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2. Dear First name Last name:
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Dear First name Last name:
Sánchez-DeVanny Eseverri, S.C. appreciates the opportunity to present our proposal to render general legal services to “name of the company”, in Mexico.
Attached you will find our proposal, including some general information about our firm, experience, and team of professionals that we suggest lead the team to assist “name of the company”. We hope our proposal meets your expectations.
We will gladly discuss with you any comments or questions you may have.
Best regards,
Name Partner Sánchez Devanny

3. Contents Introduction 4 Scope of services 6
Practice Areas involved in your current matter 8
Representative Experience 10
Our Team 19
Firm Overview 29
Philosophy and Approach 33
Fee Structure and Billing 35
Contact 38

4. Introduction

5. Introduction
We understand that [Potential Client] is interested in identifying Mexican counsel to provide XX [take a description from their incoming inquiry]. For that purpose, [Potential Client] has solicited information about Sánchez Devanny’s experience and capabilities in this area.
[Descripción de la necesidad del cliente: Pueden incluir un párrafo aquí con más información de la compañía y el motivo / Proyecto por el que requieren servicios legales que nos están pidiendo cotizar].
Sánchez-DeVanny is an ideal partner for [Potential Client] based on our firm’s combination of knowledge, skill, and experience, which are accompanied by unyielding customer commitment. As a full-service firm, we would anticipate advising [Potential Client] in a variety of legal areas relevant to its businesses. In particular, we have significant experience serving [Client’s industry] industry clients as well as robust practice groups in the areas identified as relevant by [Potential Client]: [List relevant practice areas].
To provide legal advice that is right for each of our client’s operations, we focus on establishing close working relationships that help us better understand your business and challenges. Once we understand your needs, our goal is to provide you with consistently high-quality and efficient legal support, which in turn allows you to focus on other important areas of your business, like the company’s [include something from their incoming inquiry e.g., “growth and expansion, regional development in Mexico, etc.]

6. Scope of Services

7. Scope of legal services
Notes:
Provide details of the type of services that Sánchez Devanny can make available to this client.
This section should be written in a specific way that focuses on the client’s needs, however. For example, if the client has identified particular needs in their request for proposals or inquiring we need to make sure that we include those services here.

8. Practice Areas involved in your current matter

9. Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
This practice provides comprehensive advice on mergers, acquisitions, investment and divestment transactions, corporate and group restructurings, liquidations, sale and purchase of entities and assets, spin-offs, due diligence and regulatory compliance reviews (including for the sale of companies), privatizations and joint ventures, and any form of establishment of business in Mexico. As part of this advice we support our clients in the design and implementation of optimal structures; preparation of necessary documentation, whether contractual, corporate, or administrative, for the execution and implementation of agreements and commercial transactions; and preparation and maintenance of corporate records. This practice also advises clients on a broad range of contractual matters in virtually all industry sectors, including supply contracts, distribution, sale and purchase, construction, design, procurement, lease, and services.

10. Representative Experience

11. Representative Experience
Served as lead counsel for a Japanese automobile manufacturer in an international agreement with a German automobile manufacturer to create a Mexican joint venture for developing a vehicle manufacturing plant in Aguascalientes that will produce the first luxury cars in Mexico. Advised on transaction negotiations, including a substantial number of contracts and the Joint Venture Agreement. Served as lead counsel for both parties in the antitrust filing for transaction authorization. Legal advice covered all aspects of structuring the deal as well all contractual, tax planning, foreign trade, labor, compliance, intellectual property and regulatory matters.
Represented an international chemicals company in a multi-jurisdictional sale of stock and assets to a private equity firm. We represented the Mexican part of this sale, which involved divesture of assets across 52 countries.
Represented an international chemicals company in a more than 25 jurisdiction sale of assets and stock in a leather business. Our representation included preparing and negotiating all local sale and ancillary agreements as well as advice on all required steps for transfer of the assets to the purchaser, including transfer of real property, real estate, contracts and employees.
Advised a Chinese client on the establishment of a solar panel manufacturing plant in Nuevo Leon. Our representation included tax planning, business structuring, negotiating incentives with the State Government, acquiring land, overseeing environmental and urban development permits and licenses required for operation, and customs and foreign trade counsel.

