Administrative Law
Mónica Dariane Cárdenas Fregoso
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Mónica Dariane Cárdenas Fregoso has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Administrative Law. Based in Guadalajara, Mexico, she has been recognized since 2026. This distinction is the result of an exhaustive peer-review process, reflecting the high esteem in which she is held by her peers.
Mónica specializes in Administrative Law, with extensive experience in administrative litigation, constitutional relief (amparo) proceedings, and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance. She currently serves as a Junior Associate at Ramos Castillo Abogados, S.C., where she contributes to the design of legal strategies for the defense of private parties before administrative authorities, particularly in urban and environmental matters.
She holds a Law Degree from the Universidad de Guadalajara and has completed advanced training in Amparo Proceedings (Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation), Legal English (Universidad Anáhuac Mayab), and Anti-Money Laundering (Universidad Panamericana). She is certified by the Financial Intelligence Unit as an AML expert.
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Mexico™ 2026 for work in:
- Administrative Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Amparo Law
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Case History
Cases
- Administrative Litigation Against Restrictive Regulatory Practices
Advised a multinational manufacturer in challenging federal testing requirements that created a de facto monopoly and imposed disproportionate compliance costs. Developed a comprehensive constitutional and competition-based strategy that was formally acknowledged as technically valid and legally well-founded by the authorities involved. These arguments strengthened the client’s defense posture, and positioned the company favorably for subsequent regulatory review.
- High-Risk Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Advisory
Provided advanced AML/PLD compliance strategies for high-risk industries, including hospitality, real estate, and financial-flow-intensive sectors. Designed risk-based methodologies, internal controls, and regulatory defense strategies that prevented sanctions from the Financial Intelligence Unit and tax authorities. Clients adopted these frameworks as long-term governance standards.
- Defense of Property Rights Against State-Level Environmental Decree
Represented a major real estate and development group whose multi-hectare property was affected by a state decree that designated the land as an ecological protected zone, completely preventing development. Structured a constitutional challenge demonstrating the decree’s lack of legal foundation and its disproportionate impact on private property rights. Obtained a federal judgment ordering that the decree not apply to the client’s land, restoring full development and investment potential.
- Constitutional Challenge to Mobility Regulations for a Multinational Industrial Company
Represented a multibillion-dollar international industrial company in challenging the enforcement of municipal mobility regulations that unlawfully restricted the circulation of its transport units in essential operational zones. Designed and executed the constitutional strategy that led to a federal judgment declaring the contested provisions unconstitutional and ordering authorities to permanently abstain from applying them. The decision protected the client’s regional logistics operations and set a precedent on the limits of municipal regulatory power.
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