We hereby inform you that on September 19, 2017, the Energy Regulatory Commission (the “CRE”) informed through its official website that the timeframes and deadlines for the compliance of obligations related to the CRE including those regarding the submission of reports are suspended for the 19th and 20th of September, 2017.

September 29th, 2017.

Dear clients and friends;

We hereby inform you, that today the National Hydrocarbons Commission (the “CNH”) published the call and rules of the first tender for shallow waters for Round 3.

On September 21st it was published in the Mexican Official Gazette the Announcement by means of which the Mexican Institute of the Industrial Property (“IMPI”) and the National Copyrights Institute (“INDAUTOR”) suspend their services due to force majeure reasons the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd of September, 2017. Likewise, the listed days are declared as non-working days.
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Von Wobeser y Sierra & International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) are delighted to inform that we’ve been working together in the organization of the event “International perspective on the fight against corruption from organized civil society.” It will be held on September 18, 2017 in Mexico City, for further details you can download our invitation here.

RSVP Hugo Pérez Collí +52 55 5687 2203/2207, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Von Wobeser y Sierra & International Chamber of Comerce (ICC) are delighted to inform that we’ve been working together in the organization of the event “Combate a la Corrupción: Interacción y cooperación con autoridades extranjeras en investigaciones complejas anticorrupción.” It will be held on June 29, 2017 in Mexico City, for further details you can download our invitation here.

RSVP Hugo Pérez Collí +52 55 5687 2203/2207, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB), the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), and the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) announced the ITAFOR Moderators and Contributors for 2017, the main online forum for the arbitration community in Latin America . Among these elected was Montserrat Manzano, Senior Associate of Von Wobeser and Sierra. 

ITAFOR is a fundamentally Spanish-Portuguese database designed to share information and promote discussion on arbitration and alternative dispute resolution issues relevant to Latin America. More than 500 outstanding arbitration professionals are subscribed to ITAFOR.

Von Wobeser y Sierra is honored to announce that Dr. Duckwitz has been elected as President of the German-Mexican Chamber of Commerce (CAMEXA). Dr. Duckwitz works closely with German, European, Mexican, American as well as other foreign clients of the Firm.

On May 15th, 2017 the “First Resolution of Changes to the Omnibus Tax Bill for 2017” ("General Rules") was published in the Official Federal Gazette. This Decree establishes a scheme of incentives in order to incentivize the return of resources held abroad, so that such capital may be invested in productive activities that contribute to the economic growth of the country.

Von Wobeser & Sierra, S.C. has helped Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo sign a power purchase agreement with utilities provider Iberdrola México worth US$350 million.