SOCIO

José Manuel Conde

EQUIPO

José Manuel Conde

PARTNER

jconde@muclaw.mx

José Manuel Conde is a lawyer with more than 13 years of experience in the real estate, corporate and financial sectors.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

José Manuel has represented several banks and financial institutions in obtaining various public and private financing. He has extensive experience in reviewing contracts and providing real estate advice to his clients.

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

STUDIES
  • Law Degree from the Universidad Anáhuac México Norte
  • London School of Economics (LSE) – Corporate Law and Governance

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • Assisted in restructuring the debt of a hotel group with several hotels throughout Mexico.
  • Assisted in the incorporation of a real estate investment trust (FIBRA).
  • Participated in an intercompany takeover for an amount similar to US$2.5 billion.


Leopoldo Reyes Equiguas

TEAM

Leopoldo Reyes Equiguas

PARTNER

@muclaw.mx

Leopoldo has worked for over 20 years primarily in the areas of consulting and litigation in Tax, Administrative and Economic Criminal matters, attending all kinds of matters related to trials before the Administrative Justice Court, Federal Judiciary and Local Contentious Courts, as well as disciplinary proceedings before the Internal Control Organs in cases of liability of public servants, always seeking the best strategy according to the interests of the represented parties, fighting resolutions of the Tax Administration Service, Mexican Institute of Social Security, INFONAVIT, Local Treasuries and Ministry of Public Function.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Within his extensive experience, Leopoldo has advised clients in the prevention of money laundering, attention to and resolution of tax reviews at the federal and state level, tax practice and estate planning. Likewise, he has handled several matters related to the defense of taxpayers, individuals and corporations, such as determinations of tax credits, constituent capitals and any sanction in the administrative field. Last but not least, he has vast experience in procedures related to the recovery of tax credits, expert opinions in accounting and financial matters and those related to the prevention of money laundering and tax fraud.

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

STUDIES
  • Law Degree, Public Accountant, Tax Specialist and Master’s Degree in Taxation from ISEC Business University.
  • Doctorate in Business Law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in agreement with the Universidad Anáhuac México.
  • Diploma in Constitutional Procedural Law from the Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • Expert witness in the case of the Popular Savings Banks, which created the Asset Administration and Disposal Service (SAE) and enacted the Popular Savings and Credit Law.
  • Expert witness in the case of La Estafa Maestra.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • Colegio de Contadores Públicos de México, AC
  • Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos, AC
  • Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de México, AC
  • Academia Mexicana de Derecho Informático, AC
  • Comisión Nacional de Compliance, AC
  • Asociación Nacional de Especialistas Fiscales, AC
  • Comisión Fiscal de CONCANACO
  • Coautor de diversas obras en materia fiscal y prevención de lavado de dinero.


Alejandro Hernández Gallardo

TEAM

Alejandro Hernández Gallardo

PARTNER

ahernandez@muclaw.mx

Having studied at Universidad La Salle, Alejandro Hernández Gallardo has more than 20 years of experience practicing law. He focuses his practice in providing legal and advisory solutions to multinational companies mainly in the corporate and regulatory fields. He has worked for several years in international firm such as Laffan Mues. Publications such as The Legal 500 consider him “a diligent, dedicated and expert lawyer”..

SPECIALIZATION AREAS 

Alejandro main practice is on Corporate Law, Financial Law, M&A transactions, Contracts, Privacy and Data Protection, Money Laundering Prevention and Immigration Law, serving all types of commercial, industrial (mainly in the automotive and logistics industries) and service clients. Likewise, during his professional career he participated in the formation and incorporation of MEXDER, as well as of several financial entities and SOFOMES, and forms part of the Board of Directors of financial, commercial, industrial and service companies.

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

STUDIES
  • Bachelor’s Law Degree at Universidad La Salle
  • Postgraduate on Financial Law by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • Formation of the Mexican Derivatives Market (MEXDER). 
  • Incorporation of financial entities and SOFOMES. 
  • Active member of the Board of Directors of various entities.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • Member of the Mexican Bar Association College of Lawyers. 


Héctor Holguín Zaldívar

TEAM

Héctor Holguín Zaldívar

PARTNER

hholguin@muclaw.mx

With more than 13 years of experience, Hector has specialized his practice in the areas of Civil, Commercial and Family litigation, dealing with all kinds of matters and creating the best strategies according to the interests of his clients. 

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Within his extensive experience, Hector has advised clients on contracts and legal proceedings related to the enforcement, interpretation and defense of commercial contracts. 

