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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...

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...

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

Roberto is partner of TC&L and specialist in the tax law team of the firm. Through his career, Roberto has developed his practice in the fields of strategic tax control (as former tax official), as well as in the fields of tax advisory, tax planning and estate planning, both national and internationally; transfer pricing and intercompany transactions; tax consequences of corporate restructures, and tax litigation, among others. Roberto holds a degree in Law from the “Universidad de ...

Guillermo Uribe Lara is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Capital Markets Law, Debt and Equity Practice, Real Estate Law and Structured Finance Law. Guillermo, 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 Guillermo 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...

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 ...

Luis has more than 20 years of experience in the labor and employment practice, supporting international corporations with local investments in Mexico, in connection with all kinds of legal compliance. His main clients include some of the worldwide leading companies from the industries related with electronics, publicity, toys, fashion and others. During the past Federal Administration, he has consolidated as an essential advisor for the energy, oil and gas sectors, leading important projects...

Alejandra Gutiérrez is a Partner with over 15 years of experience advising domestic and international companies on matters in Mexico. She leads the firm’s real estate practice and has a multidisciplinary background that includes corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and ESG-related matters. Her practice focuses on real estate transactions, particularly within the hospitality and tourism sector, where she has advised on complex projects involving the development, structuring an...

María Leticia Montero joined Villar Abogados in 2010, as specialist area of Labor Law, defending and representing national and international companies in individual labor procedures, in union negotiations such as the revision of Internal Labor Regulations, Collective Bargaining Agreements, wage tabulations, codes of conduct and ethics and in general, documents for safeguarding client’s interests. She was born in Argentina and it was there where she attended university and began h...