December, 2018Global Arbitration Review- Claus von Wobeser- Panama Canal consortium ordered to payOur Partner Claus von Wobeser participated as arbitrator in a case related to a project oriented to expand the Panama Canal.→
December, 2018Diego Sierra- Global Restructuring Review- The Restructuring Review of the Americas 2019: Mexico ChapterOur Partner Diego Sierra describes the current landscape and the latest trends in insolvency proceedings (concursos mercantiles) in Mexico.→
December, 2018New minimum wage as of January 1st, 2019On December 26, 2018 the resolution of the Representative Council of the National Minimum Wages Commission (CONASAMI for its initials in Spanish) was…→
December, 2018Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation declares the exclusion of domestic workers from the mandatory regime of the Mexican Social Security Institute to be unconstitutionalOn December 5th, 2018, the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation approved a draft resolution determining that it is unconstitutional…→
December, 2018New minimum wage beginning January 1, 2019 and creation of a Border General Minimum WageBy ruling of the National Minimum Wage Commission (CONASAMI), beginning January 1, 2019, the new general minimum wage for Mexico will be $102.68 pesos, and…→
November, 2018Luis Burgueño - Getting the Deal Through- Private Equity: Market Intelligence- Mexico Chapter 2018Our Partners Luis Burgueño and Andrés Nieto offer a panoramic view of the way investments have recently been carried out in Mexico, the legal framework,…→
November, 2018Latin Lawyer- Andrés Nieto- State interventionism may spur policy advice work for law firmsOur Partner Andrés Nieto participated as speaker at Latin Lawyer Live 9th Annual Private Equity conference in New York in the panel “Deal-making in an…→
November, 2018Latin Lawyer- Fernando Carreño- Mexican antitrust regulator probes market for card payment systemsOur Partner Fernando Carreño shared his opinion about this investigation carried out by COFECE.→
October, 2018Event: Legal Implications of the Termination of the project for the construction of the new Mexico City AirportWe are pleased to invite you to our event "Legal Implications of the Termination of the project for the construction of the new Mexico City Airport" The…→
October, 2018Adrián Magallanes, Diego Sierra- Latin Lawyer: Litigation 2019, Mexico ReferenceOur Partners Adrián Magallanes and Diego Sierra describe the current landscape of litigation in Mexico.→
October, 2018Event: Planning Past Unconscious Bias: The ArbitralWomen Diversity ToolkitWe are pleased to invite you to our event "Planning Past Unconscious Bias: The ArbitralWomen Diversity Toolkit." The seminar will be held on November 14th…→
October, 2018Global Arbitration Review- Adrián Magallanes- IBA unveils new slate of officersThe IBA Arbitration Committee has announced its latest slate of officers at the association’s annual meeting in Rome, and our Partner Adrián Magallanes was…→
October, 2018Latin Lawyer- Fernando Carreño- Steel manufacturer fined in Mexico for antitrust commitments breachOur Partner Fernando Carreño gave his opinion about COFECE's fine imposed to steel manufacturer Villacero due to anticompetitive harm following the…→
October, 2018United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement and the steel tariffsOn September 30, the U.S. and Canadian governments finalized negotiations to allow for the “United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement” (USMCA), which will…→
October, 2018Organizational Law of the Attorney General’s OfficeOn September 25, 2018, MORENA, the political party of President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador ("AMLO"), filed with the Senate the Bill for the…→
September, 2018Lex Latin- Andrés Nieto, Rodolfo Trampe, Santiago Barraza & Alix Trimmer- Creation Investments Fund invests MXN 250 million in fincancial PluscorpVon Wobeser y Sierra S.C. advised Creation Investment Capital Management, LLC in the investment process they carried with Pluscorp in Mexico, turning into…→
September, 2018Ratification of ILO´s Convention 98 and main proposals of the elected Government to the labor modelThe newly elected government has stated on several occasions that beginning on December 1st it will introduce a series of legislative changes in the labor…→
September, 2018Amendments to the Statutory Charter of the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial ServicesOn September 17, 2018 amendments to the Statutory Charter of the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services…→
September, 2018Secondary legislation to the Law Regulating Financial Technology Institutions, in relation to money-laundering and applicable to the Electronic Funds Transfer InstitutionsOn September 10, the Ministry of Treasury and Public Credit, the National Banking and Securities Commission and the Bank of Mexico, issued and published in…→
September, 2018Resolutions on credit matters and information required by authorities from Financial Technology Institutions (FTI)On September 4 the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit published two new resolutions on credit matters and information required by authorities from…→
September, 2018Global Arbitration Review- Claus von Wobeser- Award against Tanzanian state-run company upheldWe would like to share with you an article written Global Arbitration Review that mentions our Partner Claus Von Wobeser who participated as ICSID ad hoc…→
August, 2018CENAGAS issues the preliminary bidding guidelines for strategic storage of natural gas in VeracruzOn August 27, 2018, the National Center of Natural Gas Control published the preliminary bidding guidelines for the Public International Bid…→
August, 2018Fernando Carreño- Vlex Legal Jurídico y Fiscal: Compliance- Economic competition in the compliance programOur Partner Fernando Carreño addresses the importance for companies of understanding and taking measures to comply with regulations in the area of economic…→
August, 2018Latin Lawyer- Fernando Carreño- Pemex fined US$22 million for tardy audit reportOur Partner Fernando Carreño gave his opinion and explained the conditions about the fine Pemex is facing regarding competition before COFECE.→