In additional, he has plenty experience in procedures related to Property Rights, Civil Liability procedures (malpractice and medical liability, property damages, non-economic damages and punitive damages) and civil matters of individuals such as: divorces, alimony, disputes related to guardianship and custody and parental authority and the return of minors. 

SPOKEN LANGUAGES

English and Spanish

LAW SCHOOL
  • Universidad Iberoamericana.
  • Masters Degree in Private Law at Universidad Nacional de Rosario.
  • Certificate in American English for Students of Law at Yale Law School.
  • Certificate in English for Legal Purposes and Introduction to US Law at Case Western Reserve University.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

In his extensive experience, Héctor has obtained favorable rulings that have set important precedents in national legislation.

An example of this was an ordinary civil trial in which an European Clinic for Assisted Reproduction (client) was sued for non-economic damages for an alleged heterotopic pregnancy (when an embryo coincides in time intrauterine and another extrauterine) caused to the patient, demonstrating in the trial that said circumstance was an inherent risk to the procedure itself and of which the patient had previously been notified, in addition to the fact that there was evidence in the clinical file that the patient had only had one embryo implanted, also proving with international literature that the only embryo implanted in the patient could have divided, hence the average responsibility (medical care) and the Lex Artis Ad Doc had been met, so the accusation of medical responsibility was inadmissible. 


Cristina Escobar Subirats

TEAM

Cristina Escobar Subirats

PARTNER

cescobar@muclaw.mx

With 17 years of experience, Cristina is one of the most ardent and most passionate partners in the firm. The firm is proud to possess such an important asset like her as a major partner of the firm.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Cristina has specialized in particular industries such as Industrial Property, Copyright and Administrative Law, mainly for clients who are involved in the entertainment and automotive industries.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

LAW SCHOOL
  • Universidad Anahuac
  • Administrative Law Universidad Panamericana

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • Litigation in view of the WIPO (World Industrial Property Organization) a matter of domain names. This is a unique and an uncommon procedure because it is carried out in a specific guideline and the authority that resolves the procedure is an international organization.
  • Copyright matters, such as personal image agreements, related to platforms and the creation of digital content

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • Intellectual property Professor in the Communication degree at the Universidad Anahuac for a 3 year time period.


Gastón Esquivel Santos

TEAM

Gaston Esquivel Santos

PARTNER

gesquivel@muclaw.mx

Gaston is one of the most experienced lawyers in intellectual property and entertainment law. With more than 35 years of experience, he has advised various clients in trademark and patent protection, advising musicians, producers, talents, artistic representation agencies in the entertainment industry, among others; he has developed litigation strategies in these matters, which has positioned him as one of the most reliable lawyers in the field. 

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Gaston’s practice is entirely focused on Intellectual Property and Entertainment law. Advising his clients in the processing, procurement and defense of intangibles, as well as contractual relations, productions, contract negotiation or litigation derived from them. Also, Gaston has provided advice on special crimes in matters of Industrial Property and Copyright. 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English.

STUDIES
  • Universidad Iberoamericana
  • Certificate in Anglo-Saxon Law at the University of Texas.
  • Certificate in Corporate Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana
  • Certificate in Intellectual Property Crimes, INACIPE.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • He has advised several personalities from the entertainment world.
  • He has negotiated contracts for producers and talent with the main networks and companies in the entertainment industry.
  • He has successfully represented characters such as La Chilindrina, Blue Demon Jr., among many others, in rights reservation trials..

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • INTA Member
  • International Advisory Experts member
  • Professor in the Master’s in Intellectual Property at the Universidad Panamericana


Bernardo Llaca Martínez

TEAM

Bernardo Llaca Martínez

PARTNER

bllaca@muclaw.mx

Bernardo Llaca is founding partner of the Firm and has served as leader in the corporate, M&A and tax areas.  

He has a vast experience on transactional international deals and continuously represents sellers and buyers, both Mexican and international, in mergers and acquisitions involving negotiations with legal and accounting firms and counterparties of all sizes and natures. He has been distinguished to personally negotiate and manage the different edges of a transaction, which represents a significant advantage of efficiency and costs for the benefit of our clients. 

He has more than 25 years of experience in the consultancy of companies engaged in various sectors, including, industrial and services. 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS
  • Completed a program for Foreign Lawyers at Hughes & Luce, L.L.P., Dallas, Texas (currently incorporated into K&L Gates) 
  • Accredited as an Aspiring Public Commercial Notary (Corredor Público) by the Ministry of Economy

STUDIES
  • Bachelor’s Degree by the Universidad Iberoamericana (Ibero). 
  • Postgraduate in Corporate Law in the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). 
  • Public International Law at Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, Texas. 
  • International Comparative Management, Richland College, Dallas, Texas. 
  • First Interdisciplinary Course on Systems Against Unfair International Trade Practices of Mexico, United States, and Canada, Colegio de Mexico. 