12. Representative Experience
Represented a German client as buyer of a Mexican gelatin and dessert powder business from a local entity based in Queretaro. Our advice involved due diligence, investment structure design, preparation and negotiation of the stock purchase agreement and all ancillary documents.
Advised a US consumer products company in the Mexican portion of an international acquisition of a major animal food producer and distributor. This transaction included a due diligence process and review and drafting of documents. Our advice included structuring, contractual, corporate, tax planning, foreign trade, labor, compliance and regulatory matters.
Represented a US based private equity fund in a joint venture transaction with a Mexican partner for the purpose of investing jointly in wireless telecommunication towers primarily based in Mexico.
Represented a US based global manufacturer and supplier of powertrain components and vehicle safety products in restructuring two divisions. Advice covered all aspects of an asset sale transaction, including preparation of various legal documents and implementation of specific regulatory procedures in this heavily regulated area.
Advised a Japanese client expanding in Mexico on the process of preparing all legal documents required for the client’s subscription of 49% of the capital stock of a Mexican aluminum die-cast company. We prepared pre-merger filings, subscription and shareholders agreements, a new version of bylaws and ancillary transaction documentation.

13. Representative Experience
Advised a US brake manufacturer on the establishment of a manufacturing plant and subcomponents in the State of Jalisco. Counsel included tax planning, business structuring, negotiating incentives with the State Government, acquiring land, overseeing all environmental and urban development permits and licenses, and customs and foreign trade matters.
Counseled a US based specialty truck company in the process of establishing a manufacturing plant for heavy vehicles in the state of Guanajuato.
Provided full-service representation for a US based plastics manufacturer in the purchase of a plastic injection business located in Querétaro. Our representation covered due diligence, review and drafting transaction documents, structuring, contractual, corporate, tax planning, foreign trade, labor, compliance and regulatory matters.
Advised a construction, chemical, and petroleum company with assets in Latin America on the multi-billion dollar sale of its water technology arm in a multi-jurisdictional transaction involving the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Santo Domingo, and Chile. Our advice included buyer assistance during the due diligence process and review and/or preparation of local transfer agreements, closing deliveries, and actions and documents associated with the transfer of employees.
Represented automotive part supplier in the transfer of one of its lines of business. Our advice extended to corporate and regulatory matters, foreign trade, labor, and real estate.
Represented major international steel component manufacturer on the sale of its existing operations in Mexico, including the bankruptcy of a Mexican subsidiary and a labor strike.

14. Representative Experience
Advised client on the establishment of its first manufacturing plant for jewelry and cosmetics in Mexico.
Advised multinational auto part manufacturer on the establishment of an automotive plant in Mexico including design and implementation of corporate strategy, acquisition of land and facilities, construction, tax and labor matters, and elaboration of commercial contracts.
Represented a worldwide provider of specialty chemicals in a multi-jurisdictional acquisition of assets in the chemical products industry, including a Mexican company comprising the target assets. Our advice included legal due diligence on the target Mexican company and preparation of local acquisition documents.
Represented a Mexican company entering into a joint venture agreement with a Turkish company to establish an industrial facility for the production of recycled metal. Our advice included the design of the legal and tax structure of the investment and the joint venture company, as well as the negotiation of the shareholders agreement and the coordination of Turkish and Spanish counsel.
Represented a German buyer in the indirect acquisition of a controlling interest of a Mexican manufacturing company in the business of acoustic metal structures and technology for industrial noise protection. Our advice included due diligence review, ramifications in Mexico of the indirect acquisition of the Mexican subsidiary, negotiation of the employment contract for the key man at the Mexican subsidiary, and preparation and review of all transactional Mexican law documents required for closing.

