“Knowledge and experience for eight decades have been the main allies for our clients”.
Mission
At González de Castilla y Ávila Abogados, S. C., we solve our clients' matters by seeking the most appropriate solutions to their needs. We have an expert team, with determination, capability, and extensive knowledge.
Vision
We are a law firm integrated with capable attorneys deeply committed to our clients, as well as to ethical standards, in order to achieve their personal, family, or business objectives.
Values
Collaboration
Every task or assignment is analyzed and carried out by our team of attorneys in close collaboration with our clients, always looking for the best results.
Knowledge
We have accomplished a solid understanding of the law that we consistently update, which allows us to provide our clients with an effective and cutting-edge solution, regardless of how challenging or complex the situation may be.
Commitment
The attorneys at González de Castilla y Ávila have a firm determination to provide a personal service with a firm ethical commitment.
Experience
The solid legal practice we have developed over decades not only enhances our skills, but also saves time to our clients, facilitating the achievement of their goals more efficiently.
Results
Understanding the legal issues of our clients and developing the best strategy to solve them, which in most cases, leads to the attainment of the best and most favorable outcomes.
The firm was founded in 1944 by our partner Mr. Emilio González de Castilla Velasco. With a rich heritage dating back to its initial stages, our law firm embodies a tradition of excellence and a profound commitment to the study and practice of law.
Over the years we have consistently provided high-quality legal services, specializing in contracts, civil, commercial, and family law litigation, arbitration, negotiations and corporate law.
We have forged strategic alliances with lawyers from other specialized areas of law enabling us to make the most appropriate decisions for each case, as well as with various professionals in closely related fields.
Our legacy of experience and ethics is true evidence of our dedication to the legal profession and to our clients.
The visionary founder of our law firm.
The visionary founder of our law firm was a Law graduate from the Escuela Libre de Derecho. He excelled academically and received numerous acknowledgements. His legal career was distinguished by his experience in civil, family, commercial, financial and insurance law. He also shared his knowledge by teaching Civil Procedural Law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho for a short time.
Our founder´s career was marked by his significant contributions to the legal community, as he held key positions in legal organizations, including the Presidency of the Mexican Bar Association. He deservedly received the Legion of Honor from the French government. He was also known for his philanthropic work as a co-founder of the Turquois Foundation based in the Principality of Monaco. The legacy of Mr. Emilio continues to inspire our firm's dedication to legal excellence.
Seeing beyond current circumstances to outline an appropriate strategy.
Meet our team
“The diverse generational composition of our team of attorneys provides us with the unique ability to analyze matters from multiple perspectives, enriching our deliberations and achieving optimal solutions”.
Civil and Commercial Law
We advise our clients in matters of civil and commercial and corporate law, both in their personal and commercial relationships.
Within this scope, our practice covers the drafting, interpretation and enforcement of all types of contracts. Additionally, we specialize in the incorporation and operation of civil and commercial companies, real estate and personal guarantees, securities, investment, insurance, payment and credit instruments, and everything related to corporate law.
Family and Inheritance Law
Our specialized family law attorneys provide comprehensive advice to our clients to protect and safeguard their estates and those of their families, achieving succession estate planning.
We design frameworks to meet our clients’ post mortem objectives, whether through the proper drafting of testamentary clauses, the creation of trusts, the incorporation of companies, among other alternatives.
We have extensive experience in inheritance litigation, whether testate or intestate successions, advising our clients at every stage of the process.
Civil and Commercial Litigation
We support our clients in resolving civil and commercial judicial disputes before local and federal courts based in Mexico City, involving relevant and complex interests.
We meticulously analyze each case entrusted to us by our clients to effectively resolve judicial disputes, achieving successful outcomes based on the experience and knowledge of our team of attorneys.
We specialize in advising our clients to develop and implement effective legal strategies to prevent or avoid litigation. We have a team of attorneys skilled in negotiations, assisting our clients in the early stages of any conflict to achieve an effective resolution and thereby avoid contentious court proceedings.
National and international commercial arbitration
González de Castilla y Ávila has successfully participated in arbitration as an alternative method for dispute resolution. We have served as arbitrators or counsel in some of the most relevant arbitration proceedings in our country and various nations, as well as member of the Arbitration Commission of a prestigious Mexican Arbitration institution.
We support our clients in the enforcement and recognition of both national and foreign arbitral awards.
The experience of our attorneys, whether acting as arbitrators or counsel, encompasses extensive knowledge of various arbitration rules, including CAM, CANACO, ICC, LCIA, ICDR, among others.
Corporate Law
We provide comprehensive legal guidance to our clients, from the incorporation of their companies, its full corporate issues, merges, acquisitions, splits, etc. to their dissolution. We offer solutions for all their legal needs, including:
- Incorporation of companies.
- Amendment and updating of bylaws.
- Increase and decrease of share capital.
- Transfer of shares or equity interests.
- Processes involving mergers, divisions, dissolution, liquidation or corporate restructuring.
- Advisory services related to shareholder agreements.
- Alternatives to prevent and resolve potential conflicts among shareholders, the company, or its administrators.
- Legal due diligence processes for companies involved in corporate transactions.
- Matters related to the composition and selection of the company’s administrative and supervisory bodies, powers and authority structures, and in general, any corporate issue.
Real Estate Law
This is another of our areas of expertise. We continuously stay updated on the legal rules governing real property rights, its transmission, and various characters.
Family Business Law
The flourishing of successful family businesses that grow at an accelerated pace and establish themselves in the national and international markets is becoming increasingly common. Since our foundation, our firm has been advising such companies, understanding the issues and challenges they face, from legal and corporate matters, to planning for family continuity across generations.
Our services in the field of family business focus on working closely with our clients to design and implement mechanisms that tend to institutionalize growing family businesses, while incorporating the participation and work of future generations into the business project.
Every family business has unique challenges and particularities, so the mechanisms and legal instruments we propose to our clients vary depending on their objectives, including:
- Advice on succession planning through a will.
- Family shareholder agreements.
- Mandates and powers of attorney.
- Structures for family management in the company.
- Donations or transfer of assets.
- Setting up all varieties of trusts.
- Resolution of potential family conflicts and partner separations.
- Processes for the acquisition or sale of family businesses, among others.
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González de Castilla y Ávila Abogados S.C.
Río Marne 17, 5th floor,
Cuauhtémoc, 06500,
Mexico City
T: (+52) 55 5705 3217 and 55 5566 1091