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Mexico has a robust regulatory framework governing the processing of personal data, as well as a regulatory authority with binding powers to enforce compliance with applicable data protection laws. Mexico is also a signatory to Convention 108 of the Council of Europe for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, as well as its Additional Protocol concerning Supervisory Authorities and Transborder Data Flows.
Our Privacy practice primarily focuses on providing specialized legal counsel regarding the protection, management, and processing of personal data and sensitive personal data for controllers and regulated entities in Mexico. We draft and assist controllers and regulated entities in implementing tailored privacy policies specifically designed to meet their operational and regulatory needs.
We conduct gap analyses, data transfer impact assessments, document personal data transfer processes, and prepare contractual clauses related to the handling of personal and sensitive personal data in accordance with the policies of controllers / regulated entities and applicable Mexican legislation.
Our Privacy practice encompasses multiple aspects of data protection law, with a particular focus on the following services:
- Preparation and drafting of privacy notices.
- Development and training for the implementation of personal data protection policies and confidential information management procedures.
- Development of guidelines for the implementation of privacy notices and personal data handling processes.
- Assistance in responding to ARCO rights requests.
- Filing of ARCO rights requests.
- Representation in ARCO rights proceedings before the competent authority.
- Litigation related to compliance with ARCO rights requests.
- Filing of complaints before the competent authority.
- Filing of administrative review remedies before the authority.
- Preparation and negotiation of agreements involving transfers of personal data.
- Filing of public information access requests.
- Assistance in responding to public information requests involving regulated entities.
- Legal opinions related to the processing of personal data and sensitive personal data.
Representative Matters
Corteva Agriscience (2020). We assisted in drafting and implementing personal data management and protection policies in accordance with applicable Mexican regulations for the company and its processors under a uniform data processing framework. We also issued legal opinions regarding specific issues and legal gaps related to the processing of sensitive personal data in particular situations, helping ensure compliance with applicable law.
SIG Combibloc (2021). We assisted in drafting and implementing personal data management and protection policies in accordance with applicable Mexican regulations. We conducted a gap analysis, drafted a privacy notice compliance manual, and trained the Human Resources department to process personal data in accordance with the company’s internationally harmonized policies. We also conduct annual reviews of their policies and procedures to maintain ongoing legal compliance.
BorgWarner (2023). We assisted in adapting the company’s personal data management and protection policies specifically for the various data subjects whose personal data is transferred from the company’s headquarters in Germany. We developed a contingency plan and a privacy notice user manual, and trained more than 30 delegates responsible for processing personal data in accordance with the company’s internationally harmonized policies.
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Practice Areas
- Antitrust & Competition
- Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Compliance & Anti-Money Laundering
- Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency
- Cryptoassets & New Technologies
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Environmental
- ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)
- Financial & Fintech
- Immigration & Nationality
- Infrastructure & Public Procurement
- Intellectual & Industrial Property
- International Trade & Customs
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Privacy & Data Protection / Cybersecurity
- Real Estate & Urban Law
- Regulatory
- Social Security
- Tax (Advisory & Litigation)
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Amador Espinosa, Juan Rafael
Perfil
Juan Rafael has over 12 years of experience practicing law. He has focused his practice on industrial property, intellectual property, and privacy, with experience in various industrial sectors, including the automotive, consumer products, pharmaceutical-veterinary, and information technology industries, 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 transfers of personal data.
Juan Rafael has been recognized as an “Associate to Watch” by Chambers and Partners in the area of intellectual property in Mexico; he is authorized to serve as an arbitrator in copyright disputes before INDAUTOR; and he is a Certified Lawyer by the National Association of Corporate Lawyers, Jalisco Chapter (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 firm’s liaison and representative before SICYT (the Secretariat of Innovation, Science and Technology) for the PROPIN program (Jalisco Intellectual Property Promotion Program), through which the firm has been recognized for its expertise in Copyright Law.
Since 2013, he has lectured on the importance of Intellectual Property and Industrial Property and their relationship to business development for undergraduate students in the Business Legal Framework course, as well as in the Master’s in Administration program (Legal Foundations of Business), taught by Professor Manuel Alejandro Ripoll González at ITESO.
He has been a speaker at numerous intellectual property conferences and professional development programs, including: the Diploma Program in Intellectual Property and Innovation Protection at Centro Universitario UTEG (2022); the Industrial Property Diploma Program of the Mexican Bar Association, Jalisco Chapter (2021); the 11th Conference Series “Law in Economic and Administrative Sciences” (2020), where he presented on “Intellectual Property and Mass Media,” organized by the University Center for Economic and Administrative Sciences of the University of Guadalajara; the 16th Business-University Forum organized by the University of the Gulf of California in Los Cabos; the workshop “The Importance of Proper Trademark Use” at the Jalisco Institute for Entrepreneurship; and various continuing education courses organized by Academia Lawgic.
