{"id":177264,"date":"2024-06-06T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T08:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?post_type=event_report&p=177264"},"modified":"2024-06-06T08:47:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T08:47:00","slug":"gc-summit-mexico-2024","status":"publish","type":"event_report","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/report\/gc-summit-mexico-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"GC Summit Mexico 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over the course of many years, The Legal 500 has built up an impressive network of general counsel and other in-house lawyers in Mexico. It has done this on the back of a series of extremely well attended and informative events. The 2024 GC Summit Mexico continued this tradition while going even further by adding an even more impressive group of in-house lawyers to its attendee list. All in all, over 150 of Mexico City\u2019s top legal minds attended the discussions\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The agenda focused on a number of key topics during a time when a general election meant that many were looking to stay abreast of any new challenges that may be forthcoming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ritch Mueller kicked off proceedings, with their partners Brenda Rogel Salgado and Ricardo Calder\u00f3n Mendoza joined by Banco Santander\u2019s head of ESG Javier Perochena and Grupo Coppel\u2019s corporate and financial legal managing director Eva Isabela Frias Castro to discuss sustainable financing for in-house lawyers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Greenberg Traurig came hot on their heels with a thought-provoking session on current enforcement trends in Mexico. Greenberg\u2019s V\u00edctor Manuel Fr\u00edas Garc\u00e9s and Miguel Flores Bern\u00e9s shared the stage with Claudia Lelo de Larrea, director general for competition procedures at the Federal Telecommunications Institute and V\u00edctor Manuel Meyer Su\u00e1rez, general director of investigations of absolute monopolistic practices at COFECE to talk though the topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After an excellent lunch, which was no surprise given Mexico\u2019s rich culinary tradition, guests returned for the third panel which was hosted by White & Case partners Francisco de Rosenzweig, Carlos V\u00e9jar and Elizabeth Gonzalez. Alongside TENARIS\u2019 \u00a0director of institutional affairs and international commercial matters Jesus Flores, this able panel looked into the legal implications in nearshoring strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The next panel discussion was one that received excellent reviews from attendees. Overseen by Mart\u00ednez, Algaba, de Haro y Curiel partners Mauricio Mendoza and Diego Gutierrez, the discussion also featured an excellent lineup of in-house counsel: Jessica Mej\u00eda, legal director of Afore Sura; Carmen Beatriz Meza, financial and stock market legal manager at FEMSA; and Diego Casta\u00f1eda, head of litigation at Scotiabank. Their conversation on Electronic Agreements and Promissory Notes in Court was an extremely timely one which led to a useful back-and-forth with those in the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From here, we moved to the energy sphere with subject matter expert Herfried W\u00f6ss of W\u00f6ss & Partners leading a robust conversation with Braskem Idesa\u2019s Diana Rodriguez Torres and AES Mexico on the subject of the new European supply-chain legislation, CSDD. The conversation extended to the recent ruling by the Supreme Court concerning the energy counter-reform, exploring its effects on regulatory frameworks and business operations in the energy sector.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The final panel, imaginatively titled \u2018In and Out-of-Court Restructurings and Out-of-the-Box Alternatives\u2019 harnessed the expertise of three excellent in-house lawyers, Fernando Zapata of Nexxus Capital, Jos\u00e9 Rafael L\u00f3pez Guerrero of Xiaomi and Roberto L. Frias of SANFER, expertly marshalled by Guerra, Hidalgo y Mendoza partner Jes\u00fas \u00c1ngel Guerra M\u00e9ndez. They examined the complex world of restructuring strategies in the corporate finance world, giving practical examples and key takeaways throughout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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