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Garcia Rivera, Flor
Perfil
Flor García Rivera is a partner at Ramos Ripoll y Schuster, where she leads the Corporate and Business practice in the Mexico City office.
She has more than 20 years of experience advising domestic and international companies on corporate governance, corporate law, and strategic transactions. Her practice focuses on the structuring, implementation, and strengthening of corporate governance frameworks, as well as the prevention and resolution of shareholder disputes.
Flor regularly advises business groups, family-owned companies, and boards of directors in institutionalization processes, the definition of control structures, the adoption of corporate best practices, and strategic decision-making. She also has extensive experience in negotiating and resolving complex corporate disputes, including shareholder separations, corporate restructurings, and the design of exit mechanisms.
Her approach combines a deep understanding of business operations with a practical and strategic perspective, enabling her to anticipate risks, align interests, and develop legal solutions that facilitate business continuity and stability.
Experiencia Profesional
Prior to joining Ramos Ripoll y Schuster in 2022, Flor headed the Corporate Law practice at Bernal Stoopen y Asociados, where she led the legal advisory services for Mexican and foreign companies, including global corporations, in matters related to corporate governance, corporate structuring, and shareholder dispute resolution.
Throughout her career, she has participated in the structuring and implementation of complex corporate transactions, reorganizations, shareholders’ agreements, family protocols, and governance mechanisms, as well as in handling critical situations requiring strategic and negotiated solutions among stakeholders.
Professional Activities:
- Member of the Corporate Governance Commission of the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial.
- Secretary of the Legal Subcommittee of the Corporate Governance Commission of the Consejo Coordinador Empresarial.
- Actively participates in the updating and drafting of the annexes to the latest version of the Code of Corporate Governance Best Practices, in the preparation of which she also participated.
- Regularly serves as secretary to boards of directors, advising on the conduct of board meetings, regulatory compliance, and the strengthening of corporate governance practices.
- Member of the Women Presidents Organization (WPO), Mexico City Chapter.
- Frequent participant in seminars and specialized forums on corporate governance, ESG, and business law.
Formación Académica
Education:
- Law Degree, Escuela Libre de Derecho (Mexico).
- Master’s Degree in Corporate Law, Universidad Anáhuac.
- Diploma in Business Law, Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico.
- Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Escuela Libre de Derecho.
Área de Práctica
Idiomas
Spanish, English.
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Gómez Arnaiz, Rubén Darío
Perfil
Rubén Darío Gómez Arnaiz earned his law degree from the Escuela Libre de Derecho. The education he received from his alma mater, together with the different facets of his professional practice, have shaped him into a lawyer who, without neglecting the importance of specialization, maintains a broad perspective and takes interest in all dimensions of legal challenges, including technical, ethical, philosophical, and genuinely human aspects.
His initial legal training (1992–1997) was rigorous in Private Law, enabling him to confidently navigate contracts and Commercial Law matters.
He later pursued a Master’s Degree in International Law at the University of Strasbourg (1999–2000), where he developed an understanding of issues related to international legal transactions from both the perspective of private actors (Private International Law and international contracts) and the multilateral and regional trade frameworks (WTO Law and regional trade agreements).
Shortly thereafter, he discovered what would become his greatest passion and primary area of specialization: International Commercial Arbitration (Diploma Program from the International Chamber of Commerce, Mexico, 2001).
He founded Gómez Arnaiz Abogados, a boutique law firm specialized in Tax Law (2000–2014). In 2014, he joined Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster as partner in charge of the Tax and International Commercial Arbitration practices. Although this may seem like an unusual combination, the multidisciplinary nature of the firm aligns well with Rubén Darío’s broad vision and approach.
Experiencia Profesional
International Commercial Arbitration Practice
Rubén Darío has more than 20 years of experience in commercial arbitration. He has primarily acted as counsel to parties, although he has also served as sole arbitrator and member of arbitral tribunals.
He has participated in domestic and international proceedings under the principal arbitration rules, including International Chamber of Commerce, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, Centro de Arbitraje de México, Cámara Nacional de Comercio de la Ciudad de México, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, London Court of International Arbitration, as well as in ad hoc proceedings.
The disputes in which he has participated have mainly involved infrastructure-related projects, including natural gas supply, electricity coverage and clean energy, transmission lines, power plant construction, public-private partnerships, and port terminals. He has also handled disputes involving a wide range of economic activities, such as industrial real estate, construction, mining, pharmaceuticals, agricultural machinery, international air transportation, cosmetics, wine, tequila, and controlled-environment agriculture, among others.
Rubén Darío has worked with numerous types of contracts, including construction contracts (including a FIDIC case), international sales of goods, supply agreements, distribution agreements, transportation agreements, franchise agreements, and others. He has interpreted and applied various legal frameworks, including Mexican commercial laws, uniform law instruments such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (PICC), and the Montreal Convention. In two cases, he applied U.S. commercial law.
Tax Practice
Rubén Darío’s Tax Law practice dates back to 2002 and has primarily focused on litigation. Thanks to the team he built at Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster and the additional academic training he obtained through a specialization in Tax Law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho, he has successfully expanded his practice into domestic and international tax advisory services.
As a litigator, he has represented clients in all types of tax proceedings and before all relevant authorities, including tax audits and verification powers, administrative enforcement proceedings, tax guarantees, deferred and installment payment agreements, settlement agreements and complaints before Procuraduría de la Defensa del Contribuyente, tax refunds, offsets, compliance with formal obligations, administrative appeals, nullity trials, direct constitutional appeals (amparos), and constitutional challenges against general regulations, among others.
He has advised individuals, corporations, and business groups, both Mexican and foreign residents, of all sizes and across a broad variety of industries, particularly real estate, export maquiladoras, and more recently digital platforms and virtual assets. His collaboration with specialists from other practice areas of the firm is constant and enriching in projects involving corporate, labor, social security, administrative, and international trade matters, among others.
Formación Académica
- President of the Student Association (1996–1997).
- President of the Jalisco Chapter of the Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados (2009–2011).
- President of the Jalisco Arbitration Committee of International Chamber of Commerce Mexico (2012–2018).
- Member of the Arbitration Commission of International Chamber of Commerce Mexico (since 2001).
- Member of the Arbitration Commission of the Cámara Nacional de Comercio de la Ciudad de México (2019).
- Doctorate studies in Law at Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City (2006–2008).
- Undergraduate and graduate professor at Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus, teaching International Commercial Arbitration, International Trade, International Contracts, and Private International Law (2002–2022).
- Pioneer in arbitration competitions and coach of university teams for Moot México (CAM) and the Willem C. Vis Moot in Vienna. He also drafted the hypothetical case for the first edition of the UP-ICC Mexico Moot (2006–2012).
Publications and Conferences
- “Conflicts of Hierarchy of Norms in International Commercial Arbitration,” Academia Mexicana de Derecho Internacional Privado y Comparado, 2014.
- “A Civil Arbitration Law Based on the Principle of Subsidiarity as a Key to the Proper Implementation of Arbitration in Jalisco,” in Jorge Carpizo National Law Chair, Institute for Legal Research of UNAM, 2014.
- “A Practical Tax Law Case,” in Practical Cases of Ethics for Legal Professionals in Mexico, Tirant lo Blanch, Mexico, 2019.
- Co-author of the Draft Civil Arbitration Law for the State of Jalisco, in collaboration with the Instituto de Justicia Alternativa del Estado de Jalisco, 2022.
- Speaker at dozens of conferences and courses related to international commercial arbitration and tax litigation.
Área de Práctica
Idiomas
Spanish, English & French.
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Garduño González, Erick
Perfil
Erick Garduño joined Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster in July 2019. He has over 10 years of experience in labor litigation, specializing in employer representation.
Experiencia Profesional
Prior to joining the firm, Erick worked at Tostado Padilla y Asociados, S.C., where he practiced in the Labor Litigation department for over five years.
His practice focuses on labor law, with an emphasis on preventive measures for companies and litigation in this area. He also has extensive experience in negotiating and executing employment terminations on behalf of employers, as well as in developing defense strategies for employers.
Formación Académica
He attended high school at Colegio Cervantes Loma Bonita. He participated in various conferences on bankruptcy law organized by the Federal Institute of Commercial Bankruptcy Specialists.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education.
Área de Práctica
Idiomas
Spanish, English
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González Gascón, Adriana
Perfil
Adriana González obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Tourism at the Universidad de Gudalajara, and a
Bachelor’s degree in Law at the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac.
Adriana is certified as a Legal Project Practitioner by the International Institute of Legal Project Management
(IILPM).
He joined our Firm as a member of the administrative team and later joined the Corporate & Business team.
Practice Area
Her practice is focused on the Immigration Law, she has extensive experience advising national and foreign
companies on the entry and stay of foreigners in Mexico, having participated in the development of strategies
for the entry of foreigners, as well as in the management and administration of immigration procedures.
Academic and Professional Activities
- Diploma in Organization of Congresses and Conventions
Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, 2013.
- Legal Project Practitioner Certification
International Institute of Legal Project Management (IILPM), 2020.
Professional Affilations:
- Abogadas MX - Member of the Jalisco Chapter.
Área de Práctica
Idiomas
Spanish, english
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Gutiérrez Valdez, Lourdes
Perfil
Lourdes Vianey Gutiérrez Valdez holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Law School of the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus.
She joined Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster in 2022 as part of the Corporate & Business team at the Guadalajara office.
Prior to joining the firm, she worked for two years at CORTEVA, where she received recognition for her contributions to the legal team.
Experiencia Profesional
Lourdes has experience in a variety of sectors and industries, including maquiladoras, seeds and agricultural chemicals, and packaging technology, among others.
She has built her professional practice in the Corporate & Business law area, advising both domestic and international clients. She has also participated in various mergers and acquisitions, as well as in corporate restructuring and reorganization processes.
Formación Académica
- Specialization in Obligations and Contracts from the Law School of the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus.
- Participated in the 4th International Congress on Commercial Law organized by the Institute for Legal Research at the Universidad Panamericana.
- He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Corporate Law and Business Development at the same institution.
Área de Práctica
Idiomas
Spanish, English, French
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Guerra Casillas, Karla
Perfil
Karla Guerra is a law student at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), where she is currently in her seventh semester.
Throughout her studies, she has had the opportunity to gain experience in fields related to construction and law.
She has attended various conferences on litigation, gender, and election law.
Experiencia Profesional
Karla works in the Tax & Foreign Trade department.
Formación Académica
She is currently in her seventh semester of the Bachelor of Laws program at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO).
Karla joined Ramos, Ripoll & Schuster in 2024 as part of the Tax & Foreign Trade team.
Área de Práctica
Idiomas
Spanish, English