María Martínez-Escobar

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).

Before joining Sánchez Devanny, Juan Carlos worked with a Customs and Trade boutique law firm. He is part of the team that launched Sánchez Devanny’s office in Queretaro to serve the Bajio region. Juan Carlos has more than 11 years of experience designing customs operations strategy, export-promotion programs, free trade agreements, tariff classification, and the startup of FDI companies, among other matters, advising the manufacturing industry in different sectors such as...

Paulina, appointed as partner as of January 1, 2026 at Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo is a specialist in employment law, advising clients on the employment aspects of corporate and commercial transactions, start-up operations, reductions in force, and transfers of personnel. Her practice focuses on the prevention of employment litigation through the development and implementation of workplace policies and tailored HR training programs. She also conducts employ...

Adriana Garcia-Cuellar is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice. Adriana practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Adriana Garcia-Cuellar 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 Adriana Garcia-Cuellar ...

Alejandra Badillo is an associate attorney at Sánchez Devanny working in the Intellectual Property Practice of the firm. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of trademarks, copyrights, and related litigation, providing a wide range of services including specialized legal consultancy, comprehensive client advice on intellectual property issues, management of trademark and copyright registrations, processing of declarations for recognized or notorious trademarks, development ...

León Rodríguez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law. León practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized León Rodríguez 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 León Rodríguez is held by other lawyers.

Luis Antonio is member of the Tax practice group. He possesses a broad experience in national and international tax audit. His practice focuses on Mexican MNE’s going outbound and foreign MNE’s coming inbound to Mexico on highly complex matters, particularly those that refer to related party transactions and international taxation also advises companies on tax refund procedures. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he had a distinguished twenty-year career at the Mexican Tax Adm...

Jorge Gutiérrez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Jorge practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Jorge Gutiérrez since 2026. 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 Jorge Gutiérrez is held by other lawyers.

PRACTICE AREAS Foreign trade, customs and regulatory law. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Institute of Foreign Trade Executives (IMECE); President. Mexican Bar Association (BMA). Committee of the regulatory matters for customs and foreign trade issues. Committee of Tariff Classification. Inter-Ministerial Commission on the Automotive Industry (CIIA). Editor of the book “Expert in foreign trade and customs”, as well as author of the chapters “Actions following customs clearance...

Hermes Jesus De la Rosa Luna is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. He, practices law in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hermes Jesus is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Since 2025 Hermes is a partner at Villar Abogados and heads the Transactional, Compliance, and ESG ...