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Corporate Criminal Liability and Compliance

Our Corporate Criminal Responsibility and Compliance team provides companies with strategic legal advice on matters related to corporate criminal liability and governance bodies, as well as regulatory compliance.

Our service offering encompasses both the prevention of criminal risks and liabilities and litigious defense. Firstly, we advise clients on preventive measures through compliance programs, business policies, risk identification, administrative standards, and organizational control requirements regulated by the national criminal system and based on international standards and best practices.

We work proactively to protect our clients in cases involving a wide range of issues including corporate integrity, public and private corruption, discrimination, human rights violations, industrial accidents and spills, toxic damage and environmental harm, oil and gas crimes, money laundering (AML), insider trading, trade and securities control, personal data protection, corporate injury and manslaughter, among others.

Secondly, we offer legal advice and practical representation for internal investigations according to international standards and in all phases of corporate criminal litigation, defending the company and its board members against any charges that may be brought against them. Our extensive experience in practice allows us to provide clients with advice on alternative justice, negotiation, and remediation agreements, as well as criminal litigation related to federal and state investigations and charges against companies and their directors.

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Prizes

Our Firm has received several awards and recognitions that reflect our commitment to excellence and leadership in the legal field.
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Representative projects

Our firm has received several awards and recognitions that reflect our commitment to excellence and leadership in the legal field.

Merger of four companies to create VEMO

We advised Riverstone on the creation of VEMO through the merger of four clean mobility companies.

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Acquisition of Ocesa by Live Nation

We advised Televisa on the sale of its 40% equity interest in Ocesa to Live Nation.

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⁠Representation of Planigrupo’s Special Committee in connection with offers by Grupo México and Acosta Verde

We represented Planigrupo’s Special Committee in connection with unsolicited acquisition offers, which led to an agreement with Grupo México.

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Public tender offer for Javer by Vinte

We advised Javer and its main shareholders on the tender offer launched by Vinte to acquire up to 100% of the company.

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⁠Combination of assets between Televisa and Univision

We advised Televisa on the combination of its media and content assets with Univision.

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Acquisition of Despegar.com by Prosus

We advised Prosus on its approximately USD 1.7 billion acquisition of Despegar.com.

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Spin-off of Alfa and creation of Controladora Alpek

We advised Alfa on the spin-off that resulted in the creation of Controladora Alpek as part of its corporate restructuring.

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Chantilly

Declaration of a Famous Brand before the IMPI

We obtained the Declaration of Fame for the “Chantilly” brand before the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), through a process that involved accreditation of experience, recognition, commercial presence and continuous use in the market.

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President Group

Copyright litigation and content retransmission

We advised Grupo Presidente on the conciliation processes with EGEDA, a collective management company for audiovisual rights, for the use of protected works on televisions installed in its hotel chain. The issue raises a key discussion about the scope of copyright in public spaces where content is not the main service.

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Valia Energy

USD 530 million | Closed in January 2024 | Mexico and the U.S.

We represented Valia Energía in its first international bond issue since 2020, backed by energy assets in operation.

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)

USD 9 billion | Ongoing project | Mexico

We assisted CIP in the legal structuring of a pioneering green hydrogen project in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, including permits, agrarian agreements, environmental licenses and relationships with key agencies such as CFE and PEMEX.

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Mexico Pacific Limited

USD 14 billion | Ongoing project | Multinational

We advise Mexico Pacific Limited on all regulatory and contractual aspects related to the development of a large scale natural gas liquefaction terminal.

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Team

Our team has a unique combination of knowledge and experience.

Our rapidly growing team includes a former Head of Unit and Specialized Prosecutor of the Attorney General’s Office, a lead criminal litigator of the federal Anticorruption System, litigators and environmental law specialists with a long experience in enforcement agencies.

MIJARES, ANGOITIA, CORTÉS AND FUENTES

WE STAND OUT AS PIONEERS

AND LEADERS IN OUR FIELD,

ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT.
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July 1, 2025
On June 30, 2025, Mexican Federal Congress approved an amendment to the Federal Economic Competition Law (the “LFCE”) that replaces the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“COFECE”) and the Federal Telecommunications Institute (“IFT”) [with respect to their authority in matters of economic competition and market dominance] with the National Antitrust Commission (“CNA”), a new decentralized agency of the Ministry of Economy (the “Reform”).
June 30, 2025
On June 30, 2025, the Federal Official Gazette published General Agreement 8/2025, issued by the Plenary of the Federal Judiciary Council. This agreement designates specialized judicial bodies to handle amparo proceedings related to public access to information and personal data protection, in compliance with the Twentieth Transitory Article of the Decree published on March 20, 2025.
June 27, 2025

Prohibition on Fund Transfers Involving Certain Financial Institutions Due to Money Laundering Risks Related to Opioids

On June 25, 2025, the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued an order directed at financial institutions operating within the United States, such as banks, brokerage houses, currency exchange businesses, and casinos, among others (the “Order”).
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