Doing business in Mexico in 2012 under recent changes in key legislation

Leonardo Medellin Camarena, Assistant General Counsel-Corporate Finance, Daimler Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico
Marcela Barreiro Castellanos, Assistant General Counsel-Litigation, Daimler Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico
José Gutiérrez, General Counsel & Secretary, Daimler Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Mexico

Last year will be remembered by the number of key pieces of legislation that were introduced. Certainly this legislation will bring about changes in the way of doing business in Mexico going forward. Businessmen and international lawyers need to be abreast of developments in the areas of privacy, antitrust, litigation and minor changes to the corporate law, that will simplify company incorporation to the extent that it will no longer require involvement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Mexico Business Automotive March 2012 Vol. 5, No. 18, Winter 2012

Leonardo Medellin Camarena

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Leonardo Medellin Camarena, Assistant General Counsel-Corporate Finance, Daimler México, S.A. de C.V., México, joined Daimler Group in 2011. Among other responsibilities, include all corporate legal matters inside Daimler Group in México; provide legal advice to Daimler’s top Management.

Marcela Barreiro Castellanos

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Marcela Barreiro Castellanos, Assistant General Counsel-Litigation, Daimler México, S.A. de C.V., México, joined Daimler Group in 2008. Her responsibilities include Litigation; Commercial and legal advice, as well as Agreements and legal negotiation within Daimler’s entities, supplier, and clients among others. She collaborated as a specialized lawyer at a Law Firm of taxes and foreign trade operations from 2005 to 2008 (Revueltas, Sarabia y Asociados, S.C., also known as XTRATEGAS). From 2001 to 2005 she worked as a corporate lawyer and consultant attorney at a Mexican Government Development Bank: BANCO NACIONAL DE OBRAS Y SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS, S.N.C. (BANOBRAS).

José Gutiérrez

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José Ángel Gutiérrez Goutréz, General Counsel & Secretary, Daimler México, S.A. de C.V., México, joined Daimler Group in 2007. His responsibilities include Legal Representation of Daimler Group companies against thirds parties in agreements, negotiations and disputes; Furnishing legal advice to Daimler’s Senior Management, CEO and other high ranking executives, including Corporate Governance, as well as Legal Issues on strategic decision. Likewise, he acts as Secretary of the Board in Mexico. Mr. Gutiérrez practice ranges from in-house counsel as well as private practitioner. He collaborated until 2004 as a foreign associate at Miller and Chevallier of Washington D.C. Thereafter he joined the Mexico City-based firm Rubio Villegas y Asociados, S.C. where he advised clients on M&A, commercial transactions including vehicle distribution activities, structuring of complex transactions and joint ventures, for International companies. Academic Formation: Mr. Gutiérrez Goutréz holds an LL.M granted by the University of Pennsylvania of Philadelphia, United States of America, as from May 2001. His focus of studies centered on Business Law. In addition, he has attended various seminaries on Arbitration and mediation. He is a licensed attorney in Mexico by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México where he graduated in August 1999.

Daimler Mexico

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Daimler Mexico is the holding company of a group of companies in Mexico that are dedicated to the manufacturing and financing of premium passenger cars and heavy- and medium-duty trucks, which includes financial services such as vehicle financing, leasing, insurance and fleet management.

Mexico Business Automotive March 2012 Vol. 5, No. 18, Winter 2012