A LEADING
FINANCE &
TECHNOLOGY
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Blockchain

Blockchain technology is at the forefront of the technological revolution and allows for key innovations leading the disruption to several industries as we know them.

Blockchain has shown to be a reliable new technology in tracking the exchange of money, stocks, bonds, and other financial securities, as a result, established as well as, up-and-coming companies strive to find new applications for this technology.

As new business opportunities arise from the ever-growing blockchain technology applications, we advise clients on the legal uncertainties surrounding implementing this technology in their products and services, while identifying and mitigating the risks of a regulatory landscape in constant evolution.

Cross-Border Transactions

Companies and investors run against several obstacles when doing business across borders. From rapid-changing transactional environments and business opportunities, to different —and complex— legal requirements, we help clients comply with these legal requirements and design legal tax-efficient structures to get the deal done seamlessly and effectively.

Our team has successfully negotiated and delivered over 80 million USD in multiple cross-border deals focusing on tax efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

As a law firm specializing in industries where innovation is critical, we understand the complex legal issues arising from new technologies and its diverse applications.

New often complicated regulation regarding privacy and security emerges every day directly impacting companies implementing blockchain, big data, and cloud computing technologies, along with cryptocurrencies and the FinTech industry.

We help clients navigate and comply with the ever-changing regulations related to privacy, cybersecurity, and data management.

Debt Finance

Entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SME) are often looking for capital sources as their projects grow. On the other hand, companies, investors, and venture capital funds look for investment opportunities among those projects.

Our debt finance practice focuses on entrepreneurs' and investors' legal needs in designing structures to provide capital. Our experience includes asset-based lending, acquisition financing, venture lending, equipment financing, and other debt-especially finance vehicles.We also develop bankruptcy-remote structures with trustees that allow back-up servicing of the portfolio.

Our master administration experience enables us to build trust to assign and receive the collection rights and collateral to secure investments.

Due Diligence

Every business has its own set of particularities and challenges. We tailor our approach to transactions to meet each of our clients’ unique needs. That is why we perform our due diligence analysis under a clear understanding of the goals each party expects to achieve by strategizing and implementing the business factors driving the deal and the most valuable assets in each transaction.

As a pro-deal law firm, we want to see our clients accomplish their business goals. Our in-depth analysis extends well beyond pricing and terms. We approach the due diligence process with the additional goals to anticipate and identify potential integration issues that do not add cost nor delay the transaction. Moreover, to provide a smooth transition following the closing, we capture information and present it in an easily comprehensible way and provide continuing support for an efficient and successful integration effort.

In addition, we continuously provide reports and follow-ups throughout the transaction process; from early initial assessment conferences and online status charts, to integration, to a final report for direct input to contract management and intellectual property portfolio databases.

FinTech

Technology has infused itself with the financial services industry in an unprecedented way during the last decade. As a result, high-profile technology companies and disruptive startups are finding new ways to provide access and ease of use to the financial services available to a relatively small sector of the population.

As one of Mexico’s first and leading law firms dedicated and specialized in technology, we mean to tackle the novel legal business models and regulatory issues that emerge when the pace of innovation leads innovators and businesses into uncharted territory. Our team has played a critical role in technology’s integration into multiple industries, including its integration into the financial services industry.

Our advice to FinTech companies starts from corporate formation all the way to venture and private equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, privacy, and data security.

We enjoy working with FinTech companies creating innovative solutions across various industry segments, such as peer-to-peer and online lending, blockchain technology, digital currency, crowdfunding, mobile payments, personal finance, retail investing, payments, and billing technologies, money transfer platforms, among others.

Fund Formation

Focusing on enterprise growth, technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation, we provide legal services to platform and crowdfunding sponsors as well as first-time fund sponsors.

We have ample experience structuring investment funds, establishing their terms and conditions, negotiating with investors, designing tax-efficient structures, cross-border fundraising, and advising on day-to-day fund operations.

We help our clients in every aspect of investment fund formation, including representing sponsors in the formation of new private investment vehicles and representing limited partners investing in funds. We also advise on matters regarding the regulatory aspects of investment funds and their compliance matters.

Startup & Venture Capital

We know that building a business from scratch takes a lot of grit and resourcefulness. We are here. We guide our clients through the startup process, from overcoming current challenges and anticipating upcoming issues at every stage of growth, to preparation for exit.

As a law firm committed to helping people and businesses achieve their goals, we hold access to a vast network of notable investors to which we will gladly facilitate and broker introductions to clients raising venture capital. We work closely alongside our clients to refine their business strategy and prepare quality investor materials suitable for meaningful evaluation to assure a proper and effective partnership between investors and clients before brokering an introduction.

Clients often come to us early on when a company is no more than an idea. We understand the initial structure and crucial first decisions made in the early stages in the creation of a company can exponentially influence the curve of success of our clients.

Technology Transactions

Technology companies often partner or merge with other companies to create even greater products by utilizing and sharing resources. Sometimes, they might even acquire technology from a third party to improve and continue developing on their own.

We provide legal advice on transactions that are critical to any technology company. We help with customer reseller, value-added reseller (VAR), original equipment manufacturer (OEM), outsourcing, and manufacturing agreements, as well as with software and technology licenses, technology acquisitions, intellectual property, strategic alliances, joint ventures and standards bodies.

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Venancio Trueba Hüttich
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We keep specialized.

We recognize that each client or matter requires careful thought and undivided attention; that’s why we keep a small and highly specialized team and limit the number and type of matters we undertake.

We take pleasure in our work and enjoy the personal relationship established with our clients.

Having the opportunity to advise many people on their startup ventures, we have come to share their curiosity and creativity, qualities that unquestionably drive innovation. As a law firm, our main objective is to maintain long-term client relationships based on cooperation, mutual trust, and respect.

With dedication and an economic understanding of our clients’ needs.

We feel personally committed to our clients and their projects. Many of us have been an entrepreneur at some point in life. We understand the obstacles people may face when undertaking a new project. We are here to help.

We tailor our counseling to go beyond the review and explanation of legal positions. We offer pragmatic and specific advice on dealing with the issues at hand, based not only on our legal knowledge but also on our experience as entrepreneurs.

Networking and transparency.

Our network allows efficiency.  We have excellent relationships with national and international law firms that help us and our clients get their projects done. If we anticipate that fees will run out of proportion to value-added or transaction volume, we let our clients know beforehand and advise on ways to avoid this.