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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).

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, LLP and Von Wobeser y Sierra SC have helped US investor KPS Capital Partners buy electrical components manufacturer Whitepath Fab Tech

June 6 th , 2016.

Dear clients and friends,

On June 1 st , 2016, the Decree amending and supplementing various provisions of the Industrial Property Law was published in the Federal Official Gazette, which will enable the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property to implement the Opposition System in Mexican trademark law.

Mexico´s economy has proved more resilient to the external headwinds affecting other countries in the region over the past year. The country has taken advantage of the rebound in the US economy and reform efforts have continued to improve the business climate, enhancing the regulatory environment and liberalising investment regimes.