Juan Francisco Barrera Alarcón

Founding Partner. Born in Mexico City on September 26, 1975; He obtained his law degree (JD) at Universidad Anáhuac in 1998 and he has a postgraduate course on business law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho in 2002-2003. Mr. Basurto worked at the firm Bufete Carrillo Gamboa, S.C. for twelve years, being a partner in such firm for the last six years. He has focused his practice in corporate law, commercial Law, financial Law, foreign investments, mergers and acquisitions, banking, commerc...

María Leticia Montero joined Villar Abogados in 2010, as specialist area of Labor Law, defending and representing national and international companies in individual labor procedures, in union negotiations such as the revision of Internal Labor Regulations, Collective Bargaining Agreements, wage tabulations, codes of conduct and ethics and in general, documents for safeguarding client’s interests. She was born in Argentina and it was there where she attended university and began h...

Sofía Gómez is a Labour & Employment lawyer with over 15 years of experience, advising national and multinational companies on complex workplace matters in Mexico. She is a Partner and leads the firm’s labour practice, providing strategic, business-oriented counsel that goes beyond legal compliance and supports broader organizational decision-making. She is known for building trusted, long-term relationships with clients, often acting as a key advisor not only on emplo...

Hugo Hernandez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Amparo Law and Arbitration and Mediation. Hugo, 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 Hugo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Enrique Hill is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of International Trade and Finance Law. Enrique, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Enrique is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jorge has over 20 years of experience, focused primarily on asset-backed financing, project finance, and other types of structured finance, including public and private securitizations of financial assets and other types of assets, financing with incremental efficiency derived from multi-jurisdictional tax attributes, structured leasing, real estate financing, restructurings, and workouts. He is an expert in M&A, Private Equity, and Real Estate transactions, including the development of p...

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.

Daniel Sanchez joined OLIVARES in 2000 and became a partner in 2011. He is one of the leading intellectual property (IP) and administrative litigators in Mexico and is recognized by industry rankings and publications. Mr. Sanchez’s work is extensive, with experience in prosecution and litigation across all areas of IP, including trademarks, copyrights, patents and unfair competition. His broad background allows him to tailor enforcement strategies to a range of needs. His practice is fo...

After spending many years as a trademark lawyer, I became OLIVARES’ first-ever marketing manager. The role is challenging in many different ways but highly fulfilling. My responsibilities range the full spectrum of the marketing function, including strategy, planning, and operations. My role is very much a new trend in México, and I am pleased to be part of this growing industry. Education Certificate in Publicity and Communication in Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Supe...

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...