Best Lawyers in Mexico for Criminal Defense
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Luis Miguel Lavín Santacruz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Luis Miguel, 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 Luis Miguel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Diego Ruiz Durán is a criminal lawyer by the Escuela Libre de Derecho, he also has a Master's Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Oxford University. In 2001 he began his professional career under the tutelage of the renowned criminal lawyer José Luis Nassar, who years later encouraged him to open his own firm, Bufete Ruiz Durán. He has been a professor at the Escuela Libre de Derecho. He has also studied at the Universities of Cambridge, Harvard and Massachuse...
Ricardo Cajal is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Ricardo, 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 Ricardo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mr. Katz is a trusted advisor for banks, insurers and high profile individuals. His focus is primarily on complex litigation, focused on criminal charges. Ilan obtained his law degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana. With more than 20 years of experience as a criminal litigator, he is an expert in property, banking and public servant crimes, serving as a whistleblower and defender in local and federal jurisdiction. Among the multiple studies carried out by Katz, we would like to emphasize...
Especialista en resolución integral de conflictos y litigios estratégicos, Pablo Campuzano de la Mora es licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad Iberoamericana. Campuzano ha cursado diversas especialidades en las universidades más prestigiosas del país y en el extranjero, dentro de las que destacan: Maestría en Derecho Penal Acusatorio Adversarial en San Diego, California en el Instituto HeBo; Maestría en Derecho Procesal Penal con enfoque en Sistema...
Erick Gustavo Soto Ceballos is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Erick Gustavo, who practices law in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erick Gustavo is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Benito Guerrero Martínez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense. Benito Guerrero, who practices law in Monterrey, Mexico, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Benito Guerrero is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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The Process
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