María Fernanda Castro

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 ...

PRACTICE AREAS Tax Consulting & Litigation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE He specializes in tax matters (controversy and non-contentious), developing his professional career as a tax advisor of legal entities, addressing their inquiries, supporting them during tax audits, and elaborating and implementing legal defense strategies to reduce or prevent tax assessments. ASSOCIATIONS He is an active member of COPARMEX’ National Tax Committee where he acts as representative of that organization ...

Mr. Katz is a trusted advisor for banks, insurers and high profile individuals. His focus is primarily on complex litigation, focused on criminal charges. Ilan obtained his law degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana. With more than 20 years of experience as a criminal litigator, he is an expert in property, banking and public servant crimes, serving as a whistleblower and defender in local and federal jurisdiction. Among the multiple studies carried out by Katz, we would like to emphasize...

Luis Miguel Lavín Santacruz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Criminal Defense. Luis Miguel practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Luis Miguel Lavín Santacruz since 2024. 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 Miguel Lavín Santacruz is held by other lawyers.

Edgar Olvera Jiménez has over 25 years of experience working on matters related to the telecommunications sector, infrastructure projects, consumer protection, and administrative law. Edgar has been a leader in multidisciplinary teams and on highly complex projects at his previous positions within Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation, and the Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO).In his previous role as Undersecretary of Communications for Mexico’s Ministry...

PRACTICE AREAS Economic competition and corporate. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS International Bar Association (IBA); Antitrust Committee. American Bar Association (ABA). “Economic Competition: Theory and Practice” Editorial Porrúa (2004); one of the few Mexican books on the subject. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Lecturer on antitrust law at Universidad Panamericana and Universidad Anáhuac. Advises national and international clients on all areas of competition...

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...

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...

Jesús Segundo Escárcega Martínez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. Jesús Segundo practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Jesús Segundo Escárcega Martínez since 2022. 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 Jesús Segundo Escárcega Martínez is held by other lawyers.

A longtime Partner at Uhthoff with more than 21 years of experience in diverse areas of Intellectual Property with a strong focus in litigation and a proven leader in contentious matters. An expert IP advisor and counselor focused upon patent and trademark litigation, domain name disputes, and anti-counterfeiting. Xavier holds a Law Degree from Universidad La Salle (Mexico City) and a Postgraduate Degree in Intellectual Property Law from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM).