Individuals
Wealth, home, contracts and executive career: the personal side of the business owner and the professional.
Asset protection
The personal wealth of someone who runs a company is exposed to the company's risks: personal guarantees, bonds, liability as a director, creditor lawsuits. We design the structure that separates personal from business: marital property agreements, holding companies and asset trusts, title held by the right person, and a review of the personal guarantees already signed. Nothing we propose hides assets from legitimate creditors; everything is done in the open and before the problem exists.
Marital property agreements
The marital property regime decides, years later, which part of the company belongs to whom. We draft marital property agreements before or during the marriage, under the separate-property or community-property regime that fits, with a description of what each spouse brings in. For couples with a family business involved, we coordinate the agreement with the family protocol and the bylaws.
Home, apartment and land
We review title, liens and condominium rules before you sign; draft or review the promise, the purchase agreement and the mortgage; and accompany you before the notary. For foreigners buying a home in a coastal or border area, we set up the trust the law requires. We also handle residential leases, on either side, and the lawsuit when they are not honored.
Executive employment contracts
On the way in, the executive signs the contract that defines how they will leave. We review and negotiate contracts for general managers and senior executives: fixed and variable compensation, bonuses, shares or participation plans, confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation clauses, and the terms of termination. We explain which clauses are enforceable in Mexico and which are not, even if the parent company uses them at home.
Negotiated executive exit
When the relationship ends, the executive needs a lawyer of their own, separate from the company's. We negotiate the exit: severance, accrued bonuses, delivery on variable-compensation promises, a reference letter, mutual confidentiality, and the settlement agreement that closes the matter without litigation. If the company does not comply, we bring the claim.
Personal contracts and debts
We draft and review the individual's high-value contracts—private loans, purchase of vehicles and goods, service agreements, powers of attorney—and collect debts evidenced by promissory notes or contracts, through summary proceedings when the document allows it.
Defense against authorities and property crimes
We represent individuals against acts of tax or municipal authorities through appeals, litigation or amparo. When they are victims of fraud, embezzlement or extortion, we file the criminal complaint and accompany them through the proceeding. If the individual faces an accusation for a property-related offense, we defend them from the first summons.
Where the individual's other matters continue
- Marriage, divorce, children, wills and inheritance: Family & Estate.
- Your name, personal brand and works: Intellectual Property.
Other practice areas
Family & Estate
Agreements, divorce with significant assets, children, support, wills and probate.
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Purchase and lease of industrial buildings, offices and retail premises; title review; trusts for foreign companies; and real estate litigation.
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