Legal insights on issues important to Latin America
By: Kate Brown de Vejar | Marcelo Páramo Fernández | Carlos Enrique Guerrero Alarcón
Recent regulatory changes in the Mexican electricity sector, announced in late May and June 2020, have given rise to additional concerns…
Continue Reading New measures threaten investments in the Mexican energy sector
By: Kate Brown de Vejar | Marcelo Páramo Fernández
On April 29, 2020, Mexico’s National Center for the Control of Energy (Centro Nacional de Control de Energía, or “CENACE”) issued a Resolution to…
Continue Reading Mexican renewable energy projects affected by new measures
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El presente artículo analiza si las medidas tomadas por diferentes estados en respuesta al
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Continue Reading COVID-19: ¿Una base legítima para reclamos de inversión?
Vea esta alerta en Español aquí.
This article considers whether measures taken by States in response to the COVID-19 pandemic could provide a legitimate
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Continue Reading COVID-19 – a legitimate basis for investment claims?
By: Eduardo Gallastegui and Abelardo Acosta
In an effort to incent non-compliant taxpayers to meet their reporting obligations under the Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Operations with Illegal Resources (“LFPIORPI”), the Federal…
Continue Reading Mexico: Anti-money laundering rules / self-correction program
The double tax treaty between Argentina and the United Arab Emirates is now in force, joining the recently signed DTT between Argentina and Mexico.
By Maria Eugenia Rios and Abelardo Acosta
Based on recent modifications to Articles 73 and 129 of the Mexican Corporate Law (Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles, LGSM) published on June 14, 2018 and…
Continue Reading Corporate reporting obligations in changes of shareholders of Mexican subsidiaries
By: Andrea Lapunzina Veronelli & Paola Aldrete
Mexico has been a long-time player in the investment arbitration system. At this writing, Mexico is party to 30 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) in force and is signatory to three other BITs that are not yet in force. It is also party to a number of treaties with investment provisions, of which the best-known example is the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (SEE BELOW FOR SPANISH AND FRENCH VERSIONS).
Continue Reading Mexico showcases its commitment to investment protection in general – whether through arbitration or not
By: Andrea Lapunzina Veronelli and Ben Sanderson
On 21 April 2018, the European Union and Mexico reached a deal on a novel trade agreement the “EU-Mexico FTA”. While the agreement keeps with its traditional role …
Continue Reading EU/Mexico trade deal to promote foreign investment
