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Headquarters of the Mexican federal government, Mexico's largest banks and many international financial service companies for Latin America, Mexico City is one of the region's most important financial centers.

Rely on our expansive capabilities in the capital city of Mexico, the world's fourteenth largest economy, to help you access the country's markets or help you expand into new jurisdictions. With a deep understanding of the regulatory environment and business point of view, we regularly assist clients with complex legal matters across a wide range of disciplines, including major infrastructure projects, assisting with financing and strategic alliances, and completing mergers and acquisitions.

From our deep resources in the energy field to our comprehensive experience counseling businesses in a plethora of industries, our team in Mexico is widely recognized by industry leaders, peer firms and media outlets as an undisputed leader in legal services in the country.

Dynamic and responsive in our approach to ensure clients can navigate successfully through complexity and change, benefit from top tier talent driven to provide you with a competitive edge wherever your business takes you.

Recognition

Partners of Dentons Velarde recognized among the Top 10 Influential Energy Lawyers in Mexico 2023

August 9, 2023

Mexico: Our Partners Rogelio Lopez-Velarde & Amanda Valdez were listed among Mexico´s most influential energy and natural resources lawyers in the publication of Business Today Awards.

Dentons achieves top rankings in Chambers Latin America 2022

August 27, 2021

Latin America: Chambers Latin America 2022 has awarded Dentons 125 quality rankings across the Latin America region. Together with the Chambers Global and Brazil guides, the leading legal publisher now recognizes Dentons offices across Brazil, Chile, the Caribbean, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Bolivia’s previously announced combination Guevara & Gutierrez.

Dentons significant recognition in the recent 2020 edition of Chambers Latin America

August 23, 2019

Chambers Latin America 2020 has given Dentons lawyers 65 recognitions as leaders in their fields. Among these were five Band 1, nineteen Band 2, thirteen Band 3, eleven Band 4 and two Band 5 rankings.

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Insights

The new United States tariffs and their effect on the Mexican manufacturing industry: some considerations

April 9, 2025

Mexico: The new United States tariff policy is now a reality and has already reshaped the global trade principals that were agreed since the enactment of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (“GATT”) and the World Trade Organization (“WTO”). The Most-Favored-Nation principle (“MFN”) has now been replaced by a reciprocal tariffs system unilaterally proposed by the United States, the largest world’s economy.

2025 Energy Reform – Oil and Gas Sector

March 27, 2025

Mexico: On March 18, 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum published in the Federal Register (“DOF”) the Decree enacting a package of implementing legislation concerning the Mexican energy industry (the “Decree”). This communication focuses on the portion of the Decree related to midstream and downstream activities of the oil and gas sector.

Reforma Energética 2025 – Sector Hidrocarburos

March 27, 2025

Mexico: El 18 de marzo de 2025, la Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (“DOF”) el decreto por el que se expide un paquete de legislación secundaria concerniente a la industria energética mexicano (el “Decreto”). Este comunicado se centra en la parte del Decreto relativa a las actividades midstream y downstream del sector de petróleo y gas. En particular, en las nuevas Ley del Sector Hidrocarburos (“LSH”) y Ley de Biocombustibles (“LBC”).

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons and Muñoz Global approve combination to create first global law firm in Central America

December 6, 2016

The partners of Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, and Costa-Rica’s Muñoz Global have agreed to combine to create the first global law firm with offices in Central America.

Dentons launches in Latin America and the Caribbean

May 16, 2016

Global law firm Dentons, Colombia's Cardenas & Cardenas, and Mexico’s López Velarde today formalized their combinations. The launches follow the initial announcement last December that partners of each firm approved the combinations.

With these combinations, Colombia and Mexico are now home to the world's largest law firm. With more than 7,300 lawyers serving more than 55 countries, the Firm offers clients the benefit of quality experience in and of the communities in which they want to do business or resolve a dispute—now including the Firm's first physical presence in Latin America.