New national security scrutiny for foreign investment: Initiative to reform the law on…
Executive Summary: The President of the Republic presented to the Senate the Initiative with Draft Decree by which…
New measures to simplify procedures at the Public Registry of Telecommunications
Yesterday, September 8, 2026, the Agreement of the Plenary of the Regulatory Commission was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF)…
Santamarina + Steta and Quinn Emanuel obtain favorable arbitration award in international dispute…
We are pleased to share that we obtained a favorable award for our client in a high-profile international commercial arbitration. The…
New facilities and extension for compliance with the Electronic Declaration of Value
Executive Summary: The SAT announced modifications to the RGCE for 2026 that postpone the mandatory entry into force of the Manifest…
New article in the Penal Code for the Federal District (CDMX) that punishes digital fraud
Addition of Article 231 BIS This article was added to the Penal Code for the Federal District by decree of the Congress of the City…
Implementation of the e.signature as the only valid means for electronic affiliation transactions…
On July 16, 2026, Agreement ACDO.AS2.HCT.290626/176.P.DIR, issued by the H. C… was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF).
Suspension of IMMEX Programs due to failure to submit the corresponding annual report for the fiscal year…
On June 30, 2026, the Notice publishing the names of the holders and numbers was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation…
New Constitutional Reform to the Judiciary in Mexico
The Constitutional Reform regarding the Judiciary, published on September 15, 2024 in the Official Gazette of the Federation, constitutes…
Energy justice in Mexico: The new guiding principle of national electricity policy
Executive Summary: Mexico's national energy policy has consolidated energy justice as a guiding principle of planning…
Guidelines for the voluntary and expedited migration of self-supply and cogeneration permits…
Executive Summary: On June 8, 2026, the Ministry of Energy (“SENER”) published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (“DOF”) the “A…
New national security scrutiny for foreign investment: Initiative to reform the law on…
Executive Summary: The President of the Republic presented to the Senate the Initiative with Draft Decree to amend, add to, and repeal various provisions of the Investment Law…
New measures to simplify procedures at the Public Registry of Telecommunications
Yesterday, September 8, 2026, the Agreement of the Plenary of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRT) establishing simplification actions for… was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF)
New facilities and extension for compliance with the Electronic Declaration of Value
Executive Summary: The SAT announced modifications to the General Rules for Foreign Trade (RGCE) for 2026 that postpone the mandatory implementation of the Electronic Value Declaration (E2 format) and establish temporary facilities for importing…
New article in the Penal Code for the Federal District (CDMX) that punishes digital fraud
Addition of Article 231 BIS This article was added to the Penal Code for the Federal District by decree of the Congress of Mexico City and the Head of Government, published in the Official Gazette of the City…
Implementation of the e.signature as the only valid means for electronic affiliation transactions…
On July 16, 2026, Agreement ACDO.AS2.HCT.290626/176.P.DIR, issued by the Honorable Technical Council of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in ordinary session, was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF)…
Suspension of IMMEX Programs due to failure to submit the corresponding annual report for the fiscal year…
On June 30, 2026, the Notice publishing the names of the holders and numbers of Programs for the Manufacturing, Maquiladora and Services Industry of E… was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation
The new tax provisions for 2026
In this new episode of Legal Evolution, we speak with Juan Carlos Machorro, a partner at the firm, and Sarahí López, an associate in the tax area, to discuss the changes to Mexican tax regulations at the beginning of…
Digital copyright of memes, influencers, and streaming
In this episode of Legal Evolution, we talk with Juan Carlos Machorro, partner at Santamarina y Steta, and Anabel Illescas, associate in the firm's Intellectual Property area, about the new and complex world of…
The international political context of 2026 and its impact on international migration from Mexico
In this new episode of Legal Evolution, we are joined by María Elena Abraham, counsel, Larissa Salazar, associate from our Monterrey offices, and Juan Carlos Machorro, partner at the firm, to discuss the context…
Outlook for the Mexican aviation sector in 2026
In this new episode of Legal Evolution, we continue our series on some key issues in the different economic sectors of our country at the start of 2026, this time in relation to…
Start process to associate Mobile Telephone Lines with their Owners and/or Users
In this first episode of the fourth season of Legal Evolution, we are joined by Juan Carlos Machorro and Paola Morales, partners at the firm, to analyze the beginning of the process of associating mobile phone lines…
The 40-hour work week: implementation and consequences
Continuing our analysis of new labor regulations in effect in 2026, in this new episode of Legal Evolution we talk with Juan Carlos Machorro, partner at the firm, and Gonzalo de la Rosa, associate…
