Promoting energy autonomy while advancing environmental protection: a balancing act

Recent judicial criteria on the scope of rights available to legal entities raise relevant implications for organizations and companies that incorporate ESG objectives into their strategy.

The use of fuel oil for electricity generation raises regulatory, environmental and investment-related challenges in the context of the reform to Mexico’s Electricity Industry Law.

Our Partners Adrián Magallanes and Diego Sierra describe the current landscape of litigation in Mexico.

Our partner Adrián Magallanes outlines the current landscape of class actions in Mexico.

In this chapter, our partner Adrián Magallanes and our associate Rodrigo Barradas address the recent changes that have taken place in Mexico regarding arbitration, focusing specifically on a Constitutional Reform promoted by the President in 2016 that addresses alternative dispute resolution methods and the recent entry of private enterprise into our country's energy sector and its new arbitration mechanisms.

This contribution, written by our partners Claus Von Wobeser and Adrián Magallanes, provides accessible information for navigating the Mexican legal system when conducting business involving International Arbitration in our country.