LEC, Litigio Estratégico y Compliance, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Firm Profile

LEC, Litigio Estratégico y Compliance, S.C. > Firm Profile

LEC is a highly specialized firm in investigations, compliance, anti-money laundering, criminal law and administrative law with a team of experts second to none. The firm advises multinationals, local companies, industry organizations, individuals and regularly works with top international law firms. LEC is a one-stop-shop for investigations and compliance matters, that provides sound legal and strategic advice both on day-to-day matters, as well as in sensitive and complex litigation or investigations related to criminal or administrative liability.

Our firm works with dedication and passion to serve our clients in pursuit of our vision of becoming the leading specialized firm in investigations, compliance and criminal and administrative litigation. We are committed to providing sound advice in all the aspects related to safeguarding companies from bribery and corruption risks.

Since its establishment, LEC has adopted values that distinguish a contemporary firm in matters of diversity and inclusion, as we believe this is a key aspect of assembling a top notch team that is able to serve clients at the highest professional and personal service levels. Our team includes female founding partners, as well as partners that are members of the LGBTIQ+ community. We share a strong conviction to continue the institutionalization of these values of diversity and inclusion in our firm strategy.

Main areas of practice
Investigations and compliance: The differentiating factor of our investigations and compliance practice is our holistic approach that seamlessly incorporates our criminal and administrative litigation capabilities and knowledge. We don’t outsource such litigation capabilities thus enabling us to provide support to our clients end-to-end in a criminal or administrative liability investigation until resolution. We have a team of experts widely recognized in anticorruption investigations. Our compliance capabilities are based on a team of experts with hands on experience in multinational companies and in the government who can provide expert advice that enables us to be able to work side by side with our clients from program implementation to program effectiveness; from program operation to program leadership and governance; or from program ‘business as usual’ initiatives to forensic compliance investigations and highly skilled representation before administrative and criminal authorities and courts. LEC has the expert resources and specialized knowledge to assist its clients through the whole range of expertise requirements.

Corporate governance and ESG: Since its foundation, LEC integrated its top-notch corporate governance and ESG practice with compliance, which has allowed it to incorporate best governance, ESG and sustainability practices into its clients’ compliance programs. This has proven to be a highly regarded element by its clients and a current trend in our fields of expertise, especially as ESG gets more attention in our country.

Anti-money laundering: Our experts in AML work with both financial sector and non-financial sector companies,helping them both on the preventive side as well as in the related litigation aspects. This practice is led by partners certified as compliance officers by the Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores, with a deep understanding regarding the AML regulation applicable to both financial institutions (including Fintech) and Vulnerable Activities (Designated Non-Financial Business and Profession). The firm has advised financial institutions in the implementation of corrective programs approved by the CNBV with successful results.

We have represented clients in litigation against their inclusion in the list of blocked persons (lista de personas bloqueadas) issued by the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público and in related criminal procedures.

Criminal and administrative litigation: The litigation practice represents clients in administrative and criminal litigation cases and seamlessly works with our investigations and compliance area. Our standard of conduct in litigation work is strictly aligned with our core values of integrity and anticorruption. We aim to incorporate strong constitutional arguments in our litigation work that enables our clients to present the strongest case possible as the case progresses to appellate courts or the Supreme Court of Justice.

LEC is one of the first specialized law firms in Mexico to innovate providing investigations and compliance services, seamlessly integrated with our criminal and administrative litigation practice. We work on cutting edge corporate criminal liability cases that are shaping the practice of law in Mexico and closely with foreign counsel in providing integral advice to clients.

Project finance and administrative law: We assist our clients participating in public projects by providing expert advice that is well integrated to our compliance and anticorruption practices.