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Business and Corporate Law
For over 15 years, the members of our Business Law Group have provided advice to US and Mexico in a full spectrum of domestic and cross-border business and corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, restructurings and almost every type of commercial transactions. We develop a deep understanding of our clients’ industries, become experts in their individual business, and become their trusted advisors and go to persons for most, if not all, legal matters. In addition, we provide “off-site general counsel” services to start-up, family mid-market businesses, which allows them to focus on running their business while we take care of their legal issues. Our services in this area include, among others:
- Formation, operation, and liquidation of business entities in Mexico and the US
- Design of complex cross-border structures involving international, US laws and Mexican laws
- Domestic and international mergers and acquisitions involving US laws and Mexican laws
- Formation of US and Mexico subsidiaries, including maquila companies
- Shareholder agreements, bylaws and operating agreements for US and Mexican entities
- Corporate compliance under US laws and Mexican laws
- Business, commercial and government contracts governed by US law or Mexico law
- Mexico business trusts
- Mexican foreign investment planning
- Business expansion or relocation
- Trademark registration in Mexico or the US
Real Estate Law
Our Real Estate group provides a complete range of services in the real estate industry for our investor and developer clients, both domestic and international. We assist in property acquisition, development, financing, operation, debt restructure and disposition for all types of real property. In collaboration with our Business Law and Global Practice groups, we provide, among others the following services:
- Purchase, sale, lease, and finance of residential, agricultural, commercial and industrial properties in Mexico and the US
- Structuring and development of business, commercial and residential projects in Mexico and the US
- Resorts and hotels, including formation and registration of timeshare and fractional projects in Mexico and the US
- Mexican land-holding trusts or fideicomisos
Our team, which includes attorneys licensed in the U.S. and Mexico, provides corporate advice and counsel to both Mexico and foreign-based clients, helping them determine how best structure their investments and do business in Mexico and in the U.S. We also provide clients with an in-depth understanding of relevant jurisdictional matters and conflict-of-laws authorities.
We serve Mexico and foreign-based clients, which range from individual entrepreneurs to family-owned businesses to mid-market companies to multinational corporations, in a variety of contexts, including cross-border business formation, international mergers and acquisitions, international distribution agreements, and other business relationships.
Having attorneys licensed in Mexico and the U.S., and being involved in international deals on a daily basis, gives us a unique advantage. We understand how things work in each country, have the ability to “see the big picture”, and know how to prevent the dramatic consequences that frequently result when working with attorneys who are not perfectly synchronized or lack the international experience.
Our Global Services include, among others:
- International Corporate Law
- Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
- Design and Formation of Cross-Border Corporate Structures
- Formation of U.S. Corporations and Limited Liability Companies
- International Joint Ventures
- International Finance
- International Private Equity Funds
- International Business Transactions
- Inbound and Outbound Services Agreements
- Franchise and Distribution Agreements
- Equity and Debt Financing
Securities and Private Equity
Our Securities and Private Equity Group advises clients on the full range of public and private financings. Our experience encompasses all combinations of debt and equity instruments through the use of Mexican, U.S. and Canadian vehicles. We have been actively involved in the design and implementation of sophisticated legal structures for financing projects and investment vehicles in Mexico, Canada and the United States; have participated in the design and formation of many of the first Mexican private equity funds, including those involving investments from Mexican pension funds (AFOREs) through Development Capital Certificates (CKDs) and IPOs; and have participated in various working groups aimed at proposing legal and regulatory amendments, some of which have ultimately resulted in the existence of Mexican investment vehicles such as the Infrastructure and Real Estate Investment Trusts (FIBRAs), Private Equity Trusts (FICARs) and in the possibility of investments from AFOREs in private equity and development projects through CKDs and IPOs.
Our Securities and Private Equity services, which are rendered in collaboration with our Business Law and Global Practice groups, include:
Securities
- Legal Structuring.
- Drafting and Filing Offering Documents.
- Registration with the National Securities Registry.
- Filing and Obtaining Offering Approvals by the National Banking Commission and the Mexican Stock Exchange.
Private Equity
- Legal Design, Structuring and Implementation.
- Drafting Private Placement Memoranda.
- Entity Selection and Formation.
- Drafting Operating Agreements.
- Fund Operation and Compliance.
- Legal and Regulatory Advice.
- Exit Strategies.
Litigation
Our attorneys also provide advice, and collaborate as experts, in:
- Business disputes governed by US laws or Mexican laws
- Expert testimony on Mexican law issues
- Validity and enforcement of foreign judgments issued in Mexico or the US
- Cross-border insolvencies (bankruptcy) governed by US law and Mexican law