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Castro Pizaña Law Firm is recognized for its extensive experience in corporate criminal law, consultancy, and litigation related to white-collar crimes, as well as the criminal liability of legal entities. Its integrity policy makes it a unique firm that ensures companies and individuals achieve results through innovative litigation strategies, making it a strategic ally for business and legal security. It is currently also a reference in criminal compliance, having successfully developed and implemented crime prevention programs within important national and international companies.
We develop careful litigation strategies in the cases presented to us and achieve satisfactory results for our clients through novel legal interpretations, in line with the commitments made by the Mexican state regarding human rights and the obligation of all authorities to promote, protect, and guarantee them.
We successfully handle the defense of individuals and companies in various stages of the criminal procedure, including initial and complementary investigations, intermediate stages, and oral trials.
We are private legal advisors to companies and individuals who have been victims and offended in the commission of various crimes, aiming to ensure proper comprehensive damage reparation in the criminal procedure.
We specialize in criminal amparo proceeding, allowing us to successfully address our clients' cases, whether for preventive consultancy on possible criminal investigations or for combating various acts of authority arising from the defense or legal advice provided during the various stages of the procedure.
We have a team of specialists that allows us to handle all kinds of inquiries related to criminal matters objectively and professionally, providing added value to our clients.
We have successfully developed and implemented compliance programs in crime prevention (criminal compliance) for all types of companies. We do this by understanding their business processes to identify criminal risks and build a culture of integrity within organizations. This aims to mitigate criminal liability for employees, representatives, administrators, partners, or shareholders, as well as the legal entity itself, making us strategic allies for our clients.
We advise various companies and financial entities on the regulations applicable to them in anti-money laundering prevention. This includes the specific identification of their money laundering risks and the implementation of an operational management system, the development of a compliance manual, and the provision of training to ensure compliance with the law and avoid substantial fines and the initiation of criminal investigations.
We advise various companies to ensure compliance with their obligations in preventing corruption through the national anti-corruption system and international best practices. This involves the specific identification of corruption risks and the implementation of an operational management system, the development of a compliance manual, and the provision of training to ensure compliance with the law and avoid substantial fines and the initiation of criminal investigations.
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+52 (55) 8435 8400
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Copernico 59, Anzures, 11590
CDMX. Mexico
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Graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Veracruz. He holds a diploma in the Accusatory and Oral Criminal System from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences. He has a specialization in Ministerial Function from the National Institute of Criminal Sciences. He completed a master's degree in Federal Justice Procurement at the National Institute of Criminal Sciences.
He has worked as a Federal Public Prosecutor and Federal Prosecutor in the Attorney General's Office, resolving highly relevant cases and receiving various recognitions for his work.
He has been a member of the High-Level Specialized Committee on Disarmament, Terrorism, and International Security.
Lawyer with experience in criminal matters, federal crimes, local crimes, and amparo. Litigator with a focus on criminal law without corruption, serving as a legal advisor and private defender, proposing innovative strategies for conflict resolution.
He serves as an associate in the criminal litigation area.
Active member of the National Association of Business Lawyers, Lawyers' College, A.C. (ANADE).
Email: sinue@castropizana.mx
Graduate of the Faculty of Law of the Anahuac University and master’s in criminal Procedural Law from the National Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Law, A.C.
Specialization in the Accusatory Criminal System and Human Rights from the Faculty of Law of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Foundation of the National School of Jurisprudence.
Certified lawyer in the Accusatory Criminal System, according to the Training Program approved by the Technical Secretariat of the Coordination Council for the Implementation of the Criminal Justice System (SETEC), the Mexico Program in Support of Law Faculties and Bar Associations of the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI MEXICO), and the National Institute of Criminal Sciences (INACIPE).
Criminal litigation specialist with extensive experience in criminal amparo proceedings, tax crimes, money laundering, property crimes, financial crimes, federal and local crimes. Legal advisor to victims and offended parties, individuals, and legal entities. Advisor and consultant to companies and entrepreneurs.
Experience in handling relevant and strategic litigation, as well as identifying the causes of crime within organizations, preparing risk analyses in criminal matters and for crime prevention in general. Considered a pioneer and reference in establishing compliance programs for crime prevention within companies and establishing proper control of organizations to mitigate criminal liability according to the accusatory criminal system, following national and international best practices, as well as for the prevention of asset forfeiture, money laundering, and the prevention of acts related to corruption (criminal compliance).
National-level speaker and lecturer. Professor in various courses at the undergraduate, master's, specialty, and diploma levels related to criminal matters, money laundering, and corruption, as well as promoting corporate integrity at the most important public and private universities in the country.
President of the National Board of Directors of the National Association of Business Lawyers, Lawyers' College, A.C. (ANADE), during the 2021-2022 term.
Also, a member of the Mexican Bar Association (BMA), the Illustrious and National Bar Association of Mexico (INCAM), and the International Union of Avocattes (UIA). He has participated in the Corporate Intelligence and Risk Management Committee, as well as the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce Mexico (ICC Mexico), and the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF).
Managing Partner of Castro Pizaña Law Firm, S.C., and promoter of #CriminalLawWithoutCorruption as the best way to litigate criminal cases nationally.
Email: moises@castropizana.mx
Graduate of the University of Tepeyac A.C., Master in Oral Trials at the Legal and Forensic School of the Southeast.
She served as a Public Defender in Mexico City, later as Director of Investigations at the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, acting as a legal advisor.
