EC Rubio

EC Rubio is a full-service Mexican law firm specializing in national and international business transactions in the industrial sector and foreign investment. With six offices covering Mexico’s most important industrial regions, over 90 attorneys, and 50 years of experience, it is one of Mexico’s ten largest law firms. Clients range from medium-sized companies to international Fortune 500 companies, in the following sectors: aerospace, agroindustry, automation, automotive, e-commerce, energy, financial, food and beverages, hospitality, insurance, manufacturing, petrochemical, ports and maritime, pharmaceutical, technology, transportation and logistics.

Main areas of practice
Administrative law: The firm advises foreign and domestic entities as part of their necessary business interactions with Mexican administrative authorities. Attorneys are experienced in the processing of amparo suits and in resolving disputes between clients and government entities through administrative litigation.

Banking and finance: The firm has represented many institutional lenders and users of corporate financing in structuring complex transactions domestically and internationally. It advises clients in acquisition finance, asset-based facilities, cross-border investments, and both new and established financial structures and transactions.

Corporate/M&A: The practice is one of the most active of the firm. It deals with corporate governance, corporate restructuring, foreign investment, private equity, start-ups, business expansion, joint ventures, M&A’s, divestitures, buy-outs, commercial contracts and day-to-day business transactions.

Criminal, civil and commercial litigation: The practice is staffed by litigators with a solid record of high-stakes, high-profile victories, years of experience and substantive knowledge. The firm handles complex cases in state and federal courts throughout the nation and before administrative agencies and international arbitration panels.

Energy: The firm represents domestic and international energy industry clients in a wide array of transactions, including financial institutions, developers, sponsors, insurance companies, contractors, investors, developers, operators and suppliers.

Government contracts: The practice assists clients in public tenders for the acquisition of assets and services. Attorneys also advise and represent clients in procedures for the awarding of contracts, concessions and authorization for the development of infrastructure projects.

Immigration: We keep our clients informed about changes in criteria of immigration and consular authorities. We have developed audit procedures to verify that companies promptly comply with all legal requirements in case of inspections by immigration authorities.

Infrastructure: The firm advises clients in connection with the development of large scale projects, including power, toll-roads, transportation, ports, petrochemical, and water, as well as in connection with the finance sale and acquisition of infrastructure projects. The firm has represented governmental entities in the structuring of different types of infrastructure projects through concessions, PPP’s and multiannual service agreements.

Intellectual property: Attorneys have experience in the enforcement of IP rights through litigation and other procedures. They assist clients in all phases of IP protection.

International trade and customs: The firm’s lawyers have substantial expertise in antidumping, countervailing duties, and safeguard investigations. Also, its attorneys specialize in NAFTA law, including chapter 19 panel reviews, origin determinations, and advanced rulings. The attorneys represent clients on matters related to IMMEX (maquiladora) and Prosec programs, free trade agreements, private rulings, rules of origin, customs audits and origin audits.

Labour and employment: The focal point in labor services rendered by the lawyers of EC Legal Rubio Villegas is to prevent litigation, economic contingencies and consequences that may affect your labor environment, and could expose your assets, productivity and stability to unnecessary risk. The firm measures and corrects labor risks, through labor audits, which allow it to solve daily problems through permanent advice programs.

Mining: Legal advice for the negotiation of exploration and/or exploitation concessions of mining lots is one of the firm’s specialities. Attorneys also advice on procedures to comply with administrative obligations related to mining concessions and applicable regulations.

Notarial: Our firm is proud to be the only full-service law firm in the country in which two of its partners are Notaries Public, authorized to perform official Notarial activities. To our clients, this translates into an unrivaled notarial formalization infrastructure, which ensures a cost and time efficient discharge of their Notarial work.

Real estate: The firm understands the importance of maximizing the value of real estate investment in your company. The firm assists clients in selecting and acquiring land for location or relocation of all types of projects, including plants, manufacturing facilities, retail properties, office complexes, sports facilities, resort properties and headquarter buildings.

Tax litigation and consulting: The tax department has extensive experience advising clients from a national and an international tax perspective, as well as in litigating against tax determinations in federal and local courts. From the tax effects of employee benefits, to the tax consequences of international reorganizations and stock sales, its tax attorneys provide expert legal advice on a wide variety of tax topics for individuals or multinational enterprises.