Corporate Aspects And Soft Landing (Podcast)

Nine in ten Mexican businesses are family-controlled, and as the founding generation transitions, most families focus on governance documents while overlooking a critical factor: the legal condition of the business itself. Carter Ledyard & Milburn's new white paper reveals why legal readiness is the gateway to every succession option—from sales and recapitalization to continued family ownership—and what families must address before deal pressure arrives.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has signed an initiative to reform the Foreign Investment Law, introducing for the first time a formal foreign investment review regime based on national security considerations. The proposal would require prior authorization from the National Foreign Investment Commission for certain acquisitions exceeding 49% ownership in strategic sectors including critical infrastructure, dual-use technologies, fundamental supplies, and sensitive information.

Nearshoring has put Mexico on the radar of hundreds of Chinese companies looking to manufacture, sell, or invest closer to the United States. Yet not all of them manage to gain a foothold. Many arrive with strong products and sufficient capital, but stumble on obstacles that are not technical or financial they are cultural and legal.

When an Asian company seeks to expand into Mexico, the path is usually imagined as a linear and direct one: define a corporate structure, prepare the documents, and make sure that the lawyers in Mexico do their job. The problem is that, when the necessary documentation is not anticipated with precision, delays and obstacles to the expansion can arise. These do not usually stem from an underlying legal issue or from a decision of the authorities, but rather from the details of a simple document such as a power of attorney.

Commercial companies in Mexico face a critical annual obligation to hold their Shareholders' or Partners' Meeting within the first four months of each year. This legal requirement encompasses the review and approval of financial statements, board reports, and the allocation of results from the previous fiscal year. Understanding the procedural requirements and typical agenda items for these meetings is essential for maintaining corporate good standing and avoiding legal contingencies.

A March 2026 decree amends Mexico's Anti-Money Laundering Law regulations, requiring trusts and legal vehicles conducting vulnerable activities to register with the Federal Taxpayers Registry and obtain e-signatures. These changes significantly impact real estate development structuring, as many projects utilize trusts to optimize tax management and allocate functions, assets, and risks across multiple legal vehicles.

This document outlines the legal framework governing the creation, operation, and dissolution of civil associations in Mexico. It examines the constitutional foundations, regulatory requirements, and procedural obligations that nonprofit organizations must fulfill to maintain legal status and tax benefits under Mexican law.

Mexico's M&A market is thriving, driven by nearshoring and foreign investment, yet many international buyers underestimate the complexities of acquiring Mexican companies. While the legal mechanics of mergers are straightforward, the real challenge lies in what the surviving entity inherits—from hidden tax exposures and labor reform compliance gaps to the unique risks embedded in family-owned businesses.

Corporate compliance in Mexico is often understood through the lens of tax filings and payroll obligations, with their fixed deadlines, automated reminders, and clear consequences for non-compliance.

In the first quarter of 2026, Venture Capital (VC) funding in Latin America was less about broad-based momentum and more about the concentration of capital, stage

Mexico's Senate has approved a groundbreaking General Circular Economy Law that fundamentally transforms environmental policy by mandating shared responsibility across government, private sector, and citizens. The legislation introduces Extended Producer Responsibility, requiring companies to manage products throughout their entire lifecycle while establishing new compliance frameworks and certification systems.

Mexico enacts sweeping amendments to its Federal Copyright Law and Federal Labor Law to address the intersection of performer rights and artificial intelligence technology. The reforms establish new protections for artists' voices and images against AI-generated cloning and impersonation, while modernizing copyright procedures and expanding alternative dispute resolution mechanisms before INDAUTOR.

Mexico's new Regulation of the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property introduces significant updates to trademark and patent procedures, including provisions for non-traditional marks, online infringement proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Mexico's Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property has been amended to introduce significant procedural reforms, including new maximum timeframes for IMPI decisions, provisional patent applications, supplementary protection certificates for pharmaceutical patents, and expanded protections addressing ambush marketing and artificial intelligence-related infringements.

New maximum terms have been established for the permits granted by the Ministry of Energy (SENER) or the National Energy Commission (CNE), notably reducing the validity period for commercialization permit holders from thirty to two years.

On June 24, 2025, the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF, per its acronym in Spanish) published the agreement ACDO.AS2.HCT.270525/132.P.DIR, issued by the Technical Council of the Mexican...

El pasado 18 de marzo de 2025 fueron publicadas en el Diario Oficial de la Federación las siguientes leyes.

On February 21, 2025, the Decree amending, supplementing, and repealing various provisions of the Law of the National Workers' Housing Fund Institute and the Federal Labor Law...

Due to the constitutional reform published in the Mexican Official Gazette on December 20, 2024, the President of Mexico has sent to the Congress a set of new laws for the energy sector, such as: the Law of the State Public.

Los impuestos ecológicos en México, aun cuando buscan responsabilizar a los agen¬tes contaminantes y promover la inversión en tecnologías limpias, su efectividad está en entredicho debido a la falta de transparencia ...