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Rafael is Sánchez Devanny's Managing Partner. He also heads the firm’s Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Hospitality practice. He has more than twenty-one years of experience advising local and international clients in real estate transactions, including acquisitions, leases, and construction contracts for commercial, housing, industrial, hospitality, and retail projects. Prior to joining Sánchez Devanny, Rafael was a partner at an international law firm. He is fluent in En...

César is currently based in the Monterrey Office with a career spanning over 28 years. He has positioned himself in the Northern region of Mexico as an expert to structure, negotiate, and implement sophisticated business transactions, including international and domestic joint ventures, share and asset deals, as well as corporate restructuring, reorganization, and finance projects. In addition, César has played a key role in the development of e-commerce, privacy, and personal d...

Jose Manuel Marquez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jose Manuel, who practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jose Manuel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Iván joined the firm in 1994 and became partner in 2000. He is currently the Litigation Department Manager and represents directly several of the firm’s key clients, which are leading companies in the construction, retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, automotive, transportation, energy, real estate development, logistics, and metal industries. Iván is widely recognised by companies, business chambers, public servants, judicial branches of several Mexican states, and h...

Oscar has practiced law for more than 10 years. He specializes in corporate law and regulatory compliance. Oscar currently advises Mexican and non-Mexican companies on their corporate formations and start of operations in Mexico; corporate restructurings; mergers and acquisitions; corporate governance; public tender procedures; commercial contracts; and corporate law. Likewise, Oscar has vast experience advising companies on compliance, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering matters, inclu...

He has more than fourteen years experience performing activities and audits in employment litigation matters, including labor risk evaluations, and implementation of management and control systems to lower risks related to the employment relationship. Moreover, he has drafted, reviewed, negotiated and updated employment individual and collective bargaining agreements and terminations. Additionally, he litigated and solved all types of labor conflicts before labor authorities, including filing...

For more than 30 years Heriberto has been rendering specialized advice to domestic and international companies in areas of law such as real estate, environmental, estate and wealth planning, family offices, regulatory banking, cyber security and immigration law. He has participated in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, sale of assets and shares, as well as in debt and credit restructuring.

Jaime Vázquez González is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law. Jaime, who practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jaime is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gabriel Ruiz Rocha is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Law. Gabriel, who practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gabriel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

He joined Sánchez Devanny in 2007 as part of the Tax practice group. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he was an associate in a well-known Mexican law firm. Prior to that, he was a legal trainee at a financial company. His practice in Sánchez Devanny focuses on tax consulting and litigation, including national and international tax matters. He has experience advising on domestic and cross-border matters such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, spin-offs,...