We have recently published Who’s Who Legal: Mexico 2012, the third edition of our country-specific guide, featuring nearly 400 practitioners across 21 practice areas. The Mexican economy has enjoyed steady growth over the past year, with further growth expected in 2012 as the country continues to capitalise on its strong natural resources sector and international trade links with the United States. We have canvassed and analysed the views of private practitioners and clients worldwide, and what emerges is the reputation for exceptional quality and bespoke advice to clients for which the Mexican bar is renowned. Click here to view the results of our research.
The sector continues to feature outstanding national firms and boutiques,and each reflects the importance of detailed local knowledge in this area. Although fewer in number, the international firms are high-ranking in status and hold established positions in the Mexican market - a testament to the confidence of investors in its buoyant legal community. It seems clear that, whatever the economic conditions, the local legal marketplace has the expertise and adaptability to make the most of the opportunities available to it. We identify prominent lawyers from over a hundred law firms around the country. View the firm profiles of the 11 leading firms in this edition.
This year we cover 21 distinct practice areas in our research, with a clear spotlight placed on natural resources. We list a higher number of experts in those sectors in this edition than in the previous guide and the lawyers we spoke to commented on the significant increase in legal work brought about by the new initiatives. The emphasis on renewable energy has also resulted in an uptick of project finance work in this sector and the corresponding chapter of this guide lists 20 practitioners – an increase of four from last year. Further, notable chapters include M&A with 45 lawyers and Banking with 30 lawyers listed. There has also been an increase in real estate and construction projects, which has led to a corresponding demand for specialists: we list 28 practitioners in that chapter. View the editorial analysis for each practice area here.
Who's Who Legal interviews Rafael Martins, legal counsel for business at Log-In-Logistica Intermodal SA, a leading maritime cargo and transport company in Brazil . He discusses the requirements of his role and trends in the in-house legal market.
Unlike those established in many other jurisdictions, Italian companies are subject to specific rules on negative equity and quasi-negative equity. These rules have become quite a hot topic for investors in a pre-restructuring or a pre-insolvency scenario. Riccardo Sallustio of Bonelli Erede Pappalardo LLP explores the treatment of net loss under the Italian Civil Code.
According to Business Monitor International’s Mexico Freight Transport Report for the final quarter of 2011, the country’s air freight tonnage will post annual growth of 7.67 per cent to 2015, while the port of Manzanillo (the country’s busiest) will see a 9.11 per cent increase over the same period. In December 2010, the Mexico civil aviation authority was returned to International Civil Aviation Organization category one status, after a temporary downgrade to category two in June of that year, following a US Federal Aviation Administration review of its safety standards. These are optimistic times for Mexico’s transport bar, and the 11 lawyers we list below constitute the sector’s leading lights.
The International Who’s Who of Banking Lawyers has brought together three of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing lawyers today.
For the first time ever we have produced a Germany-specific edition: Who’s Who Legal: Germany 2012, featuring over 700 practitioners based in Germany, across 30 practice areas. The country's economy has not been unaffected by the European debt crisis, but our inaugural research has uncovered a combination of domestic leaders, international heavyweights and niche boutique practices that make its legal market particularly dynamic and interesting. We have canvassed and analysed the opinions of law firm clients and private practitioners worldwide, and what is clear is the high regard in which the talented and highly impressive German bar is held. Click here to view the results of our research.
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