Sánchez DeVanny Eseverri, S.C.

Chairman: Ricardo León Santacruz
Managing Partners: Turenna Ramírez-Ortiz, Rafael Villamar-Ramos
Number of partners: 23
Number of lawyers: 85
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese

Firm Overview:
Sánchez Devanny is a Mexican legal consulting firm with international expertise, specialized in providing holistic and innovative solutions to resolve our clients’ needs, understanding their industries from the inside out. We practice law with social responsibility, exercising the legal practice with transparency, ethics, and inclusion. We have lasting relationships with our clients that go beyond a simple contract for temporary services. We currently serve clients that have given us their trust since the foundation of this firm in 1996, clients who trust on the talent and experience of our lawyers. Our team unites experience and creativity in the creation of solutions for our clients, because when you know how to do things right, it’s easier to innovate successfully.

Main Areas of Practice:
■ Corporate & M&A
■ Corporate & Project Finance
■ Financial Institutions & Services
■ International Trade & Customs
■ Real Estate, Infrastructure & Hospitality
■ Tax
■ Private Wealth Management & Estate Planning
■ Labour, Social Security & Immigration
■ Corporate Governance & Regulatory Compliance
■ Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental
■ Life Sciences
■ Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Sports Law
■ Data Privacy & Information Technology
■ Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
■ Antitrust

Corporate & M&A:
Advice on mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructuring, liquidations, transfers, spin-offs, legal and compliance audits, privatisations and joint ventures; advice on agreements and corporate actions; advice to local and foreign investors on their investment activities in Mexico, including advice to venture capital and private equity funds on both their fund-raising and investment activities.

Corporate & Project Finance:
Advice on vendor and supplier financing, infrastructure projects and project finance, PPP legislation and financing, work outs and debt restructuring transactions, restructure of stock exchange listed bonds, and capital and debt placements.

Financial Institutions & Services:
Advice on regulations regarding financial entities, investment strategies and financial institution relationships, and investment and portfolio due diligence.

International Trade & Customs:
Strategic planning for foreign trade operations, advice on customs matters, advice on export incentive programs or duty relief, internal audits and compliance policies, representation in settlement or compliance correction processes and in customs litigation.

Real Estate, Infrastructure & Hospitality:
Advice on real estate acquisitions in Mexico; realty title searches, compliance with regulations and leases including leases built to suit; acquisition of real estate and infrastructure permits and licenses; service agreements; and changes in ownership of small agricultural realty (ejidos).

Tax:
Advice on tax optimisation for operations and expansion projects, acquisition and divestiture tax planning, corporate reorganisations, tax treaties, transfer pricing planning and defence, tax planning for intangibles and e-commerce, private letter tax rulings, lobbying, tax audits and tax litigation.

Private Wealth Management & Estate Planning:
Legal planning for high net-worth individuals, cross-border successions and estates, international and Mexican trusts, worldwide asset allocation, testamentary instruments, and family codes of conduct.

Labour, Social Security & Immigration:
Support HR departments with employment agreements, terminations, and fringe benefit planning; representation in labour claims; negotiation and termination of collective bargaining agreements; defence from social security assessments; processing immigration visas; and National Immigration Institute controversy resolution.

Corporate Governance & Regulatory Compliance:
Design and implementation of compliance operating models; advice on anti-corruption and money laundering provisions; and compliance with Mexican Official Standards and legal requirements for the manufacture, supply, distribution, commercialisation, importation, and advertisement of products.

Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental:
Advice on environmental audits and processes; self generation and renewable energy projects (wind, biogas, etc.); and acquisition, assignment, and recording of mining rights.

Life Sciences:
Filing of health permits and registrations; lobbying for and advice on legal provisions and Mexican Official Standards; and importation, exportation, transportation, storage, and marketing of pharmaceutical, medical, and food and beverage products.

Intellectual Property, Entertainment & Information Technology:
Registration, management and protection of patents, trademarks, copyrights, utility models, and designs; IP contracting and litigation; image and reputation protection; and domain name portfolio management.

Data Privacy & Information Technology:
Analysis of federal data privacy law and its implications, implementation of internal policies and training, administrative proceedings representation, and advice on e-commerce and IT issues.

Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution:
Audit and review of documents and protocols to ensure enforceability and reduce risks, mediation and arbitration procedures, and representation in all types of civil and commercial disputes.

Antitrust:
Representation of clients before Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission, filing concentration notices and notices of corporate restructure, and advice on both absolute and relative monopolistic practices.

Special Groups:
Automotive industry practice, energy industry practice, life sciences industry practice, Japanese desk, corporate and family business group, retail and e-commerce practice, Fintech practice.