José Ramón Ayala

Leslie Palma is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Administrative Law, Employee Benefits Law and Labor and Employment Law. Leslie practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Leslie Palma since 2020. 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 Leslie Palma is held by other lawyers.

Carlos Reyes is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Intellectual Property Law. Carlos practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Carlos Reyes 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 Carlos Reyes is held by other lawyers.

José Raz Guzmán is Co-Chair of the firm's Latin America Practice and the Managing Shareholder of the Mexico City office, where his practice focuses on financial and M&A transactions. He works with issuers, underwriters and investors in public and private offerings of equity, debt, structured instruments, Fibras, CKDs and securitizations.

Before joining Sánchez Devanny, she practiced eight years in Mexico City as a Law Clerk and Associate of an international law firm. She has rendered advice in mergers and acquisitions, business transaction structuring, corporate restructuring, corporate planning, general corporate law, project finance and real estate. She has advised clients in the preparation of contracts and civil and commercial agreements. She has advised clients in the incorporation of all kinds of companies and as...

Alfonso heads the Civil and Commercial Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice and has wide experience representing clients in complex litigation cases before federal and local courts throughout Mexico and handling international arbitration cases in the oil & gas, power generation, manufacturing and automotive industries. Alfonso is also part of the Energy Industry Group, as dispute resolution specialist in that sector. He has ample experience in constitutional remedy (ampa...

Academic background: He is a Public Accountant from the Universidad Iberoamericana (1985) and a Law Degree from the Universidad del Valle de México (2011).He obtained the International Tax Certification at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; He completed the Diploma in International Taxes from the ITAM-Harvard Program and completed the AD-2 Senior Management Program at IPADE (2008). Experience: He has more than 32 years of experience as a tax...

Partner Alexis Michel has focused his practice not only in the compliance of obligations in matters of customs and foreign trade, but in aiding, through the enforcement of administrative instruments that Mexican authorities have implemented, and identifying and developing areas with opportunities of expansion for his clients. Alexis is specialized in tariff classification, customs valuation, implementation of free trade agreements, origin verifications, criteria confirmation and certification...

Jordi Oropeza is a founding partner of Oropeza Abogados. With more than 25 years of experience, he has established himself as a reference and active participant in highly complex litigation in Mexico, successfully representing, among others, investment funds, banks, brokerage firms, issuers, companies of the most varied sectors, both domestic and foreign, as well as high-profile individuals. Jordi is a strategic advisor in civil and commercial matters with prominent participation in disputes ...

Luis Gerardo Del Valle Torres is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Luis Gerardo practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Luis Gerardo Del Valle Torres since 2020. 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 Luis Gerardo Del Valle Torres is held by other lawyers.

César Chavez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Administrative Law. César practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized César Chavez since 2023. 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 César Chavez is held by other lawyers.