For the first time, Mexico’s Federal Commission for Economic Competition on Wednesday referred for prosecution individuals who allegedly violated the country’s competition law, as part of the competition authority’s investigation of collusion in public health tenders.

February 24 th , 2017.

Dear clients and friends,

We hereby inform you that on January 26, 2017, the decree enacting the General Law on the Protection of Personal Data in possession of Responsible Parties (the "Law") was published in the Official Federal Gazette, and it entered into force on January 27, 2017.

Von Wobeser y Sierra is pleased to announce that our Senior Associate, Montserrat Manzano who is the Chair of ITA Young Arbitrators will be giving the welcome remarks for the YAI Talks Miami which will focus on: Conquering new grounds, the Finance and Banking Industry.

The event will take place on February 24th, 2017 from 9 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. at White & Case LLP (Southeast Financial Center, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, Florida).

Enactment and entry into force of the General Law on the Protection of Personal Data in possession of Government Agencies.

The practice area of Competition & Antitrust as well as Fernando Carreño and his team have been recognized by the prestigious British editorial Global Competition Review 100 (GCR 100) for being one of the top 100 firms globally in such practice.

The editorial makes a thorough investigation in order to identify the best firms focused on competition.

Global Competition Review 100 has recognized Von Wobeser y Sierra as one of the elite five  firms in competition in Mexico (elite is the highest category of recognition given by GCR 100).

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Brief explanation of the principal changes to tax provisions.

Mexico´s Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. has helped Swiss plastics manufacturer Corvaglia and its founder settle a series of disputes with minority shareholders of Corvaglia´s Mexican subsidiary.

Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC have helped the parent company of raw material producer Prince International acquire Erachem Manganese Chemicals from French mining and metallurgical company Eramet Group, in a deal worth US$170 million.

Whether it is regulatory uncertainty, tax litigation or aggressive antitrust enforcement, foreign investors undertaking M&A transactions in Latin America may find half the challenge lies after they close the deal.

We are honored to announce that Who´s Who Legal has recognized several key lawyers at our firm.