15. Representative Experience
Represented Mexican seller in a more than 26 jurisdictional sale of assets and stock in the textile, emulsions, and paper chemicals industry. Our advice included due diligence, negotiation of local sale and ancillary agreements, and implementation of property transfer, entailing advice on corporate, transactional, real estate, and labor matters.
Advised a major US renewable energy company on setting up operations in Mexico, including tax, labor, and real estate advice, as well as assistance in the due diligence process and acquisition of the project in Mexico.
Advised on a US$400 million joint venture project between a foreign company and Mexican company to offer well testing services to petroleum extraction companies, including IP licensing and tax advice, as well as corporate commercial advice.
Assisted in the incorporation of a company to act as the acquisition vehicle for the Mexican assets of a US electronic manufacturing company, as well as with the preparation of legal documents and contracts to support the transfer of the Mexican assets, international trade and customs matters, and the negotiation and arrangement of the lease for their facilities.
Represented a Latin American film distribution company in setting up operations in Mexico, including the acquisition of permits for import and distribution of foreign films.
Represented a US automotive industry company and Mexican subsidiaries in the purchase of assets from another US company in Mexico with respect to its brake operation in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Performed due diligence, drafted and negotiated contracts, including the preparation of comments and negotiation matters of the Asset Purchase Agreement.

16. Representative Experience
Represented the buyer in a US$110 million stock acquisition of a flexible packaging company involving a syndicated loan to finance part of the acquisition.
Represented the buyer of a Mexican subsidiary in the automotive leather business in the acquisition and due diligence review of the target company, including the preparation, negotiation, and implementation of the sale and purchase agreements and related corporate documents. We also analyzed in detail certain potential liabilities in the areas of corporate, foreign trade, tax, labor, and social security.
Represented seller in the sale of a Mex$2.5 billion retail loan portfolio of its Mexican subsidiary to a US financial institution.
Provided assistance in the structuring of a private equity fund and business-structure design for the operation of a specialty marketing business in Mexico.
Represented a client in the US$950 million sale of the consumer products division of an international diversified-technology company. The transaction involved the sale of two legal entities in Mexico, coordination of antitrust filings, advice on foreign trade issues, corporate restructuring of the companies, restructuring of real estate, and labor advice in connection with the transfer of personnel in the divisions. Sánchez Devanny was the lead counsel in the transaction, assisting the client in all aspects of the acquisition. Other countries involved in this transaction were: New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Singapore, China, South Africa, United Kingdom, Portugal, Netherlands, France, Italy, and Canada.

17. Representative Experience
Advised on the Mexican establishment of a US consulting company to provide services to Mexican companies and the Mexican government for the design, construction, and furnishing of maximum-security prisons, and on general prison safety matters. Our firm also advised the client on the design and implementation of the Mexican subsidiary’s corporate structure as well as its contractual structure for training Mexican government personnel.
Advised on the establishment of four wind-farm industrial parks in Oaxaca. Representation included negotiations and contact with the Mexican Federal Electric Commission (CFE) for regulatory compliance of the project, negotiations and contracts with third parties to obtain possession of the land from farmers (ejidatarios) in the area, negotiations and contact with the environmental authorities to ensure environmental compliance, acquisition of the required permits and authorizations from local government officials, and managing relations with archaeological authorities regarding compliance with rules on preservation of archaeological sites.
Advised a commercial vehicle company on the benefits of transferring its entire California based operation to Mexico in a turn-key project; analyzed the benefits of establishing its operation in Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, where the company has an existing plant. Established the structure for adding the California division to the existing plant in Acuña while maintaining separate operations but using the same personnel and manufacturing permits.
Represented an industrial supply company as the potential buyer of a multi-million dollar distribution center network of bolts and related hardware. Provided both a due diligence review of the target company and an assessment of the risks involved.

