Latin America/Mexico - Page 2
Jones Day lawyers defect to Holland & Knight in Mexico City
The team is headed up by Luis Rubio who will manage the Holland & Knight office.
Clyde & Co expands with Mexican law firm merger
Clyde & Co is expanding its Latin American presence with the opening of its first office in Mexico via a merger with Mexican law firm Garza Tello & Asociados.
Mexico opens US legal aid centres to fight back at Trump deportation plans
In an historic move Mexico has opened legal aid centres at consulates in 50 US cities in efforts to protect its citizens from President Trump's vows of tough immigration enforcement.
'El Chapo' judge assassinated
A Mexican judge who presided over appeals by drug cartel kingpins including Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has been assassinated.
Mexican president accused of plagiarising law degree dissertation
Journalists in Mexico are claiming that President Enrique Peña Nieto copied whole paragraphs word-for-word from sources he didn't cite in the dissertation to earn his law degree.
Dentons opens first Latin America offices through mergers
The world's largest law firm says that it is establishing a 'physical presence ... in Latin America for the first time, with offices in two of the region's top four economies'.
Mayer Brown follows energy work to open in Mexico
Announcing its opening in Mexico City, the international firm says it is solidifying 'its position as a market leader in connection with Mexico's energy reform'.
Holland & Knight work on Mexican Fibra IPO
The firm concluded the transaction yesterday for what is the tenth Fibra to go public since inception four years ago.
Mexico firms gear up for discussions with international lawyers
The 2014 Hogan Lovell merger with a local law practice has stirred up the market in Mexico City to the extent that many rivals in the area are also opening the doors to discussions with international and global prospective partners.
Greenberg Traurig expands Mexican operation
The law firm has taken on lawyers from a local firm, including the founder.
Mexico energy market fuels Texas boom for lawyers
The opening up of Mexican oil and gas reserves to foreigners is creating a surge in demand for the services of law firms based over the border in Texas.
DLA boosts Mexico base by City firm merger
Mexico City law firm Gallastegui y Lozano is merging in with DLA Piper, strengthening the practice by another seven partners.
Mexican law firm Sanchez Devanny team defects
Top Mexican law firm Sanchez Devanny has lost a team of labour law lawyers to US firm Ogletree Deakins which opens in Mexico City today.
Bakers accused of perverting the course of justice in Mexico
Baker & McKenzie, alongside its client Yahoo, has been accused of perverting the course of justice in Mexico and arranging for a secret meeting between two judges.
Hogan Lovells joins forces with Mexico's BSTL
The global firm has been beefing up its coverage in the Latin American marketplace with the latest move giving it a team of 70 lawyers.
Mexico issues in a new era for telecoms
Mexico has seen some activities in its telecom market as the new law awaits approval by the Mexican Congress. Federico Hernandez Arroyo details the changes.
Mexico activists protest telecoms censorship law
The Mexican Senate is in the process of discussing a telecoms law that allows the government to make ISPs 'block access to certain content, applications or services.'
Pemex in debt: end of Mexico's oil gilded age
76-year-old Mexican oil company Pemex is powerful, but its $100 million debt led Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto to enact energy reform that would open the company to partnerships with foreign and private investors.
Mexico anti-trust bill could punish successful firms
Opposition is mounting towards the anti-trust bill which the Mexican Congress debates this week - as legal experts fear it could reduce competition and punish innovative companies.
Mexico telecoms regulator to target dominant players
The country is expected to finally tackle telecoms companies dominating the marketplace.
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