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Congress approved complementary laws to the National Anti-corruption System.

June 24th, 2016.

Dear clients and friends,

On May 27th, 2015 the constitutional reform for combating corruption was published. This reform created the National Anticorruption System (Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción) (SNA) as a coordinating body among the authorities of all the levels of government for the prevention, detection and sanctioning of corrupt acts. Within a year after the publication of the constitutional reform, the Mexican Congress was required to issue the secondary laws regulating the SNA.

Mexico’s competition authority is re-examining a major pharmaceutical merger, after the Panama Papers revealed the purchase had allegedly been funded by the wife of the owner of its biggest rival.

Mexico’s competition authority is re-examining a major pharmaceutical merger, after the Panama Papers revealed the purchase had allegedly been funded by the wife of the owner of its biggest rival.

A last-minute amendment to Mexican anti-corruption legislation that will place onerous disclosure obligations on all government contractors is both impractical and amounts to an invasion of employee privacy, lawyers say

A last-minute amendment to Mexican anti-corruption legislation that will place onerous disclosure obligations on all government contractors is both impractical and amounts to an invasion of employee privacy, lawyers say

Mexican brewery Grupo Modelo has won an ICC arbitration with Guatemalan partners who sold imitation Corona beers in the US and Australia – but failed to secure moral damages for alleged harm caused to the brand. Modelo was represented by Von Wobeser & Sierra.

June 17 th , 2016.

Dear clients and friends,

As you are aware, following the labor reform of November 2012, the calculation of back wages (wages generated from the date of dismissal of an employee until the date on which the judgment is enforced, including all those generated during the trial) was limited, establishing that they would be paid up to a period of twelve months, and after that period 2% interest would be generated on the basis of fifteen months of wages capitalized at the time of the payment. In this respect uncertainty was generated since the manner in which the mentioned interest should be calculated was not clear, nor what the concept "capitalized" referred to.

Von Wobeser y Sierra SC has helped The Coca-Cola Company and its largest bottler Coca-Cola Femsa buy Unilever’s soy-based beverage business for US$575 million.

June 9 th , 2016.

Dear clients and friends,

This past 16 th  of May, following the Fourth Bidding Process of Round One (Proceso Licitatorio de la Cuarta Convocatoria de la Ronda Uno) regarding deep water contracting blocks, the National Hydrocarbons Commission ("Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos" – CNH) published in a press release various modifications to the Bidding Process and Standard Licensing Contract, individually and in consortium.

Mexico’s Von Wobeser y Sierra SC has helped Japanese public relations company Dentsu Aegis Network buy Mexican advertising agency Arrechedera y Claverol (AC).