18. Representative Experience
Represented the sellers of a Mexican regional music business worth US$150 million. This representation involved the design of an efficient tax structure overseas and a complex corporate reorganization prior to the sale of the companies in Mexico. Sánchez Devanny led the transaction and advised the client on all aspects of it. Other jurisdictions involved were The Netherlands and the United States.
Represented a client in the establishment of its platform for a world-wide social network. This work included designing the corporate structure for the establishment of operations, and providing contractual, intellectual property, and personal data advice.
Designed and implemented an efficient corporate structure for a client’s investment, including: transformation of the target company into a company for investment promotion (Sociedad Anónima Promotora de Inversión, “SAPI”); review, drafting, and negotiation of documents required for the subscription of shares; capital investment; and joint venture agreement. Collaborated with the Tax practice group.
Assisted in the international corporate restructuring and spin-off at a holding level of one of the business divisions of a company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Provided advice on the organization of the corporate structure and mergers in Mexico and filings with the Mexican Competition Commission. Because the corporate restructuring was implemented at the holding level, coordination was necessary among several jurisdictions involved in the transaction, including the Netherlands, United States, British Virgin Islands, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Venezuela

19. Our Team

20. Our team
In Sanchez Devanny, we devote an experienced, dedicated, and efficient team to each project. Our professionals are proactive and responsive to the different needs of the clients. A partner leads each project and other partners and professionals are involved in the work as necessary to provide quality, timely, and cost-effective services.
More than 80 attorneys, fifteen practice areas and three offices serve to our Mexican and international clients.
That structure helps us offer our clients access to a greater source of intellectual capital, technical expertise and multi- practice capabilities, resulting in thorough service strategies and competitive legal advise, that meet specific needs.
For your benefit, in the next slides you will find short bios of the professionals performing their work within the scope of the legal services in each practice area.

21. Ernesto Silvas-Medina
Ernesto is Sánchez Devanny’s managing partner. He heads the Corporate and Project Finance practice group and is a member of the Corporate and M&A practice group and the Financial Institutions and Services group. Ernesto has over 20 years of experience serving as lead or local counsel for international and domestic corporate clients, institutional investors, private equity funds and family-offices. He has extensive experience in middle and upper middle market cross-border transactions, multi-jurisdictional and domestic stock and asset acquisition transactions and projects, and in-bound and out-bound equity joint ventures. He advises international banks and financial institutions and international and domestic corporate borrowers on cross-border commercial loans, syndicated loans and project financing and all type of security packages and collateralization. Additionally, Ernesto advises international companies on structuring their entry and/or investments in Mexico, setting up manufacturing facilities or businesses in Mexico and all legal issues associated with day-to-day operations. The majority of his clients are engaged in the automotive, food, manufacturing, private equity, real estate and retail industries. Ernesto is ranked as one of Mexico’s leading corporate and transactional lawyers in Chambers and Partners, Latin Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal and Best Lawyers International.
Ernesto is the former chairman of the financial and business law committee and director of the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzas, A.C., Chapter Monterrey, Nuevo León). He has been a professor of Comparative Corporate Law and International Contracts in the Master’s Degree Program at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus and has taught the International Contracts Course at the Master of Laws program of the Business Law International Institute (“INADEM”) for more than 5 years.
Position
Partner
Office
Monterrey
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Corporate and Project Finance
Financial Institutions and Services
Member of the Life Sciences Industry Practice
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
Law Degree, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
Rankings
Chambers Latinamerica 2017
Chambers Global 2016
IFLR
Legal
Latin Lawyer 2016
Who’s Who Legal 2016
Contact
+52(81)
Languages
Spanish
English

