Professionals committed to legal excellence

Perfil

Diego Álvarez joined Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster in June 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus, and a Master’s degree in Energy and Natural Resources Law from Queen Mary University of London, which he earned through a Chevening scholarship awarded by the British government.

He has also completed postgraduate studies in commercial arbitration, project finance, and energy law. Upon completing his studies in London, he completed a professional internship at the international law firm Clifford Chance in 2018.

Experiencia Profesional

With over 12 years of experience, Diego has specialized his practice in infrastructure and energy projects, as well as in international arbitration.

Diego has advised a wide range of domestic and international clients on the negotiation, structuring, financing, and execution of diverse and complex large-scale infrastructure and energy projects in Mexico and Latin America at all stages.

In the area of infrastructure, Diego has participated in all stages of projects such as highways, hospitals, rail projects, ports, dams, gas pipelines, and airports. Additionally, Diego has extensive experience in public-private partnerships, having advised clients on the successful implementation of these schemes at the federal, state, and municipal levels, as well as assisting various governments on related matters, including the drafting of state legislation in this area.

In the electricity sector, Diego has advised numerous clients throughout all phases of various types of generation projects using different technologies (including utility-scale and distributed photovoltaic, wind, combined-cycle, and geothermal), as well as in the construction of transmission lines, substations, and other types of electrical infrastructure. Diego consistently provides specialized regulatory advice on electricity matters for the structuring of new business and operational models.

Formación Académica

Diego has been a professor of private international law at the Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO) since 2023.

He has authored numerous articles on energy, infrastructure, arbitration, and public-private partnerships. He regularly participates as a speaker and presenter at conferences, seminars, and programs on related topics in both Mexico and Latin America.

1. Bachelor of Laws. Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus (Mexico), 2013.
2. Certificate in International Arbitration. Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus (Mexico), 2015.
3. Certificate in Energy Law. Escuela Libre de Derecho (Mexico), 2016.
4. Master’s Degree in Energy and Natural Resources Law. Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom), 2018.

Área de Práctica

• Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Infrastructure & Public Procurement

Idiomas

Spanish, English

Perfil

Juan Rafael has more than 12 years of experience in the practice of law. He has focused his practice on industrial property, intellectual property, and privacy law, with experience across various industries including automotive, consumer products, pharmaceutical-veterinary, and information technology, among others.

He has advised and represented various companies in cross-border matters involving the protection of intangible assets, technology transfer, protection of trade secrets, and personal data transfers.

Juan Rafael has been recognized as an “Associate to Watch” by Chambers and Partners in the Intellectual Property area in Mexico, is authorized to act as an arbitrator in Copyright disputes before INDAUTOR, and is a Certified Attorney by the Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, Capítulo Jalisco (ANADE Jalisco – 2023).

Experiencia Profesional

Juan Rafael joined Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster in 2012 and currently leads the firm’s Intellectual Property and Privacy practice.

He serves as the contact and representative before SICYT (Secretaría de Innovación, Ciencia y Tecnología) for the PROPIN program (Programa Jalisciense de Fomento a la Propiedad Intelectual), where the firm has been recognized as an expert in Copyright Law.

Since 2013, he has lectured on the importance and relationship of Intellectual Property and Industrial Property with business development to undergraduate students in the Legal Framework of Business course and in the Master’s Degree in Administration (Legal Foundations of Business), taught by Professor Manuel Alejandro Ripoll González at ITESO.

He has been a speaker at various Intellectual Property update forums, including: the Diploma Program in Intellectual Property and Innovation Protection at Centro Universitario UTEG (2022); the Diploma Program in Industrial Property of the Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados, Capítulo Jalisco (2021); the XI Conference Cycle “Law in Economic and Administrative Sciences” (2020) with the topic “Intellectual Property and Mass Media,” organized by the Centro Universitario de Ciencias Económico Administrativas of the Universidad de Guadalajara; the 16th University-Business Meeting organized by the Universidad del Golfo de California in Los Cabos; the workshop “The Importance of the Proper Use of Your Trademark” at the Instituto Jalisciense del Emprendedor; and various update courses organized by Academia Lawgic.

He has been author and co-author of various articles published in Revista Consejero Empresarial, MarcaSur, LexLatin, and other internal publications related to intellectual and industrial property rights.

