René Irra de la Cruz

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual and Industrial Property, entertainment law and administrative litigation ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI); Member of the litigation; diversity and inclusion committees National Association of Business Lawyers (ANADE); Former Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee International Trademark Association (INTA); Member of the internet committee International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC)I...

Marco Cannizzo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Project Finance and Development Practice and Real Estate Law. Marco, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marco is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...

Alejandra Gutiérrez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Hospitality and Tourism Law. Alejandra, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alejandra is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Eduardo Medina Zapata is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Eduardo, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2020. 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.

Fernando Orrantia Dworak focuses his practice in the real estate, commercial and corporate law aspects of clients participating in diverse industries, including port services, petrochemical, and hospitality services, advising clients in complex international joint venture operations, mergers, acquisition and divestitures of operations and assets, as well as domestic and cross border financing related to his client’s activities. Mr. Orrantia also advises clients in the environmental aspe...

Abel is the Managing Partner for our Querétaro Office. He specializes in international tax planning, both for companies and individuals. Consulting for individuals includes advice for high net worth and ultra-high networth families regarding issues such as pre-migration tax planning to other countries, design of international patrimonial structures that incorporate corporate-family governance protocols and orderly inheritance transmission, as well as as planning regarding inheritance t...

Juan Luis leads our Intellectual Property and Data Privacy practice groups and is the co-head of our Life Sciences Industry Group. He has broad experience in high level management of complex legal and policy issues in Mexico and Latin America. Juan Luis is Councilor to the Mexican Health Foundation (FUNSALUD), a member of the board of the Association of Pharmaceutical Industry Physicians and Professionals (AMEIFAC) and of the Commission of Legal Affairs of the National Chamber of the Pharmace...

Francisco has been practicing for more than 13 years and specializes in employment litigation, representing management in high profile cases filed by top executives, as well as representing clients in employer/union conflicts. He also specializes in consultancy on benefits and employment aspects of merger and acquisition deals. He is involved in many of the largest impact cases at S+S and is relied upon and respected by his clients, many of which are multi-national companies.

Karla Olvera is an associate attorney at the litigation department of OLIVARES and is a member of the Life Sciences group, where she provides legal advice to clients from different industries through the preparation and implementation of innovative strategies to protect their intellectual property rights in Mexico. Her professional practice focuses on litigation related to patents, trademarks, unfair competition, regulatory and administrative matters. She participated in the first case in Mex...