We are a firm of attorneys committed to our professional vocation and to supporting our clients to fulfill their needs and achieve their goals, helping them to identify areas of opportunity and offering integral and effective solutions under an up-to-date, timely and multidisciplinary focus.
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual and Industrial Property
Our Firm provides negotiation, analysis and strategic consulting services, registration, contracts and litigation in respect and for the protection and defense of intangible assets in these two categories:
- Intellectual Property Rights strictu sensu, which comprises the rights recognized on behalf of the authors of literary and artistic works such as musical works, paintings, photographs, sculptures, etc. and neighboring rights of performers, publishers, producers and broadcasting organizations.
- Industrial Property rights, comprising, among others, the protection of trademarks used to identify products or services, industrial designs and models, utility models, geographic indications, and the protection granted through patents over inventions or new creations apt for industrial application.
Business Law
This area of practice includes all aspects related to the constitution and development of the entrepreneurial activity: matters of corporate law, foreign investment, immigration law, technology law and corporate criminal law. Some of the services we commonly render within this practice are: e-ecommerce consultancy; domain name registration and disputes resolution; business contracts; databases, multimedia, computer software, personal data and digital works protection, confidentiality agreements; immigration permits and proceedings; legalization and apostille of documents; consultancy and litigation in criminal cases related to business matters (mainly property crimes and cybercrimes).
Translation Division
As lawyers we are especially aware of the great importance of accuracy of words and of the confidentiality, formality and timeliness of the management of any project. Our multicultural education and experience enable us to provide highly specialized legal services in several languages: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, German and Italian.
Also, our Firm has the support of an in-house translation division in charge of the provision of specialized and official translation services, thanks to which we are able to offer you the translation of legal, administrative, commercial and other technical documents intended for internal use or for official purposes before any national or international authorities.
Our Firm
We are based in Mexico and Dominican Republic, our team is headed by two founding partners and composed of lawyers and a division of translators; we complement each other and provide specialized legal and translation services.
Katherine Mena Franco
Attorney
Bachelor in Law from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City, graduated with honors in 2002, Certified Civil and Commercial Procedure Law by the same university. Earned a Master in Intellectual and Industrial Property and Information Society Law from Universidad de Alicante, Spain in 2005, and a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property Law from Boston University in 2015 as grantee of a Fulbright Scholarship.
She began her professional practice in 2000 in civil and commercial litigation, and since 2001 she has primarily focused on Industrial Property. She has formed part of renowned Firms in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and is currently engaged in developing protection strategies and handling portfolios of industrial property assets in the Dominican Republic and abroad, particularly in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States.
Languages: Spanish (native speaker), English (professional translation).
Graduated with honors from Universidad Panamericana (Mexico): Bachelor in Law (2002) and Certified constitutional Law (2006); Master in corporate and business law, (2009), Certified civil and commercial procedures (2011). At the Sorbonne (France) graduated with distinction from the Master in Digital and Technology Law (2004). In addition, she earned a Master in Business Innovation (2013-2015) at CEDIM, Mexico. Among others studies: Certified Intellectual Property, Oral Trial Advocacy Skills, and Legal English.
She has over fifteen years of professional experience in the consultancy and litigation of civil, commercial and intellectual property cases and currently focuses on business consulting, technology law and copyright. Georgina has lectured and taught in several universities: Panamericana, UDLA, UABC, Paris XI, etc.
Languages: Spanish (native speaker), English, French, Portuguese (court-approved translator), German & Italian (intermediate level).
Georgina H. Sánchez Guadarrama
Attorney & Court-approved Official Translator
Our strategic location allows us to extend our field of action to the whole American continent, particularly to the Caribbean area where we have developed a service network that is highlighted by the deep knowledge of the peculiarities of each country. This region comprises the following jurisdictions, among others:
- ANGUILLA
- ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
- ARUBA
- BAHAMAS
- BARBADOS
- BELIZE
- BERMUDA
- BES ISLANDS (BONAIRE, ST. EUSTATIUS, SABA)
- BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
- CAYMAN ISLANDS
- CUBA
- CURACAO
- DOMINICA
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- GRENADA
- GUYANA
- HAITI
- JAMAICA
- MONTSERRAT
- PUERTO RICO
- STA. LUCIA
- ST. KITTS & NEVIS
- ST. MAARTEN
- ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES
- SURINAME
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
- TURKS & CAICOS
- U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS