Erick C. Pensado García

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...

Gabriel R. Bustamante Brambila gabriel@bmasf.mx www.bmasf.mx Gabriel Bustamante is BUSTAMANTE + FREYRE founding and manager partner. Also, he is an environmental, climate change and ESG expert. As head of the largest environmental firm of Mexico, his areas of expertise include: electricity, oil and gas, industry, infrastructure projects, touristic developments and equator principles. He has taken an active hand in significant development projects in Mexico, valued together at more than $80 bi...

Associate of Uhthoff in Mexico since 2016, where she is part of the Patent Department as a Legal Attorney. Her daily practice is focus on management, and protection of new creations with the main goal to make sure that new creation rights are properly protected.

Israel Escobar Espíndola is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Israel, who 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 Israel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Karla Olvera is an associate attorney at the litigation department of OLIVARES and is a member of the Life Sciences group, where she provides legal advice to clients from different industries through the preparation and implementation of innovative strategies to protect their intellectual property rights in Mexico. Her professional practice focuses on litigation related to patents, trademarks, unfair competition, regulatory and administrative matters. She participated in the first case in Mex...

He offers over 25 years of successful experience in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. He is intensely focused on creating and delivering winning strategies, which has enabled him to effectively litigate numerous complex cases across various industries. After attending the prestigious Valley Forge Military Academy (USA), he earned his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana and Colegio Superior de Ciencias Jurídicas (Mexico City). For five years, he honed his skills as...

Josemaría Férez Gil is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law. Josemaría Férez, 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 Josemaría Férez is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Víctor Felipe Callarisa Rivera is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Capital Markets Law and Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Víctor Felipe, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Víctor Felipe is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

With just over 15 years of experience in Intellectual Property, she collaborated with the firm's Trademark team for 14 years, advising clients on strategies, prosecution and litigation in Mexico and around the world. Currently, she has joined the firm's Patent team, following up on administrative issues related to clients in Mexico and abroad and is in charge of the firm's Data Privacy Area, assisting clients in Mexico and abroad, in the control and management of personal data owned by third ...

PRACTICE AREAS Joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, foreign investment; national and international government contract bidding process; energy, infrastructure and mining projects. ASSOCIATIONS Barra Mexicana Association. Institute of Energy Law. Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. International Bar Association. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Firm member since 1996; worked as an international consultant in the private sector...