22. Humberto Morales-Barrón
Humberto is the managing partner of Sánchez Devanny’s Monterrey Office. He also heads the firm’s Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance practice group. Humberto advises local and multinational companies on all aspects of corporate law, corporate governance and compliance. He has more than twentythree years of experience practicing law. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he worked at General Electric for more than a decade, most recently as its General Counsel for Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, reporting to General Electric’s General Counsel and Latin America’s CEO, and leading a team of 55 legal counsels in the industrial, financial and entertainment sectors. During that time, he also led General Electric’s legal strategies in the tax, labor and corporate areas and led the design and implementation of the Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance infrastructure for General Electric in Mexico, also acting as lead ombudsman in major cases. Humberto also has public sector experience, having worked as General Counsel for the Urban Development and Housing Committee at the Senate of the United Mexican States during the LVI Legislature.
Position
Partner
Office
Monterrey
Practice Areas
Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance
Member of the Life Sciences Industry Practice
Member of the Automotive Industry Practice
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.). University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, USA (1995).
Law Degree. Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico (1992).
Rankings
Chambers Latin America 2017
Latin Lawyer 2016
LACCA 2016
Who´s is Who 2016
LEGAL
Contact
+52(81)
Languages
Spanish
English

23. Cristina L. Sánchez-Vebber
Cristina has 26 years of experience providing service to clients. She has 17 years of experience in the legal industry, with a focus on corporate transactional practice.
Cristina provides legal guidance and advice to foreigners entering Mexico to do business as well as assistance to clients that already have Mexican operations that they wish to expand. She also helps clients coordinate their operations with other jurisdictions and provides day-to day legal advice.
She strives to understand the needs of each foreign client and advises on practical legal solutions to meet those needs and resolve their legal issues. She provides legal advice in the establishment and legal implementation of business strategies by coordinating different areas of law, such as tax, labor and foreign trade, to offer a complete solution that can be implemented to meet the client’s needs as a whole. She also provides legal advice on day-to- day operations, from contract review to restructuring operations.
In antitrust matters, she has advised companies in merger control filings, as well as cartel investigations, and whistle blower policy. She has also advised clients on internal pricing policies, information sharing, relationships with distributors and competitors, and other issues.
Position
Partner
Office
Mexico City
Practice Areas
Corporate Transactional and M&A
Antitrust
Member of the Automotive Industry Practice
Education
Law Degree. Universidad Iberoamericana A.C., Mexico City (2003).
Bachelor of Arts, Humanistic Studies. Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A. (1989).
Rankings
Legal
Contact
+52(55)
Languages
Spanish
English

24. Gerardo Pardo-Hernández
Position
Partner
Office
Monterrey
Practice Areas
Corporate, Commercial and M&A
Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental
Member of the Energy Industry Practice
Member of the Automotive Industry Practice
Education
NAFTA Studies. McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1994).
Master of Laws (LL.M.). Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA (1994).
Law Degree. Universidad Iberoamericana, A.C., Mexico City, Mexico (1990).
Rankings
Chambers Global 2016
Chambers Latin America 2017
Legal
Latin Lawyer 2016
Contact
+52(81)
Languages
Spanish
English
Gerardo advises local and international clients in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial matters, and energy projects. He has more than twenty-five years of experience guiding foreign and local investors when setting-up operations in Mexico. In particular, he ensures that all legal matters impacting his clients’ projects are properly and timely considered, including but not limited to the corporate, commercial, real estate and regulatory aspects of the project. Gerardo has developed a deep expertise in the automotive, steel, electronic, electric, retail and general manufacturing industries based on his work on multiple projects involving direct investment, joint ventures, acquisitions, reorganizations, divestitures and dissolution and liquidation processes. In addition, Gerardo regularly handles the overall supervision of projects involving contracting matters, formation of for profit and non-for profit corporations and associations, and divestment transactions. He has particular expertise in the energy sector in electricity and renewables, and is a member of the firm’s Energy Task Force, a group that includes practitioners of different law practice areas who specialize in advising energy sector clients. Gerardo has been a professor of Commercial Companies Law, Arbitration and Introduction to the Study of Law at the Universidad Cervantina, at the Instituto de Ciencias Jurídicas (Institute of Legal Sciences) in Monterrey and at the Green Hills School. He was a member of the Foreign Lawyers Association Board at Georgetown University and Vice President of the Student Council at Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Gerardo was the firm’s managing partner between June 2010 and June He is fluent in English and Spanish. 

