Our services

At CEM Abogados we design innovative and useful solutions that allow our clients to carry out their operations with complete legal certainty in every stages of their processes.

Business Associations

We are known for having a team specialized in business associations with ample knowledge regarding other forms of associations, helping our clients to find the structure that best fits their requirements. Given our expertise, we have created or improved innovative structures, providing cutting edge solutions that may be as simple or as sophisticated as the requirements they are aimed to fulfill and always complying with applicable laws and best corporate practices, with a business-oriented, proactive and multidisciplinary approach.

Our Services:

  • Incorporation of legal entities, drafting of bylaws and assistance in the formation of applicable corporate bodies;
  • Advice regarding corporate governance and compliance issues; 
  • Corporate record keeping (including custody of corporate books, as well as the elaboration and control of deeds and minutes);
  • Planning and coordination of shareholder and partner meetings and drafting of meetings’ minutes;
  • Granting and revocation of powers of attorney;
  • Corporate due diligence to assess compliance with regulations, bylaws and other binding arrangements.

Mergers And Acquisitions

Our team has broad experience and is soundly qualified to represent the firm’s clients in their merger and acquisition projects at a domestic and international level, having the required expertise to define negotiation and transaction strategies and to lead the merger, acquisition or divestiture process and achieve our client’s goals. We have advised sellers and buyers in a large number of deals under different transactional structures and in different industries. Such experience enables us to help our clients achieve their business objectives while mitigating risks and maximizing their legal protection.

Moreover, our team has the preparation and transactional experience that is necessary to design innovative schemes, adapt to different negotiation scenarios, and react to the demands of processes of this nature in a timely and efficient manner.

Our Services:

  • Design and implementation of transactional structures, whether for the purchase or sale of shares or assets, capital investments or other business combination projects;
  • Strategic planning for the optimization of the purchase or sale of ongoing businesses;
  • Negotiation and drafting of shareholders agreements under private equity investment structures;
  • Negotiation and drafting of engagement letters, confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, memorandums of understanding and other early-stage documents;
  • Planning and documentation in connection with auction processes and negotiated sales;
  • Coordination and execution of legal due diligence, and elaboration of due diligence reports;
  • Drafting and negotiation or share and asset purchase agreements, investment agreements and ancillary agreements;
  • Coordination and supervision of post-closing activities, and support during the business transition period;
  • Selection, coordination and supervision of multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional working teams.

Trusts

We are known for our experience in designing trust structures that provide security and sophisticated solutions to our clients, efficiently addressing their needs. In addition, we have ample experience and strong liaisons with the trust departments of the largest financial institutions in Mexico.

Our Services:

  • Elaboration, review and negotiation of different kinds of trusts, including (i) Management, (ii) Voting, (iii) Real Estate Development, (iv) Investment, (v) Guaranty, (vi) Welfare, Charity, Scholarship and Cultural funds, (vii) Securitization, (viii) Estate Planning, and (ix) Testamentary, among others;
  • Structuring and negotiation of transactions relating, directly and indirectly, to the management and operation of trusts;
  • Mediation between parties to the trust;
  • Creation and execution of guarantees placed in trusts;
  • Evaluation and assessment of legal and operational feasibility of trusts.

Regulatory Compliance

We have conducted numerous compliance audits in connection with financial, commercial, corporate and labor regulations. Also, we have assisted our clients in coordinating and responding to external audits conducted by governmental and private entities, advising our clients throughout the audit process and implementing preventive and corrective actions and policies that are necessary to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Our Services:

  • Evaluation, elaboration and implementation of internal policies;
  • Execution of targeted and general compliance audits;
  • Coordination of and advice in connection with external audit procedures;
  • Specialized training of personnel regarding compliance and regulatory issues;
  • Corporate culture integration during transitional stage after mergers or acquisitions.

Real Estate

We have thoroughly advised individuals, corporations and private investment funds in the planning, negotiation and completion of a wide array of real estate purchase, sale and development projects in Mexico. Our firm has a large network of professionals throughout Mexico, including lawyers and public notaries, who have the ability to collaborate during certain stages of the transactions to optimize project costs and expenses, always meeting the highest service quality standards.

Our Services:

  • Pre-negotiation planning and transaction structure design; 
  • Property history and chain of title research and review of property deeds;
  • Public Registry of Property searches and verifications;
  • Drafting and review of real estate purchase agreements and other property transfer instruments;
  • Design and implementation of partnership structures for the development of real estate projects;
  • Drafting and review of lease, bailment, construction and other agreements relating to the use, occupation and development of real estate property.

