administrative proce...

Hermes Jesus De la Rosa Luna is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. He, practices law in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hermes Jesus is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Since 2025 Hermes is a partner at Villar Abogados and heads the Transactional, Compliance, and ESG ...

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual property and franchises. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Former President of the Intellectual Property Commission of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (Confederación de Cámaras Industriales de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos-CONCAMIN); appointed by CONCAMIN as representative of the Mexican private sector with respect to the Intellectual Property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Former President of the Mexican Assoc...

Alejandra Badillo is an associate attorney at Sánchez Devanny working in the Intellectual Property Practice of the firm. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of trademarks, copyrights, and related litigation, providing a wide range of services including specialized legal consultancy, comprehensive client advice on intellectual property issues, management of trademark and copyright registrations, processing of declarations for recognized or notorious trademarks, development ...

Born in Mexico City on February 13, 1972; He obtained his law degree (JD) at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Campus CU) in 1997, obtained his LL.M degree from The University of Texas at Austin (1998), he worked as foreign associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP in New York (1999). Mr. Gómez- Palacio worked at Ritch Mueller S.C. for seventeen years, being partner in this firm for the last five years. Recognize by Chambers and Partners (2011 - 2015) as a p...

Jaime Rodriguez joined OLIVARES in 2007 and became a partner in 2023. He has extensive experience in copyright, litigation, trademarks, unfair competition and domain name dispute resolution, and this versatility has allowed him to participate in a variety of relevant matters and cases pertaining to different areas of intellectual property. Mr. Rodriguez’s extensive knowledge of the different areas of intellectual property has positioned him as one of the most versatile lawyers in the fi...

Since 2006 Manuel has collaborated with the firm "Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff", working in the ​​Patent Technical Area, specifically in the Areas of Mechanics, Electrical, Industrial Designs and Utility Models, focused on Information Technology, Software, Internet, Telecommunications, Electronic Commerce, Mobile Devices, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Metaverse, Machine Learning, and Blockchains, participating in the drafting, searches, technical analysis and infringement, of design...

Isabel is a well-recognized lawyer with more than 15 years of experience assessing national and international companies on labor and employment matters. Her specialization on work-related consultancy has provided her the ability to successfully intervene in different international transactions with high risks and profound economic impact. She stands out for her practical and comprehensive assessment in personnel transfers, corporate restructures, subcontracting and outsourcing, homologation o...