25. Paloma Gómez-Pérez de Zabalza
Paloma has worked with Sánchez Devanny since 2011, initially in México and currently in Washington D.C., where she acts as liaison for the firm and clients. She is a partner in the Corporate and M&A practice group as well as the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution practice group. Paloma is also co-leader of the firm’s Energy Task Force, a group that includes practitioners of different law practice areas who specialize in advising energy sector clients. Paloma has 20 years of experience practicing law. She started her career at Uría Menéndez in Madrid, Spain ( ), focusing on corporate law and international transactions. Subsequently she was a senior associate in the Madrid office of British law firm Ashurst ( ), where she helped establish the firm in Spain and helped to consolidate its corporate and transactional department. While living in Washington, DC, she was Director of Investor Relations and Legal Affairs of the sponsor of a private equity fund ( ), she completed a Masters of Laws Degree in International Business and Economic Law, for which she was awarded Distinction and the Thomas Bradbury Chetwood, S.J. Award for the best academic record in the program, and she was admitted as a member of the New York Bar. During her stay in Washington, DC, she expanded her practice to international arbitration while working in Arnold & Porter ( ). Paloma joined Sánchez Devanny in She is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, New York and Madrid. She is fluent in English and Spanish. 
Position
Partner
Office
Washington, DC
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Member of the Energy Industry Practice
Member of the Life Sciences Industry Practice
Education
Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.), with Distinction and the Thomas Bradbury Chetwood, S.J. Award. Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, USA (2009).
Law Degree. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain (1995).
Rankings
Latin Lawyer 2016
Contact
(+1)
Languages
Spanish
English

26. José Antonio Postigo-Uribe
José Antonio is a partner who heads the firm’s Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental practice group and the firm’s Energy Task Force, a group that includes practitioners of different law practice areas specialized in advising clients of the energy sector. He is also a partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice group. José Antonio has over two decades of experience with an M&A and transactional background and extensive knowledge of the energy sector. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, general financing, business transaction structuring, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, corporate planning, general corporate law, privatizations, public and private bidding processes, PPPs, project finance, infrastructure development and real estate. He also represents clients in all types of contracts and civil and commercial agreements, as well as in negotiations with governmental entities, and in the incorporation of companies and associations, as well as in the establishment of branches and processes related to acquisitions, divestitures, sales, mergers, spin-offs, dissolution, and liquidation of companies. Local and international clients entrust him with sensitive, complex, and large transactions. He is the author of several articles in national and foreign publications specializing in corporate, infrastructure and investment matters. He is a regular speaker in different forums on transactional, investment and energy matters in Mexico and abroad. José Antonio has more than 20 years of experience practicing law. Before joining Sánchez Devanny he was a partner at an international law firm. 
Position
Partner
Office
Mexico City
Practice Areas
Corporate Transactional and M&A
Antitrust
Member of the Energy Industry Practice
Member of the Automotive Industry Practice
Education
Masters in Law (LL.M.). New York University, New York City, NY, USA (2002).
Masters in Law. Law Postgraduate Studies Center (EPED) (2000).
Masters in Law (LL.M.). Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA (1999).
Law Degree. Universidad Anahuac, México, D.F., México (1997)
Rankings
IFLR
Legal
LACCA 2016
Latin Lawyer 2016
Who´s is who
Contact
+52(55)
Languages
Spanish
English

