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Reynaldo Vizcarra-Mendez

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Reynaldo is a member of the Firm’s Corporate and Transactional Practice Group. He is a professor at the University Anáhuac del Norte where he teaches foreign investment as part of the master of laws program, and an instructor at Universidad Panamericana's Baker McKenzie Seminar. He joined the Mexico City office in 1986, handling foreign investments, banking and finance matters and international agreements. He also worked in the Chicago office's Latin America Practice Group, advising on investments and acquisitions in Latin America (1996-1997). In 2000, Reynaldo co-founded the Firm’s Guadalajara office, where he led the Banking & Finance Practice Group. In August 2005, he transferred to Baker McKenzie's Cancun office as a founding member and director mainly handling tourism and real estate projects. In 2009, he transferred back to the Mexico City office, where he was local managing partner for four years and thereafter became national managing partner of the Firm in Mexico until August 2018.
In Anti