Joaquín Contreras

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...

Juan Luis leads our Intellectual Property and Data Privacy practice groups and is the co-head of our Life Sciences Industry Group. He has broad experience in high level management of complex legal and policy issues in Mexico and Latin America. Juan Luis is Councilor to the Mexican Health Foundation (FUNSALUD), a member of the board of the Association of Pharmaceutical Industry Physicians and Professionals (AMEIFAC) and of the Commission of Legal Affairs of the National Chamber of the Pharmace...

Founding Partner Location : Mexico City Areas of practice : Corporate, Telecommunications, Radio and Television, Transportation and Logistics, Foreign Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, NAFTA, Tax, Foreign Trade, Labor-related Matters Languages : English Education Law Degree, 1974 Escuela Libre de Derecho Professional background : Since 1979, Carlos M. Sesma specializes in the area of Communications and, subsequently, in Telecommunications, providing advisory services to more than 100 radi...

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...

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

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Partner of the firm in the Banking, Finance and Corporate areas in the Mexico City office. He has developed his practice for over 15 years, focusing on national and international transactions, including structuring and reorganizing debt, securitizations, factoring, financial leasing, financing, guarantees and security interests, as well as in capital markets, fintech, mergers and acquisitions, incorporations, and other finance and corporate transactions. Author of vari...

Founding member and partner since 2016 of the Mexican recognised litigations boutique, Malpica, Iturbe, Buj & Paredes. Rolando Zarate’s practice focuses on civil, commercial, administrative and constitutional litigation, as well as ADRs and bankruptcy proceedings. He has successfully represented companies, financial entities and individuals before the Mexican Supreme Court, federal and local courts, and arbitral panels, and before administrative authorities. Ranked and recognised by...

Israel Escobar Espíndola is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Israel, 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 Israel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Academic background: He is a Public Accountant from the Universidad Iberoamericana (1985) and a Law Degree from the Universidad del Valle de México (2011).He obtained the International Tax Certification at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; He completed the Diploma in International Taxes from the ITAM-Harvard Program and completed the AD-2 Senior Management Program at IPADE (2008). Experience: He has more than 32 years of experience as a tax...

Edgar Olvera Jiménez has over 25 years of experience working on matters related to the telecommunications sector, infrastructure projects, consumer protection, and administrative law. Edgar has been a leader in multidisciplinary teams and on highly complex projects at his previous positions within Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation, and the Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO).In his previous role as Undersecretary of Communications for Mexico’s Ministry...