03 October 2014
LexMex: The Legal Business in Mexico
Venue: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL
Time: 08:30 a.m.
The MexCC in partnership with the The Law Society proudly invite you to join them at: LexMex 2014.
This year it will focus on the opportunities for UK law firms and their clients in Mexico, an economy forecast by some to overtake Brazil in the next 10 years.
Speakers from Mexico’s leading law firms and bar associations will join panels with industry experts to provide an overview of the market and sector opportunities for UK investment.
Programme
08.30 - 09.00 Registration and refreshments
09.00 - 09.10 Welcome remarks -Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly, Mexican Chamber of Commerce – GB
09.10 - 10.15 The Mexican legal landscape: panel discussion
Industry experts discuss how the Mexican market is evolving including who's who in the market
and connections with the UK legal services
sector.
Leopoldo Hernandez, Kerma Partners Mexico
Rosie Cresswell, Latin Lawyer
Andres Jaramillo, Chambers Latin America
Tim Girven, Legal 500
10.15 - 11.25 The London link: why Mexico matters to UK law firms and their clients
Senior partners and general counsel discuss the importance of the Mexican legal services market to UK investors.
Melissa Davis, MD Communications
Jose Juan Mendez, president, ANADE and partner, Méndez + Cortés, Intellectual Property
Nader, Hayaux & Goebel, partner Energy and Infrastructure
Héctor Gonzalez Graf - Marván, González Graf y González Larrazolo, Employment
José Victor Rodríguez, Rodríguez y Orendain, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
11.30 Closing remarkets and networking refreshments
Why attend?
Thanks to its economic stability, rapidly advancing infrastructure and open trade policies, Mexico has been included in the MINT economies, a term coined by Bloomberg View and popularised by Jim O'Neill of Goldman Sachs. They are tipped as the next economic powerhouses.
A wide range of sectors offer investment opportunities for international companies including banking and financial services, insurance and reinsurance, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications.
Mexico’s location between the US and Latin America and one of the largest free trade agreement networks in the world, mean it can act as a gateway into other markets in the Americas for UK companies.
With political commitments from both Mexican and British government to strengthen trade and investment ties, including a business delegation headed by UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg earlier in the year, it presents an interesting market for UK law firms and their clients.
This event will provide:
- Market intelligence: hear from industry experts, bar leaders and law firms on the Mexican legal services market and opportunities for UK law firms.
- Networking: develop your contacts with Mexican and UK law firms, plus UK companies developing their Mexican business.
Who should attend?
- UK law firms developing their Mexican business and contacts
- Mexican law firms interested in the UK
- In-house counsel from UK companies operating in or exploring Mexico
- Members of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain
- Members of the Law Society's International Division.
Price
Members of the International Division and MexCC - Free
Non members - £75 + VAT
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