ACC Docket – Pablo Jiménez: Drinking from a Fountain: How Pablo Jiménez Zorrilla Became VP of Legal and Corporate Affairs at AB InBev Middle Americas, 2017Before joining our firm in 2021, our partner Pablo Jiménez served as Global Vice President of Reputation and Communication at Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB…→
Expansión – Pablo Jiménez: Pablo Jiménez, the man who ‘defends’ Grupo Modelo, 2017Our partner Pablo Jiménez, then Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs for Grupo Modelo and the Middle Americas region, succeeded in negotiating the…→
Reform on subcontracting brings significant changes to the labor market in MexicoToday, in the evening edition of the Official Gazette of the Federation, the decree was published amending, supplementing, and repealing various provisions…→
Publication in the DOF of the National Registry of Mobile Telephony UsersOn April 16, 2021, the Federal Executive published in the Official Gazette of the Federation the DECREE amending and supplementing various provisions of…→
Approval by the Senate of the reform initiative on subcontractingIn previous days we reported on the approval by the Chamber of Deputies of the reform initiative to regulate subcontracting.→
Approval by the Chamber of Deputies of the reform bill on subcontractingYesterday, the Chamber of Deputies announced the approval of the report on the reform bill to regulate subcontracting, a bill submitted at the end of last…→
COFECE issues amendments to the Guidelines for the Notification of ConcentrationsOn April 8, 2021, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“COFECE”) published the update to the Guidelines for the Notification of Concentrations (the…→
Agreement on the Bill to Amend the Federal Labor Law regarding subcontractingToday, the President of the Republic of Mexico, together with the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare and representatives of the Legislative Branch,…→
The Executive Sends to the Chamber of Deputies an Initiative to Reform Hydrocarbons LegislationOn March 26, 2021, the Federal Executive submitted to the Chamber of Deputies an “Initiative with a draft Decree amending and adding various provisions of…→
Amendments to the Protocol for the Legitimation of Collective Bargaining AgreementsToday, the Agreement amending and adding various provisions of the Protocol for the Legitimation of existing Collective Bargaining Agreements (hereinafter,…→
Decree Amending the Electric Industry Law and Order Declaring the Invalidity of SENER's Reliability PolicyFurther to our publication of last February 5, 2021, in recent days various acts have been published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (“DOF”) that…→
The Chamber of Deputies resumes the approval of the Federal Law for the Regulation of CannabisYesterday, March 10, 2021, the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies concluded the discussion of the bill for the Federal Law for the Regulation of…→
Latin Lawyer: Promotions at Latin American firms spiked at year-endLatin Lawyer has recorded a 38% increase in year-end promotions to partner level at Latin American law firms.→
Lex Latin: Von Wobeser y Sierra strengthens its ranks with promotionsClaus Von Wobeser, founding partner, noted that despite how difficult 2020 was, the firm successfully navigated the pandemic, thanks to having prepared…→
Leaders League: Mexico’s Von Wobeser adds two partners and five counselVon Wobeser y Sierra has announced the growth of its team with the appointment of two partners and five counsel with complementary areas of expertise,…→
Chambers and Partners 2021 RankingsWe are proud to share that our firm has been recognized by Chambers and Partners Global 2021 as a “Top Firm.” Chambers and Partners conducts an exhaustive…→
Relevant developments in the electricity sector: Bill to reform the Electricity Industry Law and resolution of the Constitutional Controversy by the Supreme CourtIn recent days, various developments have impacted the Mexican electricity industry, specifically, (i) the submission on February 1, 2021 to the Chamber of…→
IMMEX, ALTEX and ECEX companies are exempted from meeting the minimum export levels required to maintain their programsToday the Ministry of Economy published on its website a criterion relating to the minimum level of exports that IMMEX, ALTEX and ECEX companies must meet…→
Third suspension of the activities of the Federal Economic Competition Commission and its proceedingsThe Plenary of the Commission, at its ordinary session held on January 26 and published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on December 29,1 resolved…→
The acquisition of COVID-19 vaccines by state governments and entities that are part of the National Health System is regulatedYesterday the Federal Ministry of Health published in the Official Gazette of the Federation an agreement establishing, as an extraordinary action in…→
Von Wobeser strengthens its team with new partners and counselMexico City, January 2021.- At Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. we are pleased to announce that we have strengthened the firm with the appointment of two…→
The National Trade Facilitation Committee is createdThe Agreement creating, on a permanent basis, the National Trade Facilitation Committee (the Committee) was published today in the Official Gazette of the…→
WhatsApp announces modifications to its terms and conditionsOn January 4, 2021, the messaging platform WhatsApp issued a statement reporting certain modifications to its terms and conditions of use that would affect…→
Suspension of terms and deadlines of the Energy Regulatory CommissionOn January 18, 2021, the Energy Regulatory Commission (“CRE”) published in the Federal Official Gazette (“DOF”) “Agreement number A/001/2021 establishing…→
