Rafael Valdés Abascal

Ángel Armando Peña Santiago is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Amparo Law and Family Law. Ángel Armando, 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 Ángel Armando is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Eduardo Leal Sánchez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Eduardo, 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 Eduardo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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.

Carlos G. Guerrero Orozco is a litigation attorney and anti-corruption consultant based in Mexico City. He is a partner at the litigation firm López Melih y Estrada Abogados and co-founder of the non-profit DLM Mexico, which defends human rights through strategic litigation. He has advised and represented public and private companies, individuals, and international institutions including the Inter-American Development Bank, Transparency International, and the Cyrus Vance Center for Int...

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 ...

Emilio is a partner in the Banking and Finance , Fintech , Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate practice areas. He has over 30 years of experience as a specialist in economics, finance and law. He has actively participated in regulated sectors, such as energy (electricity generation and natural gas transportation), telecommunications, finance and real estate. He was general director of special projects of the Economic Deregulation Unit of the then Secretary of Industrial Commerce, where h...

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Partner of the firm in the Banking, Finance and Corporate areas in the Mexico City office. He has developed his practice for over 15 years, focusing on national and international transactions, including structuring and reorganizing debt, securitizations, factoring, financial leasing, financing, guarantees and security interests, as well as in capital markets, fintech, mergers and acquisitions, incorporations, and other finance and corporate transactions. Author of vari...

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...

Zarina Beltrán Betrón is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Franchise Law. Zarina, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Zarina is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

PRACTICE AREAS Tax, social security, constitutional and administrative law. Member of the Strategic Committee of the Firm. Recognized as co-head of one of the most prominent tax practices in Mexico. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS National Association of Corporate Counsel Association (ANADE); Former Chair and Former Coordinator of the Tax Committee. Lex Mundi; Former Worldwide Chair of its Tax Committee. International Fiscal Association (IFA). International Bar Association (IBA); Tax Committee....