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Carlos Sánchez Colorado is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Carlos, 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 Carlos is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ingrid Ortiz joined OLIVARES in 2011. She studied law at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Advanced Studies (by its acronym in Spanish “ITESM”, Tecnológico de Monterrey) in Mexico City. Ingrid is member of the Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical law at OLIVARES. Her practice is mainly focused on Intellectual Property Litigation, Regulatory and Administrative Litigation; as well as Regulatory and Compliance advisory. Her main areas of practice allow her to interact with t...

Alfonso heads the Civil and Commercial Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice and has wide experience representing clients in complex litigation cases before federal and local courts throughout Mexico and handling international arbitration cases in the oil & gas, power generation, manufacturing and automotive industries. Alfonso is also part of the Energy Industry Group, as dispute resolution specialist in that sector. He has ample experience in constitutional remedy (ampa...

Founding member and partner since 2016 of the Mexican recognised litigations boutique, Malpica, Iturbe, Buj & Paredes. Rolando Zarate’s practice focuses on civil, commercial, administrative and constitutional litigation, as well as ADRs and bankruptcy proceedings. He has successfully represented companies, financial entities and individuals before the Mexican Supreme Court, federal and local courts, and arbitral panels, and before administrative authorities. Ranked and recognised by...

Jorge Lanz is a graduate of Universidad Anáhuac del Norte, where he obtained his law degree with special emphasis in Civil and Commercial Law. For more than 20 years, he has developed an outstanding legal practice in Civil and Commercial Litigation, as well as in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. His experience has been particularly focused on complex matters of Civil Liability, Corporate Conflicts, litigation related to trusts and Commercial Arbitration, representing both com...

David Argueta is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law and Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. David, 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 David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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 Carballo Balvanera is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law, Amparo Law and Tax Law. Luis, 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 Luis is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Free School of Law Escuela Libre de Derecho, attorney at law, 1994. Panamerican University (Universidad Panamericana), PhD cum laude 2005. Founding partner of Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes, Mr Iturbe has represented plaintiffs and defendants in all types of cases and proceedings before the Supreme Court of Justice, as well as federal and state courts. Mr Iturbe’s main area of practice and experience is arbitration and litigation in civil, commercial, bankruptcy and administrative proce...

Stefano Amato focuses his practice on real estate, corporate, finance and M&A transactions, with more than 20 years of experience. He has been involved and has acted as leading counsel in many strategic transactions in Mexico, some of them for several hundred million dollars, among which, the sales of insurance companies, pension funds and hotel chains. He has acted as main counsel of large shopping centers, industrial establishments, high tech enterprises, foreign banks, entertainment co...