Noted for its ‘long track record, specialised experience and good reputation’, Vazquez Aldana, Hernandez Gomez Asociados (VAHG) operates from offices in Guadalajara and Mexico City and provides ’excellent client service’. The expertise of the Guadalajara group encompasses banking and finance, contract law, corporate and M&A, business immigration, labour, litigation and arbitration, IP, real estate and tax. In the banking and finance arena, the team specialises in assisting major financial institutions and institutional investors in Mexico with acquisition financings, structured financings, and the structuring and negotiation of loans. On the corporate side, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, strategic alliances and M&A transactions are core areas of expertise. IP constitutes a major area of focus – the group frequently handles trademark registrations, the registration of distinctive signs, franchise use licenses, copyright registration and patent registration. The practice has particular expertise in Appellations of Origin matters for the tequila industry. The key names to note are founding partners Felipe Ignacio Vázquez Aldana and Fernando Hernández Gómez. Vázquez Aldana has focused his practice on real estate, banking and finance and corporate law; Hernández Gómez, for his part, specialises in corporate and M&A, banking and finance and IP. Completing the group of partners are Cristina Vázquez Aldana and Ana Elena Ibargüengoitia (real estate transactions, corporate law); María Guadalupe Llamas (real estate, financings and corporate law); Elvia del Carmen Ríos (corporate and contractual law); Mariana González Sánchez (IP); and Ana Karen Inzunza (corporate and real estate). Senior associates Luis Andrés Estrada Intriago and Fernando Hernández de la Torre are also noted. All named lawyers split their time between Guadalajara and Mexico City.
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Testimonials
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- 'In my opinion Vázquez Aldana Hernández Gómez Asociados is a law firm with a long track record, specialised experience and good reputation, they deliver results and provide excellent client service. Knowledge of corporate governance; order in the legal documents.'
- 'The firm is most competitive, professional and timely. Always personalised attention, willingness to deal with urgent matters, a lot of confidence in the work they do.'
- 'It is simply a world-class IP practice. In-depth knowledge of the subject matter. Impeccable professional commitment. Exceptional people skills.'
- 'They are the perfect complement to the in-house lawyer, as the billing generates full coverage in the handling of intellectual intangibles, including advice on development, registration and protection process, as well as in the defence of the assets.'
- 'VAHG is a comprehensive practice that truly stands for solutions, but above all for loyalty and close accompaniment. The team is made up of lawyers who are knowledgeable and competent in commercial and intellectual property matters. It is one of the most representative law firms in Guadalajara.'
- 'Fernando Hernández Gómez, Mariana González Sánchez and Martín Arias Cueva - my impression and experience of the work they have entrusted to us has been very professional, clear, with decisive guidelines for the defence of Mexican designations of origin. They are very knowledgeable on the subject.'
Key clients
- Banregio
- Bansí
- BBVA
- Productos Frugo
- Yelsel Banco Estate Lots
- Marchesi Manufacturing Mexico
- Fersa Group Juparevi
- Operadora Ureblock
- Jas Forwarding
- Able Dairies de México
- Mannesmann Precision Tubes Mexico
- Applus Iteuve Technology
Work highlights
Assisted Marchesi Manufacturing Mexico with the restructuring of its global corporate group.
Advised Juparevi on a partnership to invest $10,500,000m in a real estate project in Punta Mita, Nayarit.
Advised Kaza Japon on the elaboration of a tequila supply agreement and negotiations with authorised tequila producer Casa Loy for the amount of $1.4m.
Practice head
Felipe Ignacio Vázquez Aldana Sauza; Fernando Hernández Gómez
Other key lawyers
Cristina Vázquez Aldana Urrutia; Ana Elena Ibargüengoitia Vázquez Aldana; María Guadalupe Llamas López; Elvia del Carmen Ríos Saldaña; Mariana González Sánchez; Ana Karen Inzunza Sánchez; Luis Andrés Estrada Intriago; Fernando Hernández de la Torre; Martín Arias Cueva