Javier Villalobos Castañeda

Mario Jorge Yáñez Vega is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice and Trade Law. Mario Jorge, 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 M. Jorge is held by other top lawyers in the sa...

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...

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual property and franchises. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Former President of the Intellectual Property Commission of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of Mexico (Confederación de Cámaras Industriales de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos-CONCAMIN); appointed by CONCAMIN as representative of the Mexican private sector with respect to the Intellectual Property chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Former President of the Mexican Assoc...

Rosa María Cuevas Brun is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Rosa María, 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 Rosa María is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

José Iván Magdaleno Camacho is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. José Iván, 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 José Iván is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Founding Partner. Born in Mexico City on September 26, 1975; He obtained his law degree (JD) at Universidad Anáhuac in 1998 and he has a postgraduate course on business law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho in 2002-2003. Mr. Basurto worked at the firm Bufete Carrillo Gamboa, S.C. for twelve years, being a partner in such firm for the last six years. He has focused his practice in corporate law, commercial Law, financial Law, foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, banking, commerc...

Leslie Palma is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law. Leslie, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Leslie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Luis Antonio is member of the Tax practice group. He possesses a broad experience in national and international tax audit. His practice focuses on Mexican MNE’s going outbound and foreign MNE’s coming inbound to Mexico on highly complex matters, particularly those that refer to related party transactions and international taxation also advises companies on tax refund procedures. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he had a distinguished twenty-year career at the Mexican Tax Adm...

María José Jiménez Neria is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Amparo Law and Competition / Antitrust Law. María José, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which María José is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

PRACTICE AREAS Contracts, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions. ASSOCIATIONS International Bar Association (IBA). Lex Mundi. Global Leaders Forum. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Has participated in the planning and implementation of commercial cross-border and local transactions, including: joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, real estate. Project manager of a number of transactions and coordinator of legal opinions for foreign clients and law firms.