Supreme Court Backs Commercial Arbitration

Many choose to register a business in Mexico or form a branch in Mexico, due to its proximity to the US, talented labor pool and rapidly growing economy.

Como parte de una amplia serie de reformas en distintos ámbitos y después de un largo proceso legislativo, el 15 de noviembre, la Cámara de Diputados, aprobó una reforma...

Mexico's new Sustainability Reporting Standards (NIS) mandate that entities preparing financial statements under Mexican Financial Reporting Standards must disclose 30 specific environmental...

Under Mexico's General Law of Commercial Entities (hereafter referred to as "the Law"), all shareholder or partner meetings of a company are required to take place at the corporate...

Mexico is the second largest economy in Latin America and is growing at an astonishing rate. Despite a slight deceleration in growth in 2018, mostly triggered by a struggle to recover from the earthquakes...

Foreign investors may freely establish a Mexican company or acquire stock in an already established one.

Investment Trust Certificates (CERPIs) are a type of financial instrument initially issued by a Mexican trust and placed through a restricted public offering, one made exclusively to institutional and qualified investors.

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.

The Mexican Federal Official Gazette, on June 14, 2018, published a decree amending some provisions of the Mexican General Law of Commercial Companies.

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.