Janet Rodríguez Morales

Diego Ruiz Durán is a criminal lawyer by the Escuela Libre de Derecho, he also has a Master's Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Oxford University. In 2001 he began his professional career under the tutelage of the renowned criminal lawyer José Luis Nassar, who years later encouraged him to open his own firm, Bufete Ruiz Durán. He has been a professor at the Escuela Libre de Derecho. He has also studied at the Universities of Cambridge, Harvard and Massachuse...

Gustavo Alcocer manages the Corporate and Commercial Law Group at OLIVARES, advising domestic and foreign businesses and the owners of those businesses on Mexican and cross-border corporate and commercial transactions. He serves as outside general counsel in Mexico to many of his domestic and foreign clients, and also represents emerging and middle-market companies, including closely-held businesses from Mexico, the United States, Canada and Latin America. Mr. Alcocer’s significant expe...

Mariana is the Managing Partner for our Mexico City Office. Mariana has almost 20 years of legal experience, and is admitted to law practice both in Mexico and in the State of New York, USA. Her practice is primarily focused on two fronts. The first is advising national and multinational companies in domestic and international tax issues (inbound and outbound), including mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, leveraged financing and project financing, tax aspects of compliance an...

Javier Uhthoff is Senior Partner of Uhthoff in Mexico, where he heads the Patent Department. He has an important experience in the representation of numerous clients, mainly in advising multinational companies, protecting different types of innovations. He has advised a wide variety of industries in Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America. Javier has established a significant international reputation for Intellectual Property. He began his practice at Uhthoff in 1984 and was appointed P...

Carlos Sánchez Colorado is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Carlos, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carlos is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Armando Arenas joined OLIVARES in 2000 and became a partner in January 2017. He has experience working on a range of IP matters, including consulting and litigation on trademark, patent, unfair competition, trade dress protection, and misleading advertising cases before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs (FCTA), Federal Circuit Courts (FCC) and the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) Regulatory Affairs and Public Acquisitions. Arman...

Jaime Rodriguez joined OLIVARES in 2007 and became a partner in 2023. He has extensive experience in copyright, litigation, trademarks, unfair competition and domain name dispute resolution, and this versatility has allowed him to participate in a variety of relevant matters and cases pertaining to different areas of intellectual property. Mr. Rodriguez’s extensive knowledge of the different areas of intellectual property has positioned him as one of the most versatile lawyers in the fi...

Lidia Monsalvo Alvarez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Lidia Monsalvo, 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 Lidia Monsalvo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Héctor Campos Carrillo PARTNER. Mr. Campos has a vast experience on providing regulatory and environmental consulting services,as well as litigation in administrative matters. His areas of expertise include advising domestic and foreign companies in the areas of electricity, hydrocarbons, infrastructure, industry, tourism complexes and urban development. Likewise, he has developed and actively participated in the legal planning for the defense of several companies, as well as designing...

Daniel has significant experience in business, corporate and financial operations, and contract negotiations for international transactions. He co-chairs the Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance practice group of the firm. He advises clients on M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, commercial contracting and real estate matters. He also specializes in corporate governance and compliance matters, and has advised multinational companies, particularly from the...