On September 22, 2023, one of the first precedents interpreting the law of corporate criminal liability regime in México was published by our federal Courts.

We continue to demonstrate our quality of service and market leadership by being recognized once again by Chambers Global 2022.    

Know more about the Agreement by which the Code of Ethics in Electronic Commerce is issued, which was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on February 26, 2021.

On August 14, 2020, the Second Chamber of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice (the "Supreme Court") published in the Judicial Weekly Gazette (Semanario Judicial de la Federación) a case law summary under the heading: "Article 27 of the Law of Energy Regulatory Agencies..

Activities considered necessary for planning the reopening of schools to be consider among the essential economic activities facing the COVID-19 sanitary contingency.

On July 28, 2020, Mexico City’s authorities issued certain amendments to the Guidelines for the execution of the gradual plan towards the new normality for Mexico City (the "Guidelines") in connection with the obligation of employer entities.

Regulations of Sanitary Control for the Medical Production, Research and Use of Cannabis and its Pharmacological Derivatives.  

On July 22, 2020, the Decree 257/2020 was published introducing reforms to the Criminal Code of the State of Yucatan that explain in detail the content of corporate criminal compliance programs in Mexico.

Wilkie: LATAM COVID-19 Task Force – Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues.

On June 29, 2020, the Ministry of Communications and Transportation published a decree in the Federal Official Gazette by means of which various provisions of the Regulations of the Civil Aviation Law were amended. The amendments will be effective 60 days after the date of publication of the..

Guidelines for the reopening of economic activities.

IFLR: MEXICO BANKING AND FINANCE FIRM OF THE YEAR 2020.

As a result of the COVID-19 health crisis and social distancing, companies have considered the execution of commercial agreements and other legal documents using electronic signatures.

Legal considerations and implications

On April 20, 2020, a bill initiative was presented in the Mexican Senate with the main purpose to amend the Mexican Federal Labor Law in order to include as a collective cause of suspension of the employment relationships, a health emergency for causes of force majeure.

General resolution to extend the criteria for the application of article 17 of the Foreign Investment Law, regarding the establishment of foreign legal entities in the Mexican Republic that intend to provide a service, incorporated in accordance with the laws of the Members of the World Trade..

Inter Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ("IACHR") Resolution 01/2020 states that companies have a key role to play in the health crisis and warns of the risks of restricting their rights. At the same time, it requires companies to be monitored by governments and held accountable..

Criminal compliance, protection of personal sensitive data and anti-corruption implications arising from the federal and state Administrative Orders issued in connection with the SARSCoV2 virus disease epidemic ("COVID-19")

On April 6, 2020, the Mexican Health Ministry enacted in the Official Gazette of the Federation a decree which establishes technical guidelines for certain “essential” activities (the “Decree”) mentioned in the decree published on March 31, 2020.

On March 31, 2020, the General Health Council, in coordination with the Mexican Ministry of Health, published in the evening edition of the Official Gazette of the Federation a Decree which provides extraordinary actions intended to mitigate the health emergency generated by the SARS-CoV2 virus..

On March 31, 2020, the Mexico City Government published in its Official Gazette a Decree authorizing suspension of activities for Public Notaries of Mexico City, from April 1st to April 30, 2020, as a consequence of the Sanitary Emergency to control, mitigate and prevent the spread of COVID-19..

On March 30, 2020, the General Health Council enacted in the Official Gazette of the Federation a decree declaring the epidemic caused by the SARS-COV2 virus (COVID-19) as a national health emergency

The outbreak of COVID-19 is causing disruption across the world. What are the challenges and issues that companies are facing and what are we seeing in Latin America, the United States and Europe? We have asked our colleagues in Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico,..

The recent global public health crisis resulting from the Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has consequences in many areas of the current reality; the legal field is no exception.

On March 24, 2020, the Mexican Ministry of Health enacted a decree in the Federal Official Gazette by means of which preventive measures were imposed in order to mitigate and control the health risksoriginating from COVID-19 (the “Decree”), such Decree was later approved by the United..

On March 20, 2020, the Mexican Labor Ministry (STPS, per its acronym in Spanish), in coordination with the Mexican Health Ministry (SSA, per its acronym in Spanish), issued an "Action Guide for Work Centers against COVID-19" (the "Guide"). Such Guide has as its main purpose the..

In view of the current circumstances in Mexico due to the spread of the new virus COVID-19, and in the absence (to the date) of a declaration of suspension of services issued by the competent authorities, we issue the following informative note in order to clarify the obligations contained in the..

Due to the increasing and exponential advance of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) in Mexico and the rest of the world, it is important to mention that there are certain employer obligations that must be observed when employers face a health contingency.

On November 19, 2019, the Federal Republican Austerity Act (LFAR) was published along with reforms to the General Administrative Liability Act (LGRA) in the context of the National Anticorruption System.

On  November  8,  2019,  relevant  legal  reforms  were  published  in  relation  to  the  Federal  Law  Against  Organized Crime, the National Security Law, the National Code of Criminal Procedures, the Tax Code of..

The National Law on the extinction of domain in the context of criminal Compliance

Our counsel Gabriel Calvillo, leader of the Corporate Criminal Responsibility and Compliance Practice, shares his opinion about Corporate Homicide in this publication by El Economista.