The focus of Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C.'s compliance team lies in leading investigations for companies in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, tech, oil-and-gas, and financial services sectors. Its offering also takes in data privacy, AML, employee training, and the detection and prevention of fraud and corruption. Working primarily from the firm’s Mexico City office, the team is jointly led by Reynaldo Vizcarra Méndez and Jonathan Adams. Vizcarra Méndez focuses on matters of foreign investment, banking, and finance; while Adams’ core areas of expertise include compliance, commercial, and pharmaceutical law. Senior associate Claudia Aguilar handles criminal litigation and corporate compliance and is certified for the implementation of anti-bribery management systems under ISO 37001.

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Key clients

  • Hamilton Beach Brands Company Holding
  • Dollar General
  • Constellation Brands
  • Biogen
  • Stanley, Black & Decker
  • Iberdrola
  • Medline
  • Whirlpool
  • Kellogg, Brown & Root
  • Enterprise Car Rentals
  • Hasbro
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Raytheon
  • Marmon Group
  • Marriott Hotels
  • Motorola Solutions
  • Masimo
  • Priceline.com
  • QuidelOrtho
  • Seadrill
  • Stellar
  • British American Tobacco

Work highlights

  • Assisted Dollar General with the design of a third-party screening program for its arrival in Mexico.
  • Led an internal fraud investigation at Hamilton Beach Brands Company Holding and its Mexican subsidiaries.

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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Reynaldo Vizcarra Méndez, Jonathan Adams