Carlos Olvera > Santamarina y Steta > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Santamarina y Steta
CAMPOS ELISEOS 345, FLOORS 2, 3 AND 11
COL. CHAPULTEPEC POLANCO
11560 MEXICO, D.F.
Mexico
Carlos Olvera photo

Work Department

Commercial Arbitration, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Workouts and Insolvency, Insurance.

Position

Partner

Career

Carlos has more than 30 years of professional experience focusing on civil and commercial litigation, restructuring, workouts and insolvency and insurance.

He has represented several national and international companies in the real estate, automobile, health, insurance and retail industries, as well as managing boards and senior executives in delicate matters, corporate crises, litigations, and other disputes pertaining to civil and commercial cases.

Languages

Spanish, English

Memberships

Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, Colegio de Abogados, A.C. (ANADE)

Mentor of IPADE’s AD2 Program

Technical Coordinator and Founder of the ANADE’s Private Procedural and Insolvency Law Committee.

Education

JD (with honors)

1991, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico.

Diploma in Top Management Program

2015, IPADE, Mexico.

Specialization Course in Insolvency Law,

2020, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico.

LL.M. in Business Law

2022, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico

Personal

PUBLICATIONS

Co-author of the “Dispute Resolution: Mexico Chapter”, in “Getting the Deal Through”, published by Law Business Research, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Co-author of the “Insurance & Reinsurance 2020” and “International Arbitration 2019” both published by Chambers and Partners.

Co-author of Americas Restructuring Review 2021 and 2022 – Mexico Chapter, Global Restructuring Review.

Co-author of “Todo Concursal” edition 2021, published by Bosch Mexico.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Dispute resolution: litigation

(Firms to watch)

A 30-year veteran of Mexico’s dispute’s market, former Santamarina y Steta practice co-head Carlos Olvera left to establish Olvera Ferrer Abogados in March 2024, with former senior associate Michelle Grayeb joining him as a partner at the new venture; the offering includes civil and commercial litigation, real estate and partnership conflicts, transactional disputes, and bankrutcy and insurance matters.

(Leading partners)

Carlos Olvera  – Olvera Ferrer Abogados