Formación Académica

1. Universidad Panamericana, Campus Aguascalientes — Master’s Degree in Copyright, Industrial Property, and New Technologies (2020-2022).
2. Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara — Law Degree (2008-2012).
3. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) — Advanced Course on Software Licensing Including Open Source Software (2018).
4. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI); Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG) — Summer Course (2018).
5. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) — Intellectual Property Management (2016).
6. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) México; Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara — XXIV Diploma Program in International Commercial Arbitration (2015).
7. Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG) — Diploma Program in Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods (2011).

Professional Affiliations

1. International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
2. Asociación Mexicana de Protección a la Propiedad Industrial, A.C. (AMPPI) — President of the Western Committee for the 2023-2025 term.
3. Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, Capítulo Jalisco (ANADE Jalisco).
4. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) México — Vice-Coordinator (2022-2024) of the Young Arbitrators Committee of Jalisco ICC México.

Área de Práctica

• Compliance & Anti-Money Laundering
• Intellectual & Industrial Property
• Privacy & Data Protection / Cybersecurity

Idiomas

Spanish, English

Experiencia Profesional

Ernesto Ampudia has over 30 years of experience as an outside counsel and head of legal departments at various financial institutions in the public and private sectors. Throughout his career, he has developed the ability to design complex legal strategies and coordinate their implementation and execution.

He has also held various leadership positions at private financial institutions and public agencies in the securities, banking, industrial, and government sectors.

He holds a law degree from the Intercontinental University and has completed a diploma program at the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP).

Formación Académica

General Counsel of Casa de Bolsa Finamex

General Counsel of Grupo Financiero Promex-Finamex

National General Counsel of the ISSSTE Housing Fund (FOVISSSTE)

Head of the Legal Affairs Unit at the Social Security Institute of the State of Mexico and Municipalities (ISSEMyM)

Consultant to the Deputy General Legal Directorate of the National Bank of Public Works and Services (BANOBRAS)

Supernumerary Member of the Mexican Academy of Financial Law and registered arbitrator with the Mexican Arbitration Center (CAM), specializing in banking, securities, and commercial law

Member of the Legal Committee of the Mexican Association of Financial Intermediaries

Member of the Legal Committee of the Mexican Bankers Association

Secretary of the Board of Directors at various entities in the financial sector

Director and founding partner of various law and consulting firms, in addition to having been part of prestigious firms such as Hegewisch Abogados, S.C.

Legal advisor at the Belisario Domínguez Institute, the legislative research body of the Senate of the Republic

Full professor of Securities Law at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO)

Área de Práctica

• Litigation

Idiomas

Spanish, English

Perfil

Rodrigo Acuña Gorozpe holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho. He joined Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster in 2017 as part of the Infrastructure & Energy team at the firm’s Mexico City office.

Experiencia Profesional

Rodrigo specializes in both public and private infrastructure projects, as well as projects related to the electricity industry.

He has extensive experience in administrative and construction law, advising domestic and international clients on various public procurement matters at the federal, state, and municipal levels.

He regularly participates in processes related to the bidding and execution of government contracts, including concessions, public works and related services, procurements, leases, service provision, and public-private partnerships.

He has also advised government entities on the structuring of public procurement projects, including the design and execution of bidding procedures and project monitoring.

In the area of infrastructure, he has participated in the design, implementation, and supervision of energy efficiency projects in public lighting, highway concessions, government buildings, power generation plants, and railway and port projects.

Within the electricity industry, Rodrigo has advised various clients on procedures related to obtaining generation permits, registration in the qualified users registry, registration of physical assets, regulatory advice to participants in the Wholesale Electricity Market, and due diligence processes for energy projects.

Similarly, he has conducted research and analysis.

Formación Académica

Bachelor of Laws from the Escuela Libre de Derecho.

Área de Práctica

• Energy & Natural Resources
• Infrastructure & Public Procurement

Idiomas

Spanish, English

Perfil

Álvaro Ancona holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus. He joined the firm in 2019 as part of the Labor & Social Security team at our Guadalajara office. He is currently a member of the Tax & Foreign Trade team.

Prior to joining the firm, Álvaro worked at Baker & McKenzie, focusing his practice on Corporate and Real Estate Law, where he participated in transactions related primarily to the tourism, chemical, and technology sectors. His work included drafting trust structures, general contracts, and articles of incorporation, as well as conducting legal due diligence related to corporate compliance, among other matters.

