Juan Luis Blanco Montoya

Practice Areas

Mr. Blanco focuses his practice mainly in Litigation: Administrative, Litigation: Constitutional and Amparo, Cyber Law/Information Technology, Strategic Litigation, Family Litigation, International Litigation, Litigation: Commercial and Civil, Intellectual Property Litigation, Government Procurement, Environmental / Natural Resources, Antitrust, Energy, Infrastructure, Health Regulatory, Product Liability.

Professional Memberships

Mr. Blanco is member of the Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C. (Mexican Bar Association)

Experience

Mr. Juan Luis Blanco Montoya has been part of the Müggenburg, Gorches y Peñalosa litigation team for more than a decade, focusing his professional practice in the areas of Administrative Litigation, Constitutional and Amparo, Commercial and Civil Litigation and International Litigation. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Blanco worked at a prestigious tax law firm in Mexico City and in the legal department of a financial institution.

Mr. Blanco also has experience in litigation related to a variety of matters, including but not limited to Intellectual Property, Cyber Law/Information Technology, Product Liability, Strategic Litigation, Family Litigation, Health Care Regulatory, Environmental, Antitrust, Energy, Infrastructure, and Government Procurement.

In addition, Mr. Blanco has implemented several legal strategies advising national and multinational clients in various sectors, including the pharmaceutical, financial, IT and real estate sectors.

Work Highlights

Representation of various companies and individuals in civil and commercial litigation matters, including all types of ordinary and special procedures.

Elaboration of internal strategies in collaboration with national and international law firms.

Representation and collaboration in international litigation, with firms in the United States, Canada, Colombia, Spain, Netherlands and Germany.

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 national and international companies in proceedings with local and federal authorities and with local and federal Courts in environmental, energy, and regulatory matters, among others.

Representation of various clients in investigation procedures with the Federal Antitrust Commission.

Representation and defense of various clients in contentious procedures derived from government procurement and services through public bidding processes.

Participation in various matters of national interest jointly with civil associations for the protection of Human Rights and the Rule of Law.

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English and German.

Publications

Mr. Blanco has written articles for various publications, including “Benchmark Litigation Latin America”, “v|Lex”, and El Economista journal.

Education