José Luis Lavín Santacruz

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...

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

PRACTICE AREAS Corporate, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, aeronautics, private international law, business entities, foreign investment, immigration, real estate, strategic alliances. ASSOCIATIONS International Bar Association (IBA). Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados, A.C., Nuevo León; former board member, and active coordinator of the commercial and civil law practice. Coparmex (Querétaro); Board of directors. Cámara Franco Mexicana de Comercio e In...

Mariano has more than 25 years of professional experience advising national and international clients on tax matters for their operations in Mexico, and has successfully represented them in amparo, administrative and contentious judicial proceedings, involving constitutional, tax and administrative matters. He has successfully represented clients in amparo, administrative and judicial contentious proceedings, involving constitutional, tax and administrative related issues. He is an expert in ...

Martha has more than 15 years of experience in Intellectual Property, she is expert on trademark prosecution and litigation across all areas of IP, mainly trademark and unfair competition. She is a great strategist focused on detail and with deep knowledge. Her experience and knowledge allow her to design legal protection strategies with a multidisciplinary approach, and to provide specialized consulting on the protection and defense of the Intellectual Property rights, providing comprehensiv...

With over 17 years of professional experience, Claudia specializes in environmental, agrarian and indigenous consulting, and real estate law. Her practice revolves around the activities of companies doing business in Mexico in different sectors of the economy, and a key component of ESG guidelines and requirements when doing business in the country.

Former managing partner of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and foreign associate at Garrigues, Mr Malpica founded the highly recognised litigation boutique Malpica, Iturbe, Buj & Paredes in 2014. Ranked by national and international publications as one of the best litigators in Mexico, Mr Malpica has represented plaintiffs and defendants in all types of cases and proceedings before the Supreme Court of Justice as well as federal and state courts. Examiner and professor for the ...

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

Aarón has more than 38 years of national and international experience in corporate transactions, M&A, joint ventures, banking and financing, including transactions in the hospitality and industrial real estate sectors. He has received numerous acknowledgements on behalf of the most reputable legal directories for his outstanding work.

Pedro Javier Reséndez Bocanegra has broad experience in governmental affairs, assisting companies in the process of implementing and contracting infrastructure projects in Mexico and other countries of Latin America. His experience includes the drafting and negotiation of legal reforms, bidding guidelines and contracts required for project development and project financing, as well as compliance with regulatory controls. Pedro is experienced in dispute resolution procedures related to ...