practices

corporate & commercial law

Our firm has a strong track record of advising businesses in foreign trade and customs matters. We help our clients since their registration into foreign trade governmental programs and throughout their application. Our practice includes:

• Consulting and advise on customs and foreign trade law

• Advise and processing of actions to register into foreign trade programs, including IMMEX, ALTEX, and PROSEC, amongst others

• Value-added tax certification

• Renewals and updates of registrations and programs

• Compliance due diligence on applicable regulations for foreign trade

In addition to providing general corporate law services, our law firm has decades of experience advising on mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate restructures of national and international businesses operating in Mexico. Our practice includes:

• Mergers and spin-offs

• Shares and asset acquisitions

• Co-investments and joint ventures

• Corporate restructures

Our firm provides services in different areas of the real estate market in Northern Mexico and other regions. Our services span from the purchase and sale of real estate, up to their development and operation. Our practice includes:

• Purchase and sale of lands and buildings

• Leases, bailments, easements, and other rights of use in real estate

• Advice for creating residential compounds and other types of real estate developments

• Real estate administration and guarantee trusts

• Incorporation of condominium property regimes

• Real estate subdivisions and mergers

• Creation, regulation, or dissolution of joint ownership in real estate

• Processing and obtaining construction and operation permits and licenses

Our firm has a wide range of experience in labor consulting and litigation for businesses in the region. Our practice includes:

• Drafting individual and collective labor agreements

• Negotiation with unions

• Hiring and firing of employees, as well as advice throughout the process

• Employer substitution

• Litigation before courts, labor authorities, and Conciliation and Arbitration Boards both in the federal and local levels

• Dispute resolution procedures

• Design and preparation of labor regulations and policies required in the workplace

Our firm provides consulting, processing, and assistance services in immigration matters to businesses, their employees, and their families. As a corporate law firm with an extensive track record advising international businesses with operations in Mexico, we know the importance of supporting your human resources to obtain their legal stay in the country. Our practice includes:

• Registration of companies as an employer before immigration authorities

• Processing and assistance for obtaining:

  • Provisional or permanent residency;

  • Changes in immigration status; and

  • Permit renewals

• Admission of employees and their families into the country

Our firm provides consulting services for governmental departments and public servants to meet their mandate’s obligations. Our practice includes:

• Consulting and advice to comply with regulations

• Assistance with observations made by the federal or local government audit offices

• Defense against liability allegations