José Fuad González Fernandez

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

Francisco Jose Palau Govela is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. He has an outstanding professional trajectory, mainly in prestigious national and international law firms, complemented with in-house experience in international companies and a private equity investment fund. Francisco holds a law degree from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Tamaulipas (Red Anáhuac), a Master’s Degree in Business ...

Jose Manuel Marquez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jose Manuel, who practices law in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jose Manuel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lourdes joined Sánchez Devanny as a law clerk in 2005 and subsequently became part of the Firm’s Corporate and M&A and Corporate and Project Finance practice groups. From March to June 2011 she did an internship in the German law firm Monereo Meyer Marinel-lo, S.L., at its office located in Madrid, España. Lourdes has advised national and foreign companies and investors in corporate restructuring, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, dissolutions and liquidation...

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

David co-heads the Labor, Social Security, and Immigration practice group. He also has extensive experience in collective negotiations, with a special emphasis on the automotive manufacturing and energy sectors. David is recognized for handling complex individual and collective litigation, and litigation involving credits issued by social security institutions. Likewise, David has ample experience in mergers and acquisitions, ensuring the proper compliance with on labor matters. David was the...

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...

Iván joined the firm in 1994 and became partner in 2000. He is currently the Litigation Department Manager and represents directly several of the firm’s key clients, which are leading companies in the construction, retail, food and beverage, manufacturing, automotive, transportation, energy, real estate development, logistics, and metal industries. Iván is widely recognised by companies, business chambers, public servants, judicial branches of several Mexican states, and h...

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...

Gabriel is the founding partner of the Firm, and has been practicing labor and employment law for almost 40 years. He is widely recognized as a leading attorney by companies, unions, business chambers, universities, public servants, bar associations, and his own peers. As managing partner, Gabriel oversees the different teams the Firm is divided into, which handle in total more than 3,000 lawsuits, as well as the consultancy department. He also deals directly with all collective labor relatio...