Maria Elena Abraham

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...

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...

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...

Mr. Balderas specializes in stock market law, finance, payment systems, financial technology (fintech), renewable energy, project finance, telecommunications, corporate finance, asset securitization, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment, bank law, investment in funds. pension and pension plans and insurance and reinsurance.

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...

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 ...

Alejandro Luna joined OLIVARES in 1996 and being made partner in 2005, he has been instrumental to the firm’s IP Litigation, Regulatory, and Administrative Litigation practices. He co-chairs the Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Law industry group and coordinates the Litigation Department. Alejandro Luna has been alternately dubbed “an extraordinary litigator, active at every level,” “responsive and insightful,” and “a knowledgeable IP practitioner offerin...

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.

Carlos Freaner’s practice focuses on real estate, commercial finance and business transactions in Mexico, particularly real estate investment, development and leasing, secured lending, M&A, joint ventures and corporate counseling. Carlos regularly represents U.S. and Mexico-based developers, builders, hospitality groups, manufacturers and investment firms on a variety of ventures across Mexico. Carlos was born and raised in Mexico. He obtained his law degree (J.D. equivalent) from t...

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