27. Francisco Andrés Gámez Garza
Andrés has more than fourteen years of experience advising clients in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, general financing, joint ventures, due diligence, business structuring, divestitures, sales, spin-offs, dissolution, company liquidation, and real estate transactions. He has also helped to set up and oversee operations in Mexico for local and multinational clients. Additionally, Andrés has broad experience in the mining, energy and environmental sector, including environmental permitting. His financing experience includes advising financial institutions and companies in structuring and securing financing transactions. Before joining Sánchez Devanny, he was a lawyer at CEMEX, where he advised on several strategic operations and special projects, including the company’s day-to-day corporate legal needs. Andrés is fluent in English and Spanish.
Position
Partner
Office
Monterrey
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Corporate and Project Finance
Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental
Member of the Automotive Industry Practice
Education
Masters in Private Law. Universidad Regiomontana, A.C., Monterrey, N.L., Mexico (2004).
Law Degree. Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico (1999).
Rankings
Chambers Latin America 2017
Chambers Global 2016
Legal
Contact
+52(81)
Languages
Spanish
English

28. Daniel Maldonado Alcántara
Daniel has significant experience in business, corporate and financial operations, and contract negotiations for international transactions. He advises clients on M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, commercial contracting and real estate matters. He also specializes in corporate governance and compliance matters, and has advised multinational companies, particularly from the automotive, pharmaceutical, medical device and retail industries in complex risk assessments and compliance investigations. Daniel also provides general advice and training on anticorruption and anti-money laundering issues. He has participated as a delegate and a speaker in several courses and symposia regarding compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Daniel has XX years of experience practicing law. Before he joined Sánchez Devanny, he gained significant experience serving as in-house counsel at a financial leasing company, as Corporate Legal Manager at a banking institution, and as an associate at a Mexican law firm. Daniel is fluent in English and Spanish.
Position
Partner
Office
Querétaro
Mexico City
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance
Corporate and Project Finance
Member of the Life Sciences Industry Practice
Education
Special Studies in Financial Law Institutions. Universidad Panamericana (UP) (2010).
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial Law. University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2002).
Law Degree. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico (2000).
Rankings
Chambers Latin America 2017
Latin Lawyer 2016
Legal
Contact
( )
(+52 55)
Languages
Spanish
English

29. Firm Overview

30. About us
Who we are: Sánchez Devanny is a leading Mexican law firm that provides full-service legal advice both to Mexican and international clients.
With distinct practice areas that regularly collaborate with one another, we provide comprehensive counsel to help our clients make better decisions for their businesses as a whole for many industries.
More than attorney-client services: We build enduring client relationships that go beyond individual service contracts because we make every effort to understand our clients’ businesses and expectations, to serve as an ally, and to provide complete, accessible and personalized advice. As a testament to these efforts, we continue to advise clients today who have trusted us with their legal matters since Jorge Sánchez Devanny founded the firm in 1996.
Experience and creativity: Throughout the firm, we take pride in serving our clients with a combined approach of experience and creativity because we recognize that when you know how things are done it is easier to think outside the box. Our partners offer a wealth of experience, including in prior roles as in-house counsels at global companies and government agencies, and key roles within international law firms.

31. About us
Location: With offices in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Querétaro, as well as several strategic alliances worldwide like the one with The State Capital Group, our firm is well- positioned to quickly and efficiently represent and respond to clients in the entire Mexican Republic and abroad, shortening the distance between us and our clients.

32. About us Our practice áreas:
Corporate and M&A
Corporate and Project Finance
Financial Institutions and Services
International Trade and Customs
Real Estate, Infrastructure and Hospitality
Tax
Private Wealth Management and Estate Planning
Labor, Social Security and Immigration
Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance
Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental
Life Sciences
Intellectual Property, Entertainment and Sports Law
Data Privacy and Information Technology
Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust

