José Ángel Santiago Ábrego

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...

Javier Sterling holds a law degree from Universidad Panamericana and has more than 10 years of experience in the resolution of highly complex civil and commercial disputes. Since the beginning of his career, he has represented national and foreign clients before local and federal courts. His high degree of specialization has allowed him to resolve conflicts between shareholders, either representing the company, the controlling shareholder and/or the minority group. In addition, Javier advises...

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...

Associate in the trademark department of Uhthoff, where he has collaborated for more than five years in the provision of services related to the area of Distinctive Signs. He has more than 15 years of experience in the area of Intellectual Property and its related areas, such as, Unfair Competition, Lawful Practices in Commerce, Regulation in Social Networks, Regulation on Advertising, Regulation on Consumer Protection and Regulation on Technological Platforms.

Ismael focuses on regulatory matters and administrative litigations. Ismael has a unique vision capable of seeing both sides of the coin a talent that comes from more than 25 years of experience working in the public sector and more than a decade at White & Case. This quality is praised by the clients, who highlight his "understanding of the spirit of the law and the ability to put it into practice in a pragmatic manner." Chambers Latin America, 2018Clients who benefit from Ismael's exper...

Nallely Van Pratt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Nallely Van practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Nallely Van Pratt since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Nallely Van Pratt is held by other lawyers.

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual property. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI); Former President. Mexican Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); Former president. Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI); Former President. Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); Former President. Independent Film & Television ...

Carlos E. Martínez Betanzos is counsel in the Mexico City office and member of the firm’s Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice. Carlos focuses his practice on major international arbitrations (commercial and investor-state), cross-border litigation proceedings, as well as international law matters. He also advises clients in connection with anticorruption regulations, compliance programs and investigations in Mexico Latin America. He handles matters for entities in industr...

Flora Astrid Álvarez Acosta is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative Law and Amparo Law. Flora Astrid practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Flora Astrid Álvarez Acosta since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Flora Astrid Álvarez Acosta is held by other lawyers.

Alejandro Ostos Fulda is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Amparo Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Civil Litigation and Commercial Litigation. Alejandro Ostos practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Alejandro Ostos Fulda since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Alejandro Ostos Fulda is he...