Martha Villalobos-Murillo
Partner, bilingual in English and Spanish
Education & Bar Admittance
Earned her degree to practice law throughout Mexico, summa cum laude, from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Earned her MBA from Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England
Professional Experience
Since 2009—Partner of the law firm Cereceres & Villalobos Abogados, S.C.
1997–2009—Member of the law firm Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C. Worked in the Juarez and Chihuahua offices of the Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Mining Practice Group.
Expertise
- Immigration law
- Environmental, labor, litigation, and foreign trade
- Multinational organizations
- Corporate law
- Member of the National Association of Corporate Lawyers
Business and Management Experience
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Incorporation and liquidation of companies
- Corporate housekeeping and due diligence
- Public bids
- Governmental permitting and investment incentives
- Design and negotiation of contracts, including services agreements, manufacturing, distribution, supply, and confidentiality agreements
- Managed the firm Cereceres & Villalobos Abogados, S.C., together with Rafael Cereceres and in addition to her legal practice
- Coordinated the Real Estate, Infrastructure and Mining Practice Group of the Juarez office of Baker & McKenzie
Other Experience
- Twelve years of experience in real estate, including property development, construction, national waters, and agrarian matters, and public contracts and utilities
- Experience in the design and negotiation of exploration and exploitation contracts, mining concessions, and compliance with obligations derived from mining concessions
- Member of the Association of Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Geologists of Mexico
- Professor of the International Contracts program at Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus, Chihuahua
- Co-authored “Real Estate Foreign Investment,” “Mining,” and “Commercial Contracts,” in the book “Doing Business in Mexico” by Juris Publishing Inc., 2001, and their respective updates
Contact us for a free consultation, or call us at 915-351-1000 from the U.S. or 656-454-5561 from Mexico.
