Investors seeking to invest abroad – including investment funds – should safeguard and strengthen their investments by considering treaty protections. Investment Treaties can provide foreign investors access to substantive...more
Mexico is uniquely positioned to benefit foreign investors considering nearshoring. Not only Mexico’s geographical location in North America allures investors, but also its attractive maquila and other trade programs, labor...more
La posibilidad de presentar reclamos de inversiones existentes conforme al Capítulo 11 del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) para la solución de controversias entre inversionistas y Estados pronto...more
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Chapter 11 investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) legacy claims will soon expire and U.S., Canadian, and Mexican investors should review their investments and ascertain whether...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16, 2022. The IRA made major changes to United States rules for electric vehicle (EV) tax credits. The IRA and its implications for...more
On 20 and 21 July 2022, the United States and Canada requested consultations with Mexico under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) regarding various energy measures that favor Mexico's state-owned electrical...more
Los días 20 y 21 de julio de 2022, los Estados Unidos y Canadá solicitaron consultas con México en el marco del Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC) en relación con varias medidas energéticas que favorecen a...more
Conozca más sobre los cambios para mejorar la transparencia y la eficiencia en las modificaciones a las Reglas del CIADI, que entrarán en vigor el 1 de julio de 2022....more
Many countries across the Americas are home to large indigenous populations: Mexico has around 25.7 million people, Guatemala, 6.5 million, Bolivia 5.4 million, the US 4.3 million and Canada, 1.7 million. Such indigenous...more
4/21/2021
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Disputes involving statutory and regulatory changes are traditionally subject to litigation before local courts or local administrative bodies. Nonetheless, international investment arbitration offers foreign investors an...more
A recent investor-state arbitration decision under the investment chapter of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA Chapter 11), Vento v. Mexico, demonstrates that foreign investors protected by an international...more
On July 1, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) entered into force, and replaced the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). USMCA contains an investment chapter: Chapter 14. Like NAFTA, USMCA...more
7/8/2020
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