Joint Ventures

We have advised our clients in connection with the structuring and negotiation of a broad variety of agreements among local and foreign business entities and individuals, from start-up companies and family-owned businesses, to industrial groups and transnational companies. Our experience enables us to structure tailor-made investment, association or alliance vehicles covering our clients’ specific needs, with a business-oriented approach that creates optimal business tools to achieve such vehicles’ business goals. In addition, we constantly participate in the supervision and management of such vehicles’ legal affairs, delivering legal solutions to nurture and maintain cordial business relationships.

Our Services:

  • Legal structure design and formation of legal vehicles to carry out joint ventures, associations and business alliances;
  • Negotiation and drafting of partner and shareholder agreements for the creation, management and operation of joint ventures, associations and business alliances, including governance and dispute resolution agreements.
  • Advice for the determination of corporate governance rules and the implementation of good corporate practices.
  • Design of negotiation strategies for the resolution of joint venture disputes, and implementation of joint venture termination and exit provisions.

Banking And Finance

The Mexican market has developed sophisticated processes and products in connection with financing transactions, including in the areas of public and private project finance. Our firm has been an active participant within such market, representing credit institutions, private equity funds and borrowers through the design, structuring and execution of a wide array of financing schemes and their guarantees.

Our services:

  • Structuring, negotiation and documentation of financing transactions, including structured finance transactions, syndicated loans, financial leases and factoring transactions;
  • Creation and implementation of payment guarantees and other loan payment mechanisms;
  • Advice in connection with the planning, negotiation and execution of financial restructuring projects;
  • Advisory services to banks and other financial institutions;
  • Regulatory compliance services for financial institutions;
  • Formation of private equity funds and special purpose vehicles to carry out equity and debt financing projects.

Automotive

We have long experience advising suppliers of automotive materials, components and parts within the OEM supply chain, including tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers. Our experience includes advice in connection with green field projects in Mexico, from the initial investment stage and formation of investment vehicles, through the construction of manufacturing facilities and start of operations.

Our Services:

  • Review of and assistance in responding to RFQs.
  • Drafting, negotiation and review of non-disclosure agreements;
  • Review and negotiation of global purchase orders and general purchasing terms and conditions;
  • Drafting, negotiation and review of supply, services, bailment, consignment and other commonly used agreements within the automotive industry;
  • Drafting, negotiation and review of joint technolgy development agreements.

Information Technologies

We have represented software developers to protect their computer programs and applications, implementing the legal framework and safeguards required for their licensing and distribution. In addition, we have long experience negotiating ERP software licensing agreements, software as a service agreements and custom software development agreements, working shoulder to shoulder with IT specialists to identify their needs and create cutting-edge legal solutions to carry out their projects. Moreover, we represent clients within the technology-based financial products sector (including fintech, e-commerce, transaction processing and related sectors) in the design and implementation of the legal and contractual framework necessary to run their businesses.

Our Services:

  • Drafting and negotiation of confidentiality agreements, software licensing agreements and software as a service (SaaS) agreements, and related agreements;
  • Drafting and negotiation of software development agreements;
  • Registration of copyright of computer programs;
  • Design and implementation of guidelines and mechanisms for the protection of intellectual property, confidential information and personal data;
  • Advice in connection with electronic financial transactions (payments, loans, factoring and other financial transactions).

Family Businesses

Thanks to our long-standing experience advising family businesses, we have the ability to identify and understand the dynamics, goals and values attached to a family business. It is with that vision that we advise family businesses to design and implement the legal framework necessary to achieve their short, medium and long term objectives, making available our diverse areas of expertise that are applicable to their businesses, including corporate law, M&A, real estate and trusts.

Our Services:

  • Design of corporate governance structures and good practices oriented towards family businesses;
  • Mediation between family members for the negotiation of agreements relating to their businesses;
  • Elaboration and implementation of family protocols, policies and guidelines for the management and operation of family businesses;
  • Structuring of succession and estate planning vehicles.

Complementary Services

Our partners’ experience as in-house counsels has enabled us to acquire the skills that are necessary to form, coordinate and lead teams of lawyers and other experts to handle complex matters that demand a multidisciplinary approach; moreover, we have created a strong professional and business network that includes well-known firms and experts in Mexico and abroad, specialized in a wide array of practice areas, allowing us to deliver comprehensive legal and business solutions to our clients.

Practice Areas Within our Expert Network:

  • Litigation (commercial, administrative, tax, labor, constitutional)
  • Mediation and Arbitration (national and international)
  • Tax
  • Patents
  • Labor
  • Environmental
  • International Trade and Customs
  • Immigration
  • Investment Banking
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