This blog channel will be discontinued on February 16, 2024. We will keep sharing insightful content relevant to companies doing business in Latin America on our DLA Piper website. To receive email alerts about Latin America, please click here and complete the form ..read more

DLA Piper, through our nonprofit affiliate New Perimeter, continues to assist legal nonprofit Mexico Appleseed in its mission of furthering a sustainable pro bono culture and network in Mexico.  Among their collaborative pro bono work, DLA Piper Mexico, S.C. and Mexico Appleseed have provided legal assistance the Mexican Pro Bono Network, delivered seminars to law students from the Universidad Panamericana (UP), and contributed to the Unaccompanied Minor Project.  In August, Mexico Appleseed launched the Manual on Transparency and Anti-Corruption Best Practices for Civil Society Orga ..read more

By: Antonio Cardenas Arriola, Kate Brown de Vejar, Gabriela Alvarez Avila, Guillermo Aguayo Garza, Álvaro Garza-Galván, Daniel Gonzalez Estrada, Diego Martinez, Roberto Rios Artigas and Mauricio Valdespino We are proud to share DLA Piper Mexico’s contribution to Chambers Doing Business In… 2023 guide, with the chapter focused on Mexico written by Antonio Cardenas Arriola, Kate Brown de Vejar, Gabriela Alvarez Avila, Guillermo Aguayo Garza, Álvaro Garza-Galván, Daniel Gonzalez Estrada, Diego Martinez, Robe ..read more

Por Daniel González Estrada y Fernando Osawa Estévez El 7 de junio de 2023 el Decreto por el que se expide el Código Nacional de Procedimientos Civiles y Familiares fue publicado en el Diario Oficial de la Federación, y entrará en vigor al día siguiente de su publicación. Aplicación De conformidad con el segundo transitorio del Decreto, la entrada en vigor será de manera gradual, los gobiernos federal y locales de México deberán adoptar el Código Nacional a más tardar el 1° de abril de 2027. En el caso de las Entidades Federativas, el Código Nacional, entrará en vigor en cada una de éstas de ..read more

By: Javier Pichardini and Eduardo Gallastegui DLA Piper Mexico, S.C. Throughout this article we will explain how the trust is an efficient tool to secure finance transactions, including for infrastructure projects, in Mexico. We will first explain the main characteristics of a trust, its nature and types of trusts, among other fundamental aspects of a trust. Subsequently, we will analyze the benefits and advantages of the trust as a method to secure financing obligations related to infrastructure projects. GENERAL OVERVIEW AND MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRUST. The Mexican Trust. The Mexican T ..read more

by: Antonio Arias (Argentina), Ignacio Bard (Argentina), Roberto Vianna do R Barros (Brasil), Lucas Bernabé (Brasil), Jorge Timmermann (Chile), Natalia Cox (Chile), Juan Camilo Varon (Colombia), Edgar Romo (México), Aldo Ramírez (México) y Farah Torres (Perú) Chile Con fecha 4 de enero de 2023, se publicó finalmente en Chile la Ley N°21.521, que promueve la competencia e inclusión financiera a través de la innovación y tecnología en la prestación de servicios financieros, también conocida como Ley Fintech (“Ley” o “Ley Fintech”), y que comenzó a regir el 3 de febrero pasado. La Comisión para e ..read more

We are proud to share DLA Piper Mexico’s contribution to Chambers Doing Business In… 2022 guide, with the chapter focused on Mexico written by Antonio Cardenas Arriola, Kate Brown de Vejar, Gabriela Alvarez Avila, Guillermo Aguayo Garza, Álvaro Garza-Galván, Daniel Gonzalez Estrada, Diego Martinez, Roberto Rios Artigas and Mauricio Valdespino. This guide provides the latest legal information on restrictions to foreign investments, corporate vehicles, employment law, tax law, competition law, intellectual property (IP), data protection and upcoming legal reforms. Read the full chapter online by ..read more

By: Guillermo Aguayo, Calafia Franco Jaramillo and Ricardo Mendoza. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has published the latest edition of its Tax Administration Report. According to the OECD, this series of Reports aims to provide information that will facilitate dialogue among tax officials on important  tax administration issues.  It also identifies opportunities for revenue bodies to improve the design and administration of their respective tax systems. Additionally, the Report intends to inform and inspire tax administrations as they consider their future ..read more

Overshadowed by the pandemic, Latin America’s GDP growth results closed 2020 at nearly -8%, while global GDP growth results closed at -5%. The growth forecast for 2021 is at 4.1%, relying on the vaccination efforts across Latin America countries to combat COVID-19, as well as the many relief packages launched by the world’s biggest economies to help emerging economies. Looking ahead to 2030, the size of Latin American economies is expected to be at USD9.2 trillion, and these economies are forecast to take a more prominent position in the world from a geopolitical point of view, particularly if ..read more

DLA Piper received 46 individual lawyer rankings and 68 firm rankings in The Legal 500 Latin America 2022 guide. Read the full DLA Piper’s Latam ranking by clicking here.   • “The firm’s extensive presence in Latin America itself has helped land it a steady pipeline of engagements from regional lenders” • The Legal 500, International Firms – Banking & Finance  • “DLA Piper’s ability to consistently land big-ticket engagements is a testament to its growing corporate and M&A platform in Latin America and the US. Having built out its Latin America offices, including an espe ..read more