She taught the subject in the Intermediate Stage Diploma at the Legal and Forensic School of the Southeast; she is currently part of the teaching staff of that institution in subjects such as "Law and Orality," "Investigation Folder," "Accusatory Criminal Process," "Alternative and Restorative Justice," "Intermediate Stage," among others. She has served as a teacher in the subjects of "Alternative Justice," "Restorative Justice," and "Cautious Measures" at the Ministry of National Defense.
Trainer in the theme "Phases of the Accusatory System" at the Mexican Social Security Institute; as well as in the "Reinforcement Diploma in the New Accusatory Criminal System" at the Technical Institute of Police Training in Mexico City. She taught the subject of criminal procedural law (Accusatory Criminal Procedural System) at the undergraduate level at the University of the Valley of Mexico south campus.
She served as the host of the online radio program "Neopenalismo en Radio" through the Intellectual Strategy Trainer, where topics related to the Accusatory Criminal Process are addressed. She has been a guest on the radio program "En Frontera" of the Distance Education Division of the Faculty of Law of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
She taught the module at the master's level on Techniques of Oral Litigation, as well as the module on Alternative Justice and Restorative Justice in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, at the Autonomous University of the Northwest, as part of the diploma staff of the National Institute of Criminal Sciences.
Her experience also includes the implementation of compliance programs for crime prevention and anti-money laundering prevention. She is an associate in the criminal litigation and criminal compliance areas, in addition to being a member of the National Association of Business Lawyers, Lawyers' College, A.C. (ANADE), and the Mexican Bar Association, Lawyers' College, A.C. (BMA).
Email: martha@castropizana.mx
Graduate of the Faculty of Law of the University of Monterrey, with a concentration in Legal Management of the Company and Government.
Litigator in criminal matters, legal advisor to companies and entrepreneurs, with experience in the public and private sectors.
He collaborated as an advisor in the Honorable Congress of the State of Nuevo Leon in the LXXIII Legislature, as well as in the Sub-Secretariat of Prevention and Citizen Participation of the State of Nuevo Leon, and in the General Legal and Assistant Attorney General Directorate in the State of Nuevo Leon.
He serves as an associate in the criminal litigation area and is a member of the National Association of Business Lawyers, Lawyers' College, A.C. (ANADE), Nuevo Leon Section, as well as the Lawyers' College of Nuevo Leon A.C.
Email: gerardo@castropizana.mx
Graduate of the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Baja California, with a master’s degree in criminal procedural law of the accusatory system at the Center for Postgraduate Studies.
He has served as a Federal Public Prosecutor in the Unit for the Implementation of the Accusatory Criminal Procedural System at the Attorney General's Office, as well as an Auxiliary Public Prosecutor at the Attorney General's Office of Baja California.
He has various training in the Accusatory Criminal System from INACIPE, ITESM, Arizona State University, USAID, among other institutions. Lawyer with experience in criminal matters, federal crimes, and common law.
He has served as a trainer for Federal Prosecutors in the Accusatory Criminal System at the Attorney General's Office. Associate in the criminal litigation area, litigator with a focus on criminal law without corruption, acting as a legal advisor and private defender, proposing litigation strategies for the best resolution of conflicts.
Email: edgar@castropizana.mx
Graduate of the University of Valle de Mexico, San Angel campus.
He worked as an assistant in the drafting of sentence projects in the Eighth Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City.
He has participated in Legal Update Conferences "Analysis of the National Code of Criminal Procedure" given by the National College of Associations of UNAM Alumni.
In addition, he participated in the International Seminar "Human Rights and International Criminal Law" given by the Judiciary Council and the Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City.
Litigator in criminal matters, legal advisor, and private defender.
He serves as an associate in the criminal litigation area.
Member of the National Association of Business Lawyers, Lawyers' College, A.C. (ANADE).
Email: humberto@castropizana.mx
Graduate of the Faculty of Law of the Anahuac University, certified in Legal English (ILEC) from New York University (NYU). She also holds a Diploma in Comparative Law from Columbia University in New York.
She collaborated at Notary 110 in Mexico City and later joined as a corporate lawyer in a company based in New York, USA, overseeing the review and drafting of assemblies and contracts for around two years.
She serves as an associate in the firm in the area of corporate compliance in criminal matters, including crime prevention, prevention of asset forfeiture, prevention of money laundering, and prevention of acts related to corruption.
Email: jennifer@castropizana.mx
Lawyer graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana León, she has a Specialty in the System of Justice for Adolescents; as well a Specialty in Search for Missing Persons by the Inter-American Academy of Human Rights. She also has a Diploma in Victim Legal Advice from the U.S. Agency for International Development, and also has a Diploma in Human Rights and Social Justice from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.
She worked in the corporate area ofthe Bakertilly law firm in the City of León, Guanajuato.
She also served as Public Legal Advisor in the Executive Commission for Attention to Victims of the State of Coahuila.
She also has experience as a private defender, serving in the Contreras Félix law firm in Mexico City.
Her experience includes advising and representing victims and offended parties in criminal proceedings, as well as in private defense for crimes in both local and federal matters, as well as the use of the Amparo Trial as a tool within the criminal procedure. Her experience in corporate law allows her to have a comprehensive view of the crimes committed within companies and the best way to proceed for the comprehensive reparation of damages within the criminal procedure.
Email: sofia@castropizana.mx