Jorge Cervantes Arenas

Ricardo Cajal is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Ricardo, 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 Ricardo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ricardo is a tax attorney with 30 years of experience and coordinates the firm’s Tax practice group. He has a broad based transactional tax practice focused on Mexican inbound and outbound tax optimization and transfer pricing; tax treaties, their application and limitations; anti-deferral and anti-abuse legislation; and overall Income Tax and VAT rationalization. His expertise allows him to structure tax-efficient domestic and cross border acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations, spin-o...

With more than 27 years of professional experience, Jorge has advised national and international companies in the automotive, financial, educational, technological and entertainment sectors, among others. His practice is focused on M&A transactions, financing and TMT. He is the Chairman of Santamarina + Steta. Also, he is a member of the Board of Directors of The World Law Group.

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.

Fermin is a Mexican lawyer who graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana, with more than 10 years of experience in labor and social security litigation and consulting. He has a Masters degree in Human Resources and Labor Relations, EAE Business School, Madrid. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, Fermin was associate at national and international law firms. Since 2015 is member of the Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresas, Colegio de Abogados, A.C. Since 2018 is member of the Brit...

PRACTICE AREAS Corporate law, foreign investment, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, in-bond manufacturing companies, and energy law. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Bar Association. International Bar Association (IBA). American Bar Association, International Law Section (ABA-SIL); Co-Chair of the Mexican Committee and a Vice-president of the M&A Committee. U.S.-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA); Former Chairman. Lex Mundi; Former Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Commit...

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...

Carlos Reyes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Carlos, 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 Carlos is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Habib Díaz Noriega has extensive experience in dispute resolution concerning several areas of law (i.e. constitutional, amparo, bankruptcy, IP, civil, commercial, family and administrative matters). He is a well known amparo expert (constitutional review process) and has also represented foreign companies in different industries against the Mexican Federal government concerning government contracts before the courts in Mexico. Habib is familiar with the US court system due to his continuous i...