NEWS AND AWARDS

Awards

Top Tier Firm

Legal 500

Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year

LatinFinance

Infrastructure Financing of the Year: CA-KU-A Gas Compression Project

LatinFinance

Top Ranked Firm

Chambers Latam

Law Firm of the Year

LatinFinance

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Featured news

November 18, 2020

Competition and Antitrust

Mergers and Acquisitions

CI Bank buys Deutsche Bank's corporate trust business in Mexico

Ritch Mueller represented Deutsche Bank in connection with the sale of the corporate trust business of Deutsche Bank Mexico in favor of CIBanco, as well as in the process to obtain authorization from the National Banking and Securities Commission and the Federal Antitrust Commission. Read...

November 17, 2020

Tax

Newsflash - Bill to eliminate outsourcing schemes

On November 12, the Mexican President presented a bill to amend the Federal Labor Law, the Federal Tax Code, the Mexican Income Tax Law and the Value Added Tax Law, among other regulations, in order to eradicate illegal outsourcing schemes. The following is a summary of the most relevant...

November 09, 2020

Tax

Newsflash - 2021 Tax Reforms and Pending Items of 2020 Tax Reform

2021 Tax Reform On November 5, the Congress approved the 2021 tax reform, including the decree with amendments to various provisions of the Mexican Income Tax Law, the Value Added Tax Law and the Federal Fiscal Code (“FFC”), presented to the Congress on September 8, 2020 by the...

November 04, 2020

Tax

Newsflash - Application of the new interest deductibility limitation

Pursuant to the new limitation included in section XXXII of article 28 of the Mexican Income Tax Law with respect to interest deductibility, the “net interest” of the fiscal year that exceeds the amount obtained by multiplying the “adjusted tax profit” by a 30%, shall be...

October 23, 2020

Capital Markets

Mexican miner Fresnillo places 850 million dollars

Ritch Mueller represented Fresnillo in connection with its offering of USD$850 million aggregate principal amount of its 4. 250% senior notes due 2050, and its concurrent cash tender offer of its outstanding 5. 500% notes due 2023. Read news (only a...

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Featured events

November 05, 2020

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Tax

Petroleum Economist - Harnessing opportunities laid down by Mexico’s energy reforms

Our partner Oscar López Velarde participated as speaker in the expert panel of the live webinar "Harnessing opportunities laid down by Mexico’s energy reforms", hosted by Petroleum Economist. The expert panel assembled discussed key themes, examining the state of Mexico's...

November 03, 2020

Real Estate

Exni+ - Real Estate Business Expo Congress

Our partner Rodrigo Conesa participated as speaker in the Real Estate Business Expo Congress hosted by Exni+ and offered through its digital platform. The event gathered more 80 business leaders from Mexico, the United States and Latin America to talk about innovative ideas on how to do...

October 15, 2020

Environmental and Social Impact

ICC Mexico - Environmental Comission's Session

Our associate Christian Rosales participated as speaker in the session of the Environmental Commission of ICC Mexico, in which he talked about the legal aspects of "Renewable Energy Projects as an instrument to mitigate Climate Change". ...

May 20, 2020

Compliance, Anti-corruption and Investigations

ICC Mexico - Compliance in times of crisis

Our partner Luis Dantón Martínez will have a conversation with Richard Bistrong and Beatriz Podcameni about compliance in times of crisis, in a virtual session with the members of the Anti-Corruption and Compliance Managers Committees of the ICC Mexico. Read more about this event...

April 16, 2020

Environmental and Social Impact

Webinar - Overview of the Energy Sector in light of the Covid-19

Our partner Héctor Garza and associate Marco Portillo, participated as speakers in the webinar "Overview of the Energy Sector in light of the present contingency" hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (CanCham)....

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Featured publications

December 03, 2020

Ritch Mueller

Tax Compliance Guide. The Disclosure of Reportable Schemes

Ritch Mueller developed the "Tax Compliance Guide. The Disclosure of Reportable Schemes", which covers everything taxpayers need to learn in connection with the new regime of reportable schemes established in the Federal Tax Code, to help with its compliance and avoid considerable...

September 08, 2020

Restructurings and Insolvency

The Restructuring Review Thirteenth Edition

Our partner Thomas S. Heather is the author of the Mexico Chapter of the international publication "The Restructuring Review Thirteenth Edition", in which he provides an overview of the restructuring and insolvency activity in Mexico during the last 12 months, as well as the impact of the pandemic...

May 01, 2020

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Preparing for Investments in Mexico’s Upcoming Energy Infrastructure Plan

Our partner Gabriel del Valle and associate Marco Portillo collaborated with King & Spalding in the development of this article which examines force majeure and similar concepts under Mexican law and the key issues investors should consider when structuring an investment in the energy...

April 24, 2020

Real Estate

Latin America's tourism sector grounded amid pandemic

Our partners Rodrigo Conesa and Javier Dominguez contributed to LACCA's (The Latin American Corporate Counsel Association) report which discusses the current situation of the tourism and hospitality sectors in Latin America in light of the Covid-19, and the law firms' recommendations to...

April 20, 2020

Restructurings and Insolvency

Help clients avoid insolvency, and worse, in the covid-19 crisis

Our partner Thomas S. Heather contributed to Latin Lawyer’s article on how to help clients avoid insolvency during the Covid-19 crisis, in which he stated that “Banks, lessors, corporate debtors and suppliers must work together in implementing consensual rollovers, typically considering...

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