Pablo Mijares Ortega

Luis Schmidt joined OLIVARES in 1991, became a partner in 1995, and has almost 40 years of legal experience, with a specialization in copyright in the business of entertainment and culture. He has represented the world’s leading companies in the music, film, television, book publishing, fine art, design, folklore, and software. Mr. Schmidt is head of the firm’s entertainment group, which handles matters pertaining to copyright law and related IP rights, as well as the full range o...

Juan Manuel González Bernal has over 20 years of experience handling complex project finance transactions representing sponsors, developers, structuring agents and lenders across all sectors (airports, transportation, water, energy and waste management, among others), and has focused on public procurement and the legal regime applicable to public works and services, and public-private partnerships in Mexico. Juan Manuel is a founding member of Greenberg Traurig’s Mexico City offi...

Gilberto Martínez is one of the co-founders and Managing Partner of IBERBRAND®. He heads the Firm´s Trademark and Copyright Department, bringing over twenty years of experience to his practice which encompasses all aspects of trademark and copyright law, particularly covering: searching advice, prosecution matters, licensing and assignments of trademark and copyright, and intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. He is the primary point of contact for ...

Intellectual Property specialist and lead of the Copyright department, he has more than 11 years of experience providing services such as the registration of works, reservations of rights for the exclusive use, protection of related rights, application for ISBN and ISSN numbers, right of publicity and image rights specialist, development of contracts and agreements, application for certificates of legality of title and content, and dispute resolution cases. Likewise, providing legal services ...

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. 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.

Roberto has more than 20 years of experience representing clients during trials on real estate matters, recovery of past due portfolios, compliance with different types of contracts, class actions, conflicts between shareholders, civil liability, as well as pain and suffering matters, mediation and arbitration processes, among others. His outstanding work has strengthened his position in Mexico as an expert in litigation, commercial arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceed...

Victor Ramírez is co-leader of OLIVARES’ trademark practice group, focusing chiefly on counseling, negotiating and prosecuting Industrial Property disputes (nullity, caducity and infringement proceedings) before the Mexican Patent and Trademark Office (IMPI). Victor Ramírez is co-leader of OLIVARES’ trademark practice group, focusing chiefly on counseling, negotiating and prosecuting Industrial Property disputes (nullity, caducity and infringement proceedings) before...

Israel Escobar Espíndola is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Immigration Law. Israel, who 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 Israel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Sergio’s practice includes more than 20 years of professional experience advising national and international companies in project finance and infrastructure, banking and finance, capital markets, corporate, M&A, as well as securities, derivatives and Fintech Law. He represents national and international lenders, sponsors, borrowers and governments in a large number of financial transactions, including private equity and venture capital of infrastructure projects, public offerings, s...