Experiencia Profesional

His practice focuses on Tax, Labor & Foreign Trade, with an emphasis on preventing legal contingencies through strategic planning of business operations and corporate structures for both domestic and foreign companies, as well as handling litigation arising from tax claims and foreign trade audits, among other matters.

In addition, he has advised companies in the automotive, tourism, real estate, agro-industrial, and maquiladora sectors, among others, on matters related to labor structures, labor compliance and social security due diligence, strategic documentation for the prevention of labor contingencies, as well as the legal implementation of subcontracting schemes resulting from recent changes in the field.

Formación Académica

He completed his high school education at the Instituto de Ciencias and Newland School, where he served as president of the Student Council. As part of his professional training, he took the “Justice” course offered by Harvard University. He has participated in various debate competitions, as well as in national business solutions competitions organized by the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus, and in various forums and panels related to recent reforms in labor outsourcing and the 2022 tax reform.

Área de Práctica

• Tax (Advisory & Litigation)

Idiomas

Spanish, English

Perfil

Mercedes Antuña Robledo holds a law degree from La Salle University, Benjamin Franklin Campus, where she graduated with the second-highest GPA in her class.

She has a certificate in Corporate Law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho and a Master’s degree in Continuing Education in International Business Law from the University of Barcelona.

With over five years of experience in the corporate sector, Mercedes has worked with notary publics and national and international law firms, which has allowed her to develop a broad understanding of the corporate sector in Mexico and serve clients in the markets of the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Mercedes works in the Corporate and Business practice area, providing advice to national and international clients. She is currently a member of the Mexico-European Union Chamber of Commerce and the La Salle University INSIGNE Alumni Association.

Experiencia Profesional

He joined the firm in August 2024 as part of the Corporate and Business team at our Mexico City office.

Prior to joining Ramos Ripoll & Schuster, he worked at Notary Offices 212, 223, and 246 in Mexico City, as well as at the firms Campa y Mendoza Abogados, Hogan Lovells BSTL Mexico, and Rödl & Partner Mexico.

Formación Académica

Academic Background

1. Master’s Degree in Continuing Education in International Business Law from the University of Barcelona.
2. Diploma in Corporate Law from the Escuela Libre de Derecho.
3. Bachelor of Laws from La Salle University, Benjamin Franklin Campus (GPA: 9.57).

Certifications

1. General Course on Intellectual Property from the WIPO Academy.
2. Online course “Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills,” taught by IESE Business School, University of Navarra.
3. Online course “People and Team Management,” taught by the University of Michigan.
4. Online course “Introduction to English Common Law,” taught by the University of London.

Publications

1. Author of the article “A Surrealist Lawsuit: The 39 Paintings of Remedios Varo,” published in the journal “Ágora” of the La Salle University School of Law, Volume 15, Issue 52, August 2019.

Área de Práctica

• Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency

Idiomas

Spanish, English

Perfil

Es egresado de la carrera de Derecho en la Universidad Panamericana, campus Guadalajara; se ha desempeñado como Secretario General de COMCE Jóvenes y actualmente es el Comisionado de Agricultura y Pesca de la Cámara Textil de Occidente.

He graduated from the Law School at Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara; he has served as Secretary General of COMCE Jóvenes and currently serves as Commissioner of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Cámara Textil de Occidente.

Formación Académica

Estudió la licenciatura en Derecho en la Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara. He studied Law at Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara.

Área de Práctica

• Tax (Advisory & Litigation)

Idiomas

Spanish and English.

Perfil

Madeline has built her career in the fields of product design, visual identity, and digital marketing for brands in the furniture and design industries.

She has worked on projects for GOCO Authentic Woods, MDO Muebles, and ABOUT Studio, where she has led initiatives focused on creating innovative visual content, managing online communities, and executing campaigns aimed at enhancing brand positioning and driving business growth.

Experiencia Profesional

Her expertise combines strategic design thinking with digital marketing and communication tools, developing creative solutions that strengthen brand identity and presence across various channels.

Formación Académica

He holds a degree in Industrial Design from the Universidad del Valle de México and is known for his ability to align creativity, technology, and business objectives.

Idiomas

Spanish and English