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Stefano Amato focuses his practice on real estate, corporate, finance and M&A transactions, with more than 20 years of experience. He has been involved and has acted as leading counsel in many strategic transactions in Mexico, some of them for several hundred million dollars, among which, the sales of insurance companies, pension funds and hotel chains. He has acted as main counsel of large shopping centers, industrial establishments, high tech enterprises, foreign banks, entertainment co...

Diego Ruiz Durán is a criminal lawyer by the Escuela Libre de Derecho, he also has a Master's Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Oxford University. In 2001 he began his professional career under the tutelage of the renowned criminal lawyer José Luis Nassar, who years later encouraged him to open his own firm, Bufete Ruiz Durán. He has been a professor at the Escuela Libre de Derecho. He has also studied at the Universities of Cambridge, Harvard and Massachuse...

Sergio Olivares, Sr. joined OLIVARES in 1987 and today leads the firm with strength and a commitment to transparency, client satisfaction, and personal service. He has been a partner since 1994 and Chairman of the Management Committee since 2009. Mr. Olivares’ breadth of experience is extensive; he is skilled in the prosecution and litigation of intellectual property rights, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, and unfair competition. He is proficient across all areas of intellect...

Partner with over 25 years of professional experience in Mexico, New York and across Latin America. His practice is multidisciplinary, with a strong focus on cross-border transactions involving banking and finance, securities, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private capital and structured financing. He advises multinational companies and financial institutions in complex and strategic operations throughout Mexico and the region. His clients include Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companie...

Aldo González Melo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Energy Law and Project Finance and Development Practice. Aldo practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Aldo González Melo since 2021. 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 Aldo González Melo is held...

Luis has more than 20 years of experience in the labor and employment practice, supporting international corporations with local investments in Mexico, in connection with all kinds of legal compliance. His main clients include some of the worldwide leading companies from the industries related with electronics, publicity, toys, fashion and others. During the past Federal Administration, he has consolidated as an essential advisor for the energy, oil and gas sectors, leading important projects...

Selene Espinosa is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Project Finance and Development Practice. Selene practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Selene Espinosa 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 Selene Espinosa i...

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual property. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI); Former President. Mexican Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); Former president. Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI); Former President. Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); Former President. Independent Film & Television ...

Mario Mejía Kargl joined Mejía Guízar y Kargl in 2009 (where he is currently a partner), having previously worked at Basham, Ringe y Correa and Hamdan, Manzanero y Asociados. His experience of more than 24 years has always been in administrative law with high specialization in public sector procurement and health law. His professional practice includes intervention in the main public procurement procedures in the country in various sectors (health -medicines and devices-,...

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual property, patents, utility models, and industrial designs. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI). American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). International Trademark Association (INTA). Licensing Executives Society (LESI); member and current Vice-President of the Mexico chapter, member of high tech blockchain subcommittee. Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). Author ...