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The Future of Business Law in Mexico

Litigation Practice Group

October 20, 2011

As Mexico continues to emerge as an important economy on the international front, how can it best fashion its laws and policies governing business practices and access to the courts? What issues will the Mexican courts need to address under the new class action law? Should Cofeco urge the courts to adopt a price-squeeze theory of antitrust liability? And how might the resolution of these issues impact businesses and consumers in Mexico. These and other important questions will be considered by our experts.

 

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10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Keynote Address: "The Evolution of Competition Policy"

The Future of Business Law in Mexico

Topics: Corporations, Securities & Antitrust • International Law & Trade • Litigation
Four Seasons Hotel
Paseo de la Reforma 500
Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico,

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As Mexico continues to emerge as an important economy on the international front, how can it best fashion its laws and policies governing business practices and access to the courts? What issues will the Mexican courts need to address under the new class action law? Should Cofeco urge the courts to adopt a price-squeeze theory of antitrust liability? And how might the resolution of these issues impact businesses and consumers in Mexico. These and other important questions were considered by our experts at The Future of Business Law in Mexico conference, held on October 20, 2011, in Mexico City. Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia opened the conference with a keynote address on "The Evolution of Competition Policy".

Featuring:

  • Hon. Douglas H. Ginsburg, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • Introduction: Mr. Dean A. Reuter, Vice President & Director of Practice Groups, The Federalist Society

 

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11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Antitrust Enforcement and Price Squeeze

The Future of Business Law in Mexico

Topics: Corporations, Securities & Antitrust • International Law & Trade • Litigation
Four Seasons Hotel
Paseo de la Reforma 500
Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico,

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The Future of Business Law in MexicoWith Cofeco due to issue its final opinion in its recent action against Telcel, this panel will discuss whether the Ley Federal de Competencia Económica (LFCE – Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Law) can or should be read to include a price-squeeze cause of action, the ramifications of adopting a price-squeeze theory of liability, and the impact of such a decision on businesses and consumers. The panel will also examine how antitrust enforcement in Mexico compares with other countries – what factors should or must be considered as Mexico moves forward? How should Mexico consider consumer interests? This panel was held during The Future of Business Law in Mexico conference on October 20, 2011.

Featuring:

  • Mr. Luis Felipe Lucatero Govea, Head of the Unit for Prospective Analysis and Regulation, Federal Commission of Telecommunications
  • Prof. George L. Priest, Edward J. Phelps Professor of Law and Economics and Kauffman Distinguished Research Scholar in Law, Economics, and Entrepreneurship, Yale Law School
  • Prof. J. Gregory Sidak, Chairman and Founder, Criterion Economics, LLC
  • Moderator: Hon. Carlos T. Bea, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

 

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2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Mexico's New Class Action Law

The Future of Business Law in Mexico

Topics: Corporations, Securities & Antitrust • International Law & Trade • Litigation
Four Seasons Hotel
Paseo de la Reforma 500
Juárez, Cuauhtémoc, 06600 Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico,

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The Future of Business Law in MexicoThis panel will discuss the new class action law in Mexico and how it compares with class action laws governing other countries. Our panel of experts will provide an overview of the new law along with insights into the many legal issues the Mexican courts will need to address, what companies doing business in Mexico need to do to prepare, and any potential risks of class action "abuse." This panel was held during The Future of Business Law in Mexico conference on October 20, 2011.

Featuring:

  • Mr. Eduardo Facha García, Founding Partner, López Melih, González, Facha y Estrada, SC
  • Mr. Luis Omar Guerrero Rodríguez, Partner, Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa SC and Head of the Antitrust Section of the Mexican Bar Association
  • Prof. George L. Priest, Edward J. Phelps Professor of Law and Economics and Kauffman Distinguished Research Scholar in Law, Economics, and Entrepreneurship, Yale Law School
  • Moderator: Hon. Carlos T. Bea, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

 

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