Román Salazar Castillo

PRACTICE AREAS Intellectual property. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI); Former President. Mexican Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); Former president. Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI); Former President. Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); Former President. Independent Film & Television ...

Luis Antonio Alvarez Cervantes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Luis Antonio, who practices law in Mexico City, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Luis Antonio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Armando Arenas joined OLIVARES in 2000 and became a partner in January 2017. He has experience working on a range of IP matters, including consulting and litigation on trademark, patent, unfair competition, trade dress protection, and misleading advertising cases before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), Federal Court of Tax and Administrative Affairs (FCTA), Federal Circuit Courts (FCC) and the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) Regulatory Affairs and Public Acquisitions. Arman...

Javier Uhthoff is Senior Partner of Uhthoff in Mexico, where he heads the Patent Department. He has an important experience in the representation of numerous clients, mainly in advising multinational companies, protecting different types of innovations. He has advised a wide variety of industries in Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America. Javier has established a significant international reputation for Intellectual Property. He began his practice at Uhthoff in 1984 and was appointed P...

Experience in Intellectual Property since 2011. Worked for the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) for the distinctive sign department and afterwards, in the department of patent filings. Before joining Uhthoff, worked as an Associate for Barbieri & Gonzalez-Kokke’s Intellectual Property Law firm in the city of Mérida, Yucatán, México. In 2016 joined Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff in which currently works in the trademark department, handling all ...

With more than 27 years of professional experience, Jorge has advised national and international companies in the automotive, financial, educational, technological and entertainment sectors, among others. His practice is focused on M&A transactions, financing and TMT. He is the Chairman of Santamarina + Steta. Also, he is a member of the Board of Directors of The World Law Group.

He offers over 25 years of successful experience in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. He is intensely focused on creating and delivering winning strategies, which has enabled him to effectively litigate numerous complex cases across various industries. After attending the prestigious Valley Forge Military Academy (USA), he earned his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana and Colegio Superior de Ciencias Jurídicas (Mexico City). For five years, he honed his skills as...

With over 17 years of professional experience, Claudia specializes in environmental, agrarian and indigenous consulting, and real estate law. Her practice revolves around the activities of companies doing business in Mexico in different sectors of the economy, and a key component of ESG guidelines and requirements when doing business in the country.

PRACTICE AREAS Tax law, customs law, foreign trade, administrative law, constitutional law and social security law. ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS International Bar Association (IBA). Mexican Bar Association. National Association of Corporate Counsel (ANADE). Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF); secretary of the board of directors of the Mexico City group; Vice-President of standards of the National Executive Committee. Association of Public Accountants of Mexico, special member. Au...

Jair Vaca A. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law. Jair, 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 Jair is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.