Mercantil
Mexico: Key Strategies to Mitigate Risks Following the U.S. Designation of Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
The recent decision by the United States to designate Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) marks a significant shift in the risk landscape for multinational companies with interests in Mexico and Latin America. Below, we analyze key strategies for mitigating these risks.Control of foreign investments in Spain: the transitional regime for investments made by EU and EFTA residents is extended until December 31, 2026
Foreign investments in Spain carried out by residents of the European Union and the Spanish Free Trade Association will continue to be subject to the prior authorization regime established in Article 7 bis of Law 19/2003.CSRD: practical aspects to be borne in mind when preparing the sustainability report
In a new edition of Garrigues Sustainable Dialogs, we covered the most relevant and complex legal and technical aspects that companies should consider when drafting their sustainability report pursuant to the CSRD Directive.Peru: Indecopi cleared 45 filings and rejected 1 in the first three years of its Antitrust Merger Control Regime
Garrigues and the Official Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Peru (COCEP) have published a new report analyzing the first three years of the merger control regime for business transactions in Peru.Judicial reform in Mexico: relevant changes in the Supreme Court, the Council of the Federal Judiciary and the federal courts
The reduction in the number of Supreme Court Justices and the possibility for citizens to vote for justices, magistrates and judges are some of the new elements of this reform.Publication of the organic law on equal representation and a balanced presence of women and men
This proposal transposes into Spanish law the European directive on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures, although it is more demanding in its scope than the provisions in the EU act. In labor law matters, the measures envisaged for victims of gender violence are extended to include the victims of sexual violence.