Ernesto Castañeda

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...

Humberto Molina is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Humberto practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Humberto Molina 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 Humberto Molina is held by other lawyers.

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...

María Leticia Montero joined Villar Abogados in 2010, as specialist area of Labor Law, defending and representing national and international companies in individual labor procedures, in union negotiations such as the revision of Internal Labor Regulations, Collective Bargaining Agreements, wage tabulations, codes of conduct and ethics and in general, documents for safeguarding client’s interests. She was born in Argentina and it was there where she attended university and began h...

Josemaría Férez Gil is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Administrative Law. Josemaría Férez practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Josemaría Férez Gil 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 Josemaría Férez Gil is held by other lawyers.

Fernando Martínez Flores is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Labor and Employment Law and Outsourcing. Fernando practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Fernando Martínez Flores since 2020. 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 Fernando Martínez Flores is held by other lawyers.

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...

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...

Jocelyn has more than 8 years of experience in tax consulting, planning and litigation. She has broad experience in litigation matters before Federal and Local Courts, as well as preventing controversies by advising individuals and entities from the beginning of tax audits, including the implementation of alternative mechanisms before the Mexican Taxpayers’ Ombudsman. Furthermore, Jocelyn actively participates in several tax planning and consulting projects, creating strategies for dome...

Erick Hernández represents domestic and international clients on environmental and energy matters, including corporate finance, healthcare, regulatory compliance and real estate matters. Erick has represented clients in several project finance, mergers and acquisitions and electric energy tenders, as well as hydrocarbons tender procedures, both in accordance to the new energy reform in Mexico.Erick has been practicing Mexican environmental, energy, real estate, administrative and regul...