Elian Avila

Counsel since 2025

In antitrust, Elian has actively participated in some of the Firm's most significant transactions, representing domestic and international clients in all stages of proceedings before the IFT and COFECE, now the National Antitrust Commission. She has extensive experience in merger proceedings, investigations into monopolistic practices, and immunity programs. She is highly specialized in litigation matters involving challenges to sanctions related to alleged anti-competitive practices and prohibited mergers, consistently obtaining favorable results for his clients before the specialized courts in this area.
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In data protection, she has a solid and specialized track record, regularly advising national and international organizations, as well as foreign law firms, on a wide range of issues including regulatory compliance, design and implementation of privacy notices, internal policies and procedures, handling of ARCO rights requests, incident and security breach management, national and international data transfers, and the comprehensive and day-to-day handling of personal data, including sensitive data and employee data. She also has significant experience in proceedings before the relevant regulator and in challenging sanctions in this area before specialized courts.
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In addition, she has represented various clients of the Firm in amparo proceedings, mainly in constitutional and administrative matters, as well as in federal and local contentious-administrative proceedings. Her practice includes handling matters before administrative, data protection, financial, energy, tax, environmental, consumer protection, and aeronautical authorities.

+52 (55) 5201 7575
eavila@macf.com.mx
Languages
  • Spanish.
  • English.

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Education
  • Data Protection Diplomat, Escuela Libre de Derecho, 2021.
  • Certificate in Data Privacy, Universidad Panamericana, 2018.
  • Legal English course, Georgetown University, 2013.
  • Law Degree, Escuela Libre de Derecho, 2010.
Experience
  • Lawyer, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, 2012-2024
  • Law clerk, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, 2006-2012
  • Law clerk, Hogan Lovells, 2005- 2006
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