Héctor I. Ruiz Osorio

Francisco Jose Palau Govela is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. He has an outstanding professional trajectory, mainly in prestigious national and international law firms, complemented with in-house experience in international companies and a private equity investment fund. Francisco holds a law degree from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Tamaulipas (Red Anáhuac), a Master’s Degree in Business ...

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,...

Ernesto is the Managing Partner for our Monterrey Office. He heads the Corporate and Project Finance practice group and is a member of the Corporate and M&A practice group and the Financial Institutions and Services group. Ernesto has over 20 years of experience serving as lead or local counsel for international and domestic corporate clients, institutional investors, private equity funds and family-offices. He has extensive experience in middle and upper middle market cross-border transa...

Gabriel Ruiz Rocha is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Energy Law. Gabriel practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Gabriel Ruiz Rocha since 2014. 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 Gabriel Ruiz Rocha is held by other lawyers.

Gabriel is the founding partner of the Firm, and has been practicing labor and employment law for almost 40 years. He is widely recognized as a leading attorney by companies, unions, business chambers, universities, public servants, bar associations, and his own peers. As managing partner, Gabriel oversees the different teams the Firm is divided into, which handle in total more than 3,000 lawsuits, as well as the consultancy department. He also deals directly with all collective labor relatio...

Roberto heads the International Trade and Customs practice in our Monterrey Office and has wide experience advising clients in complex international trade matters. He has strong focus on compliance and a keen ability to identify and prevent potential problems. Business advisor and risk management professional. Promoter of the conciliation between business goals and legal compliance. Top-down and across understanding of business and industry. Roberto has more than 19 years of experience in Tax...

Glafira Mercado is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Glafira practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Glafira Mercado 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 Glafira Mercado is held by other lawyers.

Gabriel has been a valuable member of our Firm since re-joining in 2021, following the completion of his LLM from Escuela Libre de Derecho. Before joining our team, he gained extensive experience at a prominent firm in Mexico City, where he managed nationwide trials and provided labor counseling to multinational corporations. His extensive expertise encompasses a wide range of sectors including logistics and customs service providers, retail, manufacturing, metalworking, cardboard and paper, ...

Ricardo joined Sánchez-DeVanny as a law clerk in May 2012 and subsequently joined the Corporate and M&A, Corporate and Project Finance and Financial Institutions and Services practice groups. Ricardo has advised national and foreign companies and investors, in different industry sectors, in corporate restructuring, including mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs. He has experience in the incorporation of commercial companies, day-to-day corporate matters, due diligence processes, and...

José Luis Villareal is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Intellectual Property Law. José Luis practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized José Luis Villareal since 2022. 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 José Luis Villareal is held by other lawyers.