ABOUT THE FIRM
At Rubio Villegas, we offer legal expertise that combines strategic collaboration with the business sector and a solid platform of dispute prevention and resolution. What sets Rubio Villegas apart from other firms is our capacity to provide tactical alternatives, based on profound knowledge of the law and vast experience in business matters, as well as a team of litigation and arbitration experts that understands the importance of keeping clients informed at every step of any undertaking. We constantly strive to build a personal, long-term relationship with our clients.
Our firm focuses on clients’ needs to identify potential opportunities in order to increase value for clients, by offering integral legal services on a one-to-one basis.
For almost forty-five years, Rubio Villegas has built its reputation on a culture of values and high ethical standards, honesty, respect, loyalty, and commitment. Our goal is to provide our clients with the solid legal platform needed to conduct business, particularly in highly regulated and monitored industries.
Our clients include internationally-known corporations that conduct business in diverse industries. Our clients demand timely and effective responses in addition to innovative legal alternatives to meet ever challenging business needs. In turn, Rubio Villegas offers a uniquely positioned team of lawyers, both experienced senior attorneys, who are pioneers in their fields, and a team of forward-looking, younger lawyers with top academic credentials and extensive professional background. Several members of the firm have earned Master’s and other postgraduate degrees from universities in Mexico, the U.S., and Europe, while many also have work experience at top international law firms and companies.
Members of the firm have been key contributors to major national projects. Some of our attorneys were on the Mexican team that negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), while others have held top level positions in government offices and regulatory agencies. Also, the firm has played a role in shaping current Mexican jurisprudence in key judicial procedures that have set legal precedents in important sectors of the Mexican economy.
A number of the firm’s members belong to international professional associations and are regular speakers, moderators, or participants at conferences worldwide. In addition, some of our attorneys have extensive teaching experience or have participated in research projects at foremost universities and law schools in Mexico.
Building upon our solid background, credentials and expertise, our highly skilled team of lawyers provides effective counsel to international and Mexican clients.
PRO BONO
Our law firm is firmly committed to community service. At Rubio Villegas, we envisage pro-bono work as a privileged opportunity, because we understand that true development can only come about if vulnerable groups have options to overcome challenges and transform their situation. We are also aware of the difficulties that disadvantaged groups in society face in securing high quality legal services. Therefore, we firmly believe that pro-bono work is a professional obligation of every attorney. For years, we have encouraged the active involvement of all members of our firm in pro-bono initiatives.
Rubio Villegas is committed to provide services to the community and has actively participated with a leading group of law firms and companies in promoting a pro-bono network throughout Mexico. We are proud to collaborate with the Mexican chapters of Appleseed and the Special Olympics, among other non-governmental and non-profit organizations.
AFFILIATIONS
In RVA we consider that there is no substitute for local knowledge when it comes to 'getting things done', whether it relates to the workings of the local court system or tax compliance requirements, particularly when this knowledge can be provided by professional advisors who share the same approach to client service, and can deliver their services in either English or Spanish.
For that reason, RVA is an active member of certain recognized worlwide networks of member firms for referral of legal matters.
TECHNOLOGY
Technology
Our technology-based environment helps us keep costs down, keeps our attorneys highly accessible to clients and expedites cases and solutions.
Knowledge Management Initiatives
Our Intranet and document management programs include ultra-advanced search and organizational capabilities. Thanks to our in-house development we are able to combine diverse sources of information into single views that are easily accessible by anyone in the firm. This allows our attorneys and professionals desktop access to tremendous amounts of information, collected from multiple sources, in an easy browser format.
eRooms
Electronic meeting rooms, or eRooms, help our attorneys work more smoothly and efficiently with clients. In some cases, we’ve created secure eRooms on the Internet, so that clients and attorneys from around the corner or around the world can “meet” and easily exchange and edit documents, conduct meetings, manage calendars and more.
Getting Un-wired for Success
Currently, we are integrating “hotspots” in every office to allow wireless (802.11) access. Some offices will have full coverage throughout, while others will have designated locations based on facility space. These wireless services offer our clients and guests full and instant access to the Internet from any designated location.
BlackBerries® Everywhere
Staying in touch everywhere
Rubio Villegas was one of the first top firms in Mexico to adopt the BlackBerry® unit as a standard. In our ongoing effort to keep our attorneys up-to-date with the best available technology, we have already distributed the fourth generation of this highly effective technology. Every attorney carries a BlackBerry® or an Iphone® with push-email to stay in touch with our offices and clients
Microsoft Reliability
Since 1995, our offices have been standardized with a Microsoft platform and Microsoft products that are highly compatible with other computer systems. Making sure all client-attorney communication is seamless, instantaneous and reliable is our goal.