He has authored and co-authored several articles published in Revista Consejero Empresarial, MarcaSur, LexLatin, and other internal publications related to intellectual and industrial property right.
Formación Académica
- Universidad Panamericana, Aguascalientes Campus — Master’s Degree in Copyright, Industrial Property, and New Technologies (2020–2022).
- Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus — Bachelor of Laws (2008–2012).
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) — Advanced Course on Software Licensing, Including Open Source (2018).
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI); University of Guadalajara (UdeG) — Summer Course (2018).
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) — Intellectual Property Management (2016).
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mexico; Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus — 24th Certificate Program in International Commercial Arbitration (2015).
- University of Guadalajara (UdeG) — Certificate Program in Alternative Dispute Resolution (2011).
Professional Affiliations
- International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI).
- Mexican Association for the Protection of Industrial Property, A.C. (AMPPI) — Chair of the Western Committee for the 2023–2025 term.
- National Association of Corporate Lawyers, Jalisco Chapter (ANADE Jalisco).
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mexico — Vice-Coordinator (2022–2024) of the ICC Mexico Jalisco Young Arbitrators Committee.
Área de Práctica
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Márquez Ledezma, Daniela
Perfil
Daniela Márquez earned her law degree from the Universidad Panamericana (Guadalajara Campus).
She began her professional career at the Fourth Family Court of the First Judicial District of Jalisco as a law clerk.
She was part of Torres Morante (2017–2022), where she gained experience in civil, commercial, and family litigation as a law clerk and attorney.
She joined the Firm in 2022 as part of the Corporate and Business team, focusing on Intellectual Property, at our offices in Guadalajara.
Experiencia Profesional
Daniela works in the Corporate and Business practice area, specializing in Intellectual Property.
Her practice focuses on the corporate and litigation aspects of intellectual property, including: Industrial property: trademarks, industrial designs, trade names, and trademark registrations in the United States; Copyright: works and image rights; Privacy and personal data protection; and litigation in these three areas: litigation proceedings, infringements, invalidity and expiration proceedings, as well as invalidity lawsuits.
Formación Académica
- Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus (2015–2020). LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws), graduated with honors following the defense of her thesis, “The Duty of Care in Non-Contractual Civil Liability: A Comparative Analysis.”
- Diploma Program in Personal Data Protection (2023), awarded by the Institute for Transparency, Public Information, and Personal Data Protection of the State of Jalisco in collaboration with Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus, the Illustrious and National Bar Association, and other professional associations.
- General Course on Industrial Property (2023), offered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
- Industrial Property Seminar (2022), offered by the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI).
- Diploma Program in International Commercial Arbitration (2021), awarded by the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO).
- Diploma Program in Alternative Dispute Resolution (2020), certified by the Alternative Justice Institute of the State of Jalisco (IJA). Currently in the process of obtaining certification as an official mediator in the State of Jalisco.
- Vis East Moot Hong Kong (2018–2019). Member of Universidad Panamericana’s representative team and oral advocate. The team received an honorable mention for claimant’s memorandum.
- Universidad Panamericana ICC Moot. Participated as a guest arbitrator in hearing sessions.
- Vis Pre-Moot at Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus. Participated as a guest arbitrator in hearing sessions.
Professional Affiliations
Daniela serves as an ambassador for the newly established Guadalajara chapter of AbogadasMx, an association that promotes the inclusion of women in the legal profession.
- Member of the Legalink Committee on Intellectual Property and Personal Data Protection.
Área de Práctica
- Compliance & Anti-Money Laundering
- Intellectual & Industrial Property
- Privacy & Data Protection / Cybersecurity
Idiomas
Spanish, English, French
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Ramos Macías, Andrea
Perfil
Andrea Ramos is a law student at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), where she is currently in her sixth semester.
Throughout her studies, she has had the opportunity to gain experience in accounting, administrative, and legal fields.
Experiencia Profesional
Andrea works in the Corporate and Business practice, with a focus on intellectual property.
Formación Académica
He is currently in his sixth semester of the Bachelor of Laws program at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO).
He has taken various courses and certificate programs, including the “Fashion Law” program offered by Lawgic, as well as a course on intellectual property offered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
She worked for one year as an intern at the law firm Ramos Castillo Abogados.
Additionally, in 2023, she worked as a legal assistant at Public Brokerage No. 59, led by Miguel Ángel Orozco Plascencia, Esq. In 2024, she was part of the law firm RMG Abogados, in the Intellectual Property practice area.
Área de Práctica
- Compliance & Anti-Money Laundering
- Intellectual & Industrial Property
- Privacy & Data Protection / Cybersecurity
Idiomas
Spanish, English