Team

Partner

Carlos Requena

Criminal lawyer and founding partner of REQUENA ABOGADOS, S.C., specialized in procedural fraud, corporate criminal liability (compliance), environmental, IT / data, financial and public-official criminal liability.

Partner

Luis Fernando Hernández

Criminal lawyer and partner at REQUENA ABOGADOS, S.C., graduated with honors from Universidad Panamericana, with solid experience in criminal litigation and trial advocacy.

Associate

Gabriel Ramos

Lawyer graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), with a primary focus on criminal litigation.

Counsel

Jorge Hernández

Criminal lawyer with over 25 years of experience in criminal litigation, with extensive background in leading firms and independent practice.

Associate

Manuel Casais

Lawyer specialized in Criminal Law, focusing on financial crimes, asset offences and corporate criminal liability.

Partner

Carlos Requena

Professional profile

Requena Abogados, S.C. (Founding partner)
Professor of Criminal Law at Universidad Panamericana (UP)
Guest professor at the National Institute of Criminal Sciences (INACIPE)
Guest professor at Emory Law School, Atlanta, USA
Author of over 10 specialized books on criminal law, compliance and governance

Academic background

Professor of Criminal Law at Universidad Panamericana (UP)
Guest professor at the National Institute of Criminal Sciences (INACIPE)
Guest professor at Emory Law School (Atlanta, USA) in the Trial Techniques and Advocacy Skills Program
Lecturer in several postgraduate programs on the accusatory system and oral trials
Professor in master’s programs on corporate criminal liability and anti-corruption at Universidad Panamericana

About me

Author and co-author of multiple books on procedural fraud, corporate compliance and governance
Founder of “Leyes para tu Bien ®” (#LawsForYourGood)
Management Program for Lawyers at Yale School, USA
Corporate Governance at Yale School of Management, USA
Crisis Management and Business Continuity, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Advanced Negotiation Program, The University of Michigan
Graduate of the “Consejos en Acción” program at IPADE Business School

Media contributions

Regular contributor to Forbes Mexico (#RedForbes)
Former columnist at EL SEMANARIO (#AcciónSocial)
Contributor to El ECONOMISTA
Author of the #DerechoReservado column

Pro bono & social work

Recipient of the 2010 Pro-Bono Award of the Mexican Bar Association (BMA)
Service at the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City (1993)
Ongoing pro-bono legal work for public-interest matters
Support to the Mexican Bar Foundation (FBM) in pro-bono cases

Partner

Luis Fernando Hernández

Professional profile

Partner at Requena Abogados, S.C.
Criminal lawyer with experience in criminal litigation and trial advocacy
Accredited by Emory University as Trial Advocacy instructor

Academic background

Law degree from Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City campus (Cum Laude)
Specialization in Criminal Procedural Law at INACIPE
Accredited by Emory University (Atlanta, USA) as Trial Advocacy instructor
Former professor at Universidad Panamericana in Criminal Law subjects

About me

Former member of ANADE, the Mexican Association of Business Lawyers
X Annual Litigation Summit, Latin American Bar Association

Pro bono & social work

Provides pro-bono legal assistance in matters of public interest

Associate

Gabriel Ramos

Professional profile

Lawyer graduated from ITAM, with a primary focus on criminal litigation

Academic background

His academic training focuses on developing skills and knowledge for criminal litigation, including theory and practice, through courses and diplomas in crime theory, oral trial advocacy and updates on the accusatory criminal justice system

About me

Avid traveller keen on exploring different world views and cultures

Pro bono & social work

Contributor at the ITAM Human Trafficking Clinic, providing interdisciplinary victim support
Responsible for tracking investigations and criminal proceedings, including drafting briefs, accompanying victims at hearings and working with prosecutors

Counsel

Jorge Hernández

Professional profile

Requena Abogados, S.C. (2023 to date)
Independent practice (2020 to 2023)
Blancas Vargas, Abogados (Managing Partner, criminal area, 2019 to 2020)
Sales Boyoli, S.C. (Managing Partner, criminal area, 2011 to 2019)
Independent practice (2009 to 2011)
Strategic association with Juan García de Acevedo, criminal practice (2003 to 2009)
Félix, Izunza y Maluf (2002)
Blancas y García de Acevedo, Abogados (Criminal law intern, 1998 to 2002)
Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. (1998)

Academic background

Law degree, Universidad Panamericana (1996–2001)
Diploma in Juvenile Criminal Justice, UNAM Legal Research Institute (2025)
Adjunct Professor of Criminal Procedural Law, Universidad Panamericana
Full Professor of General Theory of Crime, Specific Offences and Trial Advocacy, Universidad Panamericana
Lecturer in Anti-Corruption, Money Laundering Prevention and Compliance Diploma, ANADE (May 2019)
Academic Adviser, First National Oral Trial and Preliminary Hearings Competition, California Western School of Law (March 2015)

About me

Devoted to continuous study of criminal law, amparo, human rights and constitutional law
Regularly practices weightlifting and basketball

Media contributions

Interviewed by Canal Judicial on “Precautionary Measures” in the adversarial justice system (2017)

Pro bono & social work

Deputy Coordinator of the Criminal Law Commission of the Mexican Bar Association (2009–2011), provided pro-bono criminal legal services to low-income individuals

Associate

Manuel Casais

Professional profile

Lawyer specialized in Criminal Law, focusing on financial crimes, asset offences and corporate criminal liability
His practice centres on designing defence strategies and advising on highly complex investigations
Experience in building, tracking and litigating investigation files before the FGR and local prosecutors
Has worked on corporate criminal imputation models and risk-mitigation strategies
Has coordinated interdisciplinary work with forensic accountants and digital forensic specialists
His practice is distinguished by rigorous analysis and a strategic vision geared toward asset and reputational protection

Academic background

Graduated from the Barra Nacional de Abogados with a 9.4 GPA
Thesis: “Discretionary Powers of the Public Prosecutor” — a technical-constitutional analysis of prosecutorial discretion within the accusatory system

About me

A lawyer driven by technical excellence, discipline and strategic problem-solving in complex legal matters
Views the practice of Criminal Law as a responsibility demanding continuous preparation, critical analysis and high ethical standards
Passionate about travelling and exploring different cultures
Committed to regular physical training — believes the discipline of exercise is reflected in professional strength
Avid reader, particularly in criminal law, criminal policy and institutional analysis

Pro bono & social work

Social service at the Ministry of the Interior, collaborating on legal analysis related to governance, administrative legality and institutional coordination
Participated in technical review of investigation files, drafting of legal opinions and tracking of regulatory and public-policy matters