Valentina Schmid

A longtime Partner at Uhthoff with more than 21 years of experience in diverse areas of Intellectual Property with a strong focus in litigation and a proven leader in contentious matters. An expert IP advisor and counselor focused upon patent and trademark litigation, domain name disputes, and anti-counterfeiting. Xavier holds a Law Degree from Universidad La Salle (Mexico City) and a Postgraduate Degree in Intellectual Property Law from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM).

Jaime Rodriguez joined OLIVARES in 2007 and became a partner in 2023. He has extensive experience in copyright, litigation, trademarks, unfair competition and domain name dispute resolution, and this versatility has allowed him to participate in a variety of relevant matters and cases pertaining to different areas of intellectual property. Mr. Rodriguez’s extensive knowledge of the different areas of intellectual property has positioned him as one of the most versatile lawyers in the fi...

Luis Antonio is member of the Tax practice group. He possesses a broad experience in national and international tax audit. His practice focuses on Mexican MNE’s going outbound and foreign MNE’s coming inbound to Mexico on highly complex matters, particularly those that refer to related party transactions and international taxation also advises companies on tax refund procedures. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he had a distinguished twenty-year career at the Mexican Tax Adm...

Julián holds a law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho and a Master's Degree in Business Law from Universidad Panamericana. With more than a decade of experience in litigation matters, he has specialized in proceedings related to breach of commercial obligations, loan portfolio recovery, as well as restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings, successfully representing both creditors and companies with highly complex insolvency problems. Throughout more than ten years of professional prac...

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...

Connie is a Senior Partner and the head of the Trademark Department at Uhthoff, Gomez Vega & Uhthoff, S.C.. She has extensive experience advising clients on the selection, use, and protection of trademarks, which also extends to legal opinions, preparation and prosecution of domestic and foreign trademarks, portfolio management, and contractual matters such as licenses, transfer coexistence and collaboration agreements. She also conducts intellectual property due diligence investigations ...

Enrique García is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Hospitality and Tourism Law, Project Finance and Development Practice and Real Estate Law. Enrique practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Enrique García since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Enrique García is held by other lawyers.

Jorge E. González Carlini is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Capital Markets Law and Debt and Equity Practice. Jorge E. practices law in Mexico City, Mexico Best Lawyers has recognized Jorge E. González Carlini since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jorge E. González Carlini is held ...

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...

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...