Hernan Gonzalez Estrada

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...

Fernando Orrantia Dworak focuses his practice in the real estate, commercial and corporate law aspects of clients participating in diverse industries, including port services, petrochemical, and hospitality services, advising clients in complex international joint venture operations, mergers, acquisition and divestitures of operations and assets, as well as domestic and cross border financing related to his client’s activities. Mr. Orrantia also advises clients in the environmental aspe...

Law degree earned at Escuela Libre de Derecho. Admitted in 1985. Mr. Soní has earned a MCL at the California Western School of Law and has studies at the IPADE, Business School. Mr. Soní is active member of the: American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI), Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI), Inter-American Association for the Protection of Industrial Prope...

Gerardo Carrillo Valadez focuses his practice on real estate, development, and mergers & acquisitions transactions. He has more than 17 years of experience within the Mexican market, and brings wide-ranging knowledge of residential, commercial, industrial and hospitality projects. He also possesses a unique understanding of mixed use and multifamily properties. Additionally, Carrillo Valadez has participated in multiple engagements across other industries. In 2018, he was recognized in re...

José Manuel Zárate López is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. José Manuel, 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 José Manuel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ana Vargas is a co-founding Managing Partner of IBERBRAND® . She manages the firm’s Litigation and International Trademark Departments. Ana has been practicing IP Law for over 20 years, working in different areas, including prosecution, maintenance, copyright, and a particular specialization in litigation practice for over 13 years. She is a skilled negotiator who relies on her portfolio management experience and as a sharp litigator. Ana takes care of clients in the litigation and ...

Eduardo Leal Sánchez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Eduardo, 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 Eduardo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Julián holds a law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho and a Master's Degree in Business Law from Universidad Panamericana. With more than a decade of experience in litigation matters, he has specialized in proceedings related to breach of commercial obligations, loan portfolio recovery, as well as restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings, successfully representing both creditors and companies with highly complex insolvency problems. Throughout more than ten years of professional prac...

Hugo Hernandez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Amparo Law and Arbitration and Mediation. Hugo, 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 Hugo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

PRACTICE AREAS Foreign trade, customs and regulatory law. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Institute of Foreign Trade Executives (IMECE); President. Mexican Bar Association (BMA). Committee of the regulatory matters for customs and foreign trade issues. Committee of Tariff Classification. Inter-Ministerial Commission on the Automotive Industry (CIIA). Editor of the book “Expert in foreign trade and customs”, as well as author of the chapters “Actions following customs clearance...