33. Philosophy and Approach

34. Our Philosophy and Approach
At Sánchez-Devanny, we are committed to providing timely responses and practical, detailed legal advice. To ensure consistency, proactivity, and responsiveness in our work, we:
Provide personal attention through initial and follow-up meetings to make sure that we communicate regularly and understand your needs as a client.
Apply in-depth industry and legal expertise to each matter. As a firm, Sánchez Devanny has more than twenty years of experience delivering high-quality service to clients within and outside of Mexico. In addition, our partners each bring extensive prior experience to their work.
Offer a full-service approach to working with our clients. For example, lawyers in every practice area collaborate regularly with colleagues in other practice areas to provide clients with a complete package of coordinated legal advice. As a result, most of our clients use our firm for a wide range of services.
Our clients have underscored the strength of our accessibility and high-quality, multidisciplinary approach in comments to various publications, including in the 2017 edition of Chambers and Partners, where clients recently stated about this practice area and its partners:
"The lawyers at Sánchez DeVanny Eseverri are very dedicated and attentive to our needs. They are straightforward in their advice and detailed in their approach.”
Andrés Gámez: "He provides straightforward answers and is dedicated to understanding our needs." They go on to add: "He tries to solve problems through analysing the perspectives of different areas of law, meaning he is able to deliver a comprehensive service which takes all outcomes into consideration.”
Gerardo Prado: "He is adept at anticipating issues and has a proactive mindset."
Ernesto Silvas: Clients commend him, describing him as "a dynamic professional who always provides a diligent and personalised service." His expertise in this field spans joint ventures and major acquisitions.

35. Fee Structure and Billing

36. Fee Structure [En cada caso, hay que verificar con la firma que son Tarifas Vigentes]
We are very flexible regarding fees charged to our clients and we make our best effort to reach an agreement with our clients that satisfies their fee structure needs. Most clients prefer to be charged under the hourly fee structure; however, we can prepare estimates and work under fixed fee structures in certain areas of practice if our clients prefer. It is important to note that in some cases a fixed fee structure may not be possible because of the type of matter and the intangibles involved.
Our fees are based on the amount of time devoted to each matter and charged generally at the corresponding hourly rates. The hourly rates are fixed as assigned to each professional position based on his/her professional category and experience. We generally increase hourly rates and change categories at the beginning of each fiscal year. Our current rates, exclusive of any taxes and in particular Value Added Tax (“VAT”), are as follows:
These fees include some internal charges such as secretarial services, preparation of cost reports and billing statements, and local fixed line telephone calls. However, they exclude any other disbursements such as messenger service, mobile or long distance telephone calls, extraordinary printing costs, third party fees (notarial, translations, government duties), and out of town travelling expenses.
Professional category
Rates
Sr. Partner
Sr. Associate
Mid-Level Associate
Jr. Associate
Law Clerk/Paralegal

37. Our Billing Process
Our standard billing procedure consists of preparing monthly billing statements for client review and approval. However, we can accommodate specific billing timeframes as required by clients. Depending on the client's instructions, such statements are prepared in English or Spanish and sent to the client's officers previously appointed to receive these statements.
Once statements are approved, bills are normally paid via wire transfer. We have US Dollar and Peso banking accounts opened in Mexico and the US in which we normally receive payments from clients all over the world. Once payment for a given statement is received, we issue a Mexican invoice in compliance with Mexican tax requirements.
For a better billing service, we normally appoint an account manager who is in touch with our client's counterpart and assist in following up on any statement review and payment process.
We also accommodate specific client billing requirements. Our billing department is familiar with working with different billing systems and software such as the LEDES billing system.
Our rates are exclusive of any taxes and in particular Value Added Tax (“VAT”).

38. Contact
In closing, we sincerely appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate our credentials. As a progressive and modern firm, we believe our collective talent, experience and drive will result in a high quality service for your company.
If you have any questions or comments regarding to our proposal do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Name Partner - Monterrey .
Mexico City Av. Paseo de las Palmas 525 Piso 6 Col. Lomas de Chapultepec Miguel Hidalgo, Ciudad de México Tel. +52 (55)
Monterrey José Clemente Orozco 335 Piso 4 Despacho 401 Col. Valle Oriente San Pedro Garza García, N.L. Tel. +52 (81)
Queretaro Blvd. Bernardo Quintana Torre I, Oficina Col. Centro Sur Querétaro, Qro. Tel. +52 (442)