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS

For more than five years, listed as leader lawyer on Corporate/M&A Law 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
  • • International Bar Association 
  • • Mexican Bar Association.

CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS
  • Conference: Lending and Investment in Mexico” – Establishing a Presence as a Lender in Mexico – Dallas, Texas 
  • Conference Updated on Corporate Laws – Mexico City 
  • Conference Legal Forum – Important Consideration Regarding Licenses and Transferring of Technology – Mexico City 
  • Speaker at the Corporate Law Postgraduate – Corporate and Business Postgraduate Universidad Iberoamericana – León, Guanajuato, Mexico. 
  • Publication of the article High Tech Product Liability – AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers – Florence, Italia 
  • Publication on the Juridical Yearbook of Law of the Universidad Iberoamericana, The shares, an Analysis in the Comparative Mexican and Spanish Law, Number 26. 


Luis Cuesta Salces

TEAM

Luis Cuesta Salces

PARTNER

lcuesta@muclaw.mx

Born in Burgos, Spain. He holds a degree in German law having studied at the University of Cologne and at Trier University (German degree 1991); Degree in Spanish Law (Madrid 1993); Law Degree by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Luis is founding partner of the Firm

SPECIALIZATION AREAS

Luis works mainly in the commercial, corporate regulation and foreign investment areas and has extensive experience in advising on corporate transactions, especially in the field of joint ventures, corporate restructurings and transactional businesses. He has recently assisted in the purchase and sale of hotel projects, automotive, heavy machinery, and shipping companies.

LANGUAGES

German, Spanish, and English

CONFERENCES
  • Speaker on the Podcast with SMT Corporate Group “Perspektive Ausland” regarding immigration law, on March 2022.
  • Speaker on the Webinar organized by the Swiss Mexican Chamber of Commerce, regarding the labor amendments in Mexico, on May 2021.
  • Speaker on the webinar organized by the Mexican German Chamber of Industry (CAMEXA) named New Legal Rules 2021 for Human Resources, on January 27, 2021.
  • Speaker on the Webinar organized by Baden-Württemberg International named: “Mexico: Business after Corona” on July 1, 2020.
  • Speaker on the Webinar organized by the Mexican German Chamber of Industry (CAMEXA) for the Bio-energy Delegation regarding to legal aspects on May 11, 2020.
  • P Speaker on various Webinars organized by the Mexican German Chamber of Industry (CAMEXA) and by the Swiss Mexican Chamber of Commerce, respectively, regarding legal aspects arising from Covid-19 pursuant to Mexican laws in Mexico City during the months of March, April, and May of 2020.
  • Speaker on the annual congress of the CBBL regarding the Free Trade Agreement between Canada, USA, and Mexico, in Vienna, Austria, on May of 2019.
  • Speaker on the annual congress of the CBBL regarding guarantees pursuant to Mexican law, in Hamburg, Germany, on May 2018.
  • Speaker in the Delegation visit of Baden-Württemberg regarding corporate law and foreign investment in Mexico, Mexico in February, 2017.
  • Speaker in the Delegation visit of German Industry on security referring to legal topics regarding public and private bids in Mexico, Mexico in September, 2016.
  • Speaker for the Delegation visit of Baviera Industry to Mexico City in regard with Cooperate Law and foreign investment in Mexico, Mexico, in June, 2015.
  • Moderator in the Bilateral Business Summit organized by ProMéxico in Tlaxcala, Mexico, 1st of July, 2014.
  • Several Interviews in Mexican Radio Stations in regard with the Mexican Tax Reform and its effects on European, German investment, Mexico, in September and October, 2013.
  • Speaker in an event of the Germany-Mexico Chamber of Commerce (CAMEXA) regarding “Outsourcing”, Mexico, in June, 2013.
  • Speaker in the Second Business Summit Germany-Mexico in León, Gto., Mexico in October, 2012.
  • Speaker in the “Bosch Supplier Meeting” in Cologne, Germany in February, 2012 regarding Mexican Corporate Law and Real Estate Law.
  • Speaker in the First Business Summit Germany-Mexico in Querétaro, México in September, 2011 (“Most common Guarantees under Mexican Law – How do I guarantee to get paid in Mexico?”)
  • Speaker in the Intersolar in Munich, Germany in June 2010 regarding Mexican Energy Law.
  • Speaker in the UIA Winter Seminar in St. Christoph, Austria in March 2009 regarding “Distressed Companies in Mexico”.
  • Speaker in the event “Going Global” in Rödl&Partner Headquarters in Nürnberg, Germany in July 2008 concerning Mexican Corporate Law.
  • Speaker in multiple events organized in Mexico, Spain and/or Germany by Chambers of Commerce, ProMéxico, Associations, etc. regarding Mexican Investment Law, Corporate Law and Labor Law.
  • Speaker in the UNAM (“Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México”) regarding Comparative Mexican and German Antitrust Law.

EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES
  • Secretary of the Swiss Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  • Secretary of the Foundation of the German Industry in Mexico for Culture.
  • Former President of the German Mexican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CAMEXA).
  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA).
  • Member of the Cross Border Business Lawyers (CBBL).
  • Attorney trust of the German Embassy in Mexico City.
  • Attorney trust of the Swiss Embassy in Mexico City.
  • Attorney trust of the Austrian Embassy in Mexico City.
  • Has given many seminars in Mexico, Germany, Austria, and USA. He has also participated in radio programs regarding various legal topics.

RANKINGS
  • Recommended in Corporate/M&A by “Chambers and Partners” for the last eleven years and by the “LEGAL 500”.

PUBLICATIONS
  • Author of several articles about compliance; Mexican Product Liability; Guarantees under Mexican Law; Comparative Banking Law in Mexico and Germany; and Mexican Investment Law.
  • Co-Autor of “Business-Guide Mexiko” published by Bundesanzeiger Verlag, 2016.


Eliser García Macdonel

EQUIPO

Eliser García Macdonel

PARTNER

egarcia@muclaw.mx

Eliser García Macdonel is a specialist in criminal, civil and commercial litigation with 20 years of experience. He has been an advisor to leading national and foreign companies. He has been an advisor to leading national and foreign companies. He has been a recognized expert in the media and in crisis management, and has sponsored some of the most mediatic cases in our country.  

Mr. García Macdonel has advised several factors in the Insurance and Surety sector in Mexico, including one of the largest insurance companies in the world, which makes him a true specialist in Insurance and Surety matters.

SPECIALIZATION AREAS

Being a multidisciplinary litigator allows him to create comprehensive strategies in which the criminal and civil litigation teams of our firm interact, which has resulted in being able to resolve some of the most complex litigation cases of the last 10 years for the benefit of our clients.

LANGUAGES

Spanish and English

STUDIES
  • Law degree from Universidad ISEC.
  • Master’s Degree in Law from the same institution.
  • Specialization in Criminal Law from Escuela Libre de Derecho.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
  • Taught Economic Theory and Political Science at ISEC University.
  • Taught Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law in the Police Function, within the Basic Initial Training Course for Federal Police Applicants with Investigator Profile at Universidad Anáhuac, Campus Norte.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
  • The litigation area headed by Mr. García Macdonel, has provided his services to several factors in the Insurance and Bonding sector, among which stands out one of the largest insurance companies in the world, which he has sponsored in more than 500 commercial trials nationwide, as well as has sponsored more than 100 processes in criminal matters in various states of the republic, which makes him one of the most recognized lawyers in the Insurance and Bonding sector.
  • One of the most significant matters that our litigation partner has resolved was that of a multi-insured who, shortly after taking out life insurance policies with eight insurance companies, died abruptly. The investigation conducted by our criminal litigation team led to the conclusion that this was a fraud to the detriment of the insurance companies. Due to the intervention of Mr. Garcia Macdonel, our client was able to avoid being charged a large amount of money for the sum insured. Due to the success of the investigation, the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS) organized a meeting for our litigation partner to present the case, which helped more companies to avoid the payment of a claim that was unjustified.
  • Mr. Garcia Macdonel advised another of the largest insurance companies in the world in a matter arising from the use of a false document for the improper collection of a Life Insurance that had a sum insured of more than USD$5,000,000 (five million U.S. dollars). Within the documentation with which the beneficiary accompanied the claim, an altered death certificate was found. Based on the foregoing, Mr. García Macdonel filed a criminal complaint through which he not only obtained the suspension of the commercial lawsuit through which they intended to collect the insured amount, but also obtained that a Criminal Judge issued and executed an arrest warrant against the beneficiary who attempted to defraud the insurance company. This was part of an integral strategy in which the litigation areas in which Eliser specializes were combined.
  • Our litigation partner advised a German auto parts company based in Tlaxcala, due to the fact that employees of the company, particularly in the accounting area, carried out several unjustified transfers to their payroll accounts. After the complaint was filed, a judge issued an arrest warrant against both employees, concluding the process with a conviction by which the company was repaired.