José Juan Méndez

Alonso joined OLIVARES in 1995 and became a partner in 2008. He is a highly experienced trademark attorney who represents many of the firm’s key clients and their well-known brands. His team serves as the heartbeat of Olivares’ trademark practice. Alonso Camargo’s clients “draw confidence from his complete dedication to their cause,” according to World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000. Alonso joined OLIVARES in 1995 and became a partner in 2008. He is a highly e...

Senior Partner and the head of the litigation department at Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff. His practice focuses on IP litigation and enforcement, anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting issues, domain names disputes and counselling. With extensive experience handling complex IP litigation, he has particular expertise in transcendental disputes involving patents. Saul Co-chairs the Firms Entertainment Law and Copyright. He holds a Law Degree from the Universidad La Salle Faculty of Law, Mexico...

Miguel Moisés focuses his practice on banking and finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate matters. He is experienced in representing lenders and borrowers in structured financings, bilateral and syndicated loans, and in the financing of industrial, commercial and housing real estate projects. He advises buyers and sellers, both domestic and international, in stock and asset purchases and sale transactions and joint ventures. He represents issuers, underwrite...

Javier Uhthoff is Senior Partner of Uhthoff in Mexico, where he heads the Patent Department. He has an important experience in the representation of numerous clients, mainly in advising multinational companies, protecting different types of innovations. He has advised a wide variety of industries in Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America. Javier has established a significant international reputation for Intellectual Property. He began his practice at Uhthoff in 1984 and was appointed P...

Jorge Lanz is a graduate of Universidad Anáhuac del Norte, where he obtained his law degree with special emphasis in Civil and Commercial Law. For more than 20 years, he has developed an outstanding legal practice in Civil and Commercial Litigation, as well as in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. His experience has been particularly focused on complex matters of Civil Liability, Corporate Conflicts, litigation related to trusts and Commercial Arbitration, representing both com...

Lidia Monsalvo Alvarez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Lidia Monsalvo, 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 Lidia Monsalvo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rodrigo Orozco Waters is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice and Structured Finance Law. Rodrigo, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rodrigo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Gustavo Alcocer manages the Corporate and Commercial Law Group at OLIVARES, advising domestic and foreign businesses and the owners of those businesses on Mexican and cross-border corporate and commercial transactions. He serves as outside general counsel in Mexico to many of his domestic and foreign clients, and also represents emerging and middle-market companies, including closely-held businesses from Mexico, the United States, Canada and Latin America. Mr. Alcocer’s significant expe...

Juan Manuel González Olguín is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Natural Resources Law. Juan Manuel, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Juan Manuel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

From 2009 to 2012, Pedro was part of the Mexican Tax Administration Service (SAT). He worked in International Tax Audits, International Tax Legal Affairs, and Large Taxpayers Legal Affairs departments. Pedro participated in audits to foreign tax residents, the issuance of tax rulings, and exchange of information procedures with international authorities; he also attended Mutual Agreement Procedures (MAPs). From 2015 to 2016, Pedro was part of the SAT’s new Hydrocarbon Verification depar...