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About
Provided by Esteban C Gorches Guerrero
Practice Areas
Mr. Esteban Gorches focuses his practice mainly on Litigation: Constitutional and Amparo, Civil and Commercial, Cyber Law / Information Technology,Government Procurement, Environmental/Natural Resources, Energy and Infrastructure, International Trade / Customs, Intellectual Property and Entertainment, Ports, Health Regulatory, Product Liability, Strategic Litigation.
Career
Mr. Gorches has more than 30 years of experience focusing his professional practice mainly on Litigation (administrative, constitutional and amparo, civil and commercial, antitrust, cyber law /information technology, energy and infrastructure, environmental,/natural resources, health regulatory, intellectual property and entertainment, international trade/customs, ports, product liability, strategic litigation).
Professional Memberships
Mr. Gorches is a member of the Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C., and serves on its commissions on Intellectual Property and Constitutional Law and Amparo; he is also member of the Asociación Mexicana para la Protección de la Propiedad Industrial, A.C. (“AMPPI”), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property ("AIPPI),
Personal
Professor of amparo (Mexican constitutional proceeding to vindicate fundamental/civil rights of individuals or companies) at the Law School of the Universidad Anáhuac since 2006, Professor at the Universidad Panamericana of Mexican Procedural Law, Constitutional Law and Amparo from 2019 to 2020. Adjunct professor of Introduction to the study of law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho from 1993 to 2010.
Languages Spoken
Spanish and English.
Work Highlights
Defense of Franco-Swiss corporations in commercial and administrative litigation arising from public works agreements for the construction of plants for generating electricity.
Defense of an American hotel corporation in a case of alleged discrimination arising from the embargo the United States maintains against the Cuban government.
Representation of various clients in the pharmaceutical industry before the Federal Court of Administrative Justice and before the Courts and Collegiate Circuit Courts of the Federal Judicial Power, challenging the validity of health records in protection of industrial property rights.
Representation and defense of a United States corporation in adversarial proceedings before local and federal courts concerning the construction of a gas storage facility.
Representation and defense of various clients in contentious procedures derived from government procurement and services through public bidding processes.
Representation and defense of clients in procedures involving infringement and nullity of patents, trademarks and copyrights before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial), the Federal Court of Administrative Justice (Tribunal Federal de Justicia Administrativa) and federal and local courts in civil and administrative matters.
Representation of various clients in investigation procedures with the Federal Antitrust Commission.
Advisor to clients concerning protection and maintenance of intellectual property rights.
Education
Universidad Iberoamericana (LLB, 1992); Southwestern Legal Foundation, University of Texas (comparative law, 1995); Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship, APIC Tokyo (postgraduate course in Industrial Property rights)
Chambers Review
Latin America
Well-regarded partner Esteban Gorches Guerrero garners recognition for his solid intellectual property litigation capabilities in Mexico. His recent work includes trade mark and patent infringement claims.
Partner Esteban Gorches Guerrero of Müggenburg, Gorches y Peñalosa is widely commended by clients and peers alike for his prowess in contentious public law mandates, particularly in regard to constitutional and amparo proceedings in Mexico.
Partner Esteban Gorches Guerrero gains noted market support for experience in the civil and commercial litigation field in Mexico. He also receives recognition for his presence both in the intellectual property market and on the contentious side of the public law space.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Esteban Gorches Guerrero is excellent in handling complex IP litigation matters. He offers a very good client service and is very specialised."
"Esteban Gorches Guerrero is distinguished for his deep thinking, his understanding of our issues and his professionalism. Whenever I have complex problems, I consult him and he is always available."
"Esteban Gorches Guerrero is a very honest and responsible lawyer with broad legal insight. He always finds a way to solve any emergency."
"Esteban Gorches Guerrero is excellent in handling complex IP litigation matters. He offers a very good client service and is very specialised."
"Esteban Gorches Guerrero is distinguished for his deep thinking, his understanding of our issues and his professionalism. Whenever I have complex problems, I consult him and he is always available."
"Esteban Gorches Guerrero is a very honest and responsible lawyer with broad legal insight. He always finds a way to solve any emergency."