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Most Highly Regarded Firms: Banking 2012
In this section we analyse the findings of our research in greater depth to identify the firms and practitioners who stand out worldwide.
Most Highly Regarded Firms: Mining 2012
Our research utilises the feedback received from corporate counsel and private practitioners across the globe to pick out 287 lawyers in 47 countries who should be considered the leading experts in the world for the full range of mining related work.
Research Trends and Conclusions: Mining 2012
With the benefit of over 14 years of research and tens of thousands of votes from clients and private practitioners, Who’s Who Legal takes a closer look at developing trends in the mining legal marketplace worldwide.
Mexico: Arbitration
At the start of 2011 new regulations were published on commercial arbitrations in Mexico, clarifying referral procedures, enforcement of interim measures and proceedings relating to arbitral awards. Lawyers explained that the reform has created more demand for specialist advice on dispute resolution options for clients, particularly regarding challenging and enforcing awards. The result has been more work for disputes lawyers and the trend is expected to continue for the next 12 to 18 months as clients seek guidance on the new rules. This year we feature 21 lawyers: an increase of 19 per cent on the number of experts listed last year.
Mexico: Banking
Mexico’s banking sector has proven its resilience, with high capitalisation and areas showing growth such as the credit market and wealth management for high net worth individuals. In this rapidly developing field we select 30 leading individuals who look set to see increasingly diverse work over the next few years.
Mexico: Business Crime Defence
The federal government has introduced numerous anti-corruption measures in recent years, aimed at eliminating non-transparent practices and bribery. A major recent development was the decree initiative to establish a framework of sanctions to be used against companies engaging in irregular conduct during government contracting or international commercial transactions. For the four outstanding business crime defence lawyers we list below, these are busy and challenging times and the value of the services they can offer is at a premium.
Mexico: Capital Markets
Capital markets work in Mexico has grown significantly in the past year: in the previous edition of this guide we featured only 12 lawyers in this area, and this year we feature 25. The increase in refinancing, particularly in real estate and the energy industry, has fuelled activity for lawyers and prompted more specialisation in this field, which is expected to continue into the next year while new money deals appear to be thin on the ground.
Mexico: Commercial Litigation
This year there are 17 lawyers in this chapter, a slight fall in listings from last year. The financial crisis saw a shift away from traditional litigation work as lawyers diversified into arbitration and insolvency. They reported that clients look to quicker forms of conflict resolution, and need bankruptcy expertise to facilitate asset and corporate reduction.
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Nominees have been selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.