
The Pillars of Our Firm
Víctor Carrancá Bourget
Date of Birth:
December 7, 1961
Education:
1979-1984 - Universidad Intercontinental - Bachelor's Degree in Law
1997-1998 - Autonomous University of Barcelona - Master's Degree in Constitutional Law
Work Experience:
Judiciary of the Federation, Judiciary of Mexico City, as Secretary of Agreements and Draftsman.
Deputy Attorney General of Processes at the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City (1997-2001)
Attorney General of the State of Puebla (2011-2019)
Agustín Acosta Azcón
Date of Birth:
September 25, 1964
Education:
1983-1984 - Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México - Economics Studies
1986 - McGill University, Montreal, Canada - History Studies
1986-1990 - Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México - Bachelor's Degree in Law, Thesis: "Legal Aspects of Economic Interventionism: A
Critical Approach" (Special Mention)
1992-1993 - Tufts University, the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts, USA - Master's in International Relations, Thesis: "The Álvarez-Machain case: A Mexican Perspective"
Work Experience:
1988-1992 - Guillermo Hamdan & Lawyers - Intern and Associate Lawyer
1993-1995 - Ministry of Energy - Area Director and Standardization Coordinator
1995-1997 - Ministry of the Interior - Office of the Secretary (Advisor)
1997-2003 - Consultores Legales, S.C. - Practicing Lawyer in Criminal Law and Partner of the Firm
2003-present - Consultores Penales, S.C. - Practicing Lawyer in Criminal Law and Partner of the Firm
Languages:
French and English
Carlos Riquelme Rodríguez
Date of Birth:
December 7, 1971
Education:
1992-1996 - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Bachelor's Degree in Law, Thesis: "The Rationality of Penal Law" (honorable mention)
1997-1998 - Universidad Iberoamericana - Diploma: "Social Exclusion and Incarceration"
Master's Studies Completed at the University of Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, and Tribunal Superior de Justicia del Distrito Federal. Master's: "Comparative Penal Systems and Crime Prevention".
Work Experience:
1992-1993 - National Institute of Criminal Sciences - Research
1993-1997 - Consultores Legales, S.C. - Intern at the firm
1998-2003 - Consultores Legales, S.C. - Practicing Lawyer in Criminal Law and partner of the firm.
2003 to present - Consultores Penales, S.C. - Practicing Lawyer in Criminal Law and partner of the firm.
Languages:
English
Roberto Ibinarriaga Riva Palacio
Date of Birth:
April 22, 1971
Education:
1992-1996 - Universidad Tecnológica de México - Bachelor's Degree in Law, Thesis: "The Restoration of the Accusatory System".
1997-1998 - Universidad Iberoamericana - Diploma: "Social Exclusion and Incarceration"
2000-2001 - Judicial Specialization Course - Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
February 2011 - California Western School of Law, San Diego, California "Litigation Skills Academy"
March-September 2011 - Federal Judiciary Council - Diploma in the Accusatory System from a Constitutional Perspective
October 2011 - California Western School of Law, San Diego, California Advanced Cross-Examination Techniques
Work Experience:
1993-1997 - Consultores Legales, S.C. - Intern at the firm
1998-2003 - Private Secretary to the Deputy Attorney General of Processes - Attorney General's Office of Mexico City
2000-2001 - Coordinator of Advisors to the Deputy Attorney General - Attorney General's Office of Mexico City
2001-2003 - Prosecutor of Criminal Processes - Reclusorio Sur
2003–2007 - Prosecutor of Criminal Processes - Reclusorio Norte
2007 to present - Consultores Penales, S. C. - Practicing Lawyer in Criminal Law and partner of the firm.
Rodolfo De La Guardia García
Born in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, he holds a Law Degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), which he obtained with Honorable Mention. At the same UNAM, he earned a Diploma in Strategic Planning and a Specialization in Constitutional and Administrative Law.
Abroad, he holds a Diploma in Senior Management from the FBI Academy in the United States of America.
He has a Doctorate in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
He holds Master's degrees in: i) Public Administration, ii) Criminal Procedural Law, and iii) Legal Argumentation and Oral Litigation.
He has a PhD in Law with Honorable Mention from the Higher Institute of Criminal Law Studies.
Professional development:
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Head of the Complaints and Denunciations Office of the Internal Control Body, in Mexico City in what is today Benito Juárez Borough, in 1991.
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Draftsman in matters of disciplinary administrative procedure at the General Comptroller of the Federal District in 1992.
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Agent of the Public Ministry of the Federation in 1993.
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Specialized Prosecutor in International Legal Affairs at the former Attorney General's Office, now FGR, from 1994 to 1996.
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Director of Responsibilities (equivalent position) at the Secretary of the Comptroller and Administrative Development Federal in 1996.
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Legal Attaché Deputy of the current Attorney General's Office for the European Union and Switzerland (based in Madrid, Spain) (1996-1998).
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Legal Attaché of the current Attorney General's Office in Australia (1999 to 2000).
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Area Director, Deputy General Director, and General Director of the National Central Bureau Interpol- Mexico (2001 to 2003).
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General Director of Regional Deployment of the former Attorney General's Office, now FGR (2003 to 2005).
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Expert witness in criminal law, extradition, and protection (amparo) in various foreign courts, including: Magistrates' Court of the United States of America, Republic of Italy, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Australia, Kingdom of Spain, United Kingdom, France.
In the field of teaching, professor at the levels of: i) Specialization at the “Escuela Libre de Derecho”, ii) Master's and Doctorate at the “Higher Institute of Criminal Law Studies” and “Centro Universitario Milenium”.
He is the author of essays and publications for multiple specialized journals and the book “The adversarial penal system and its implementation in the extradition procedure” (Edicta-2022).
Reviewer and tutor for the preparation of thesis at the Master's and Doctorate levels at the National Institute of Criminal Sciences and Higher Institute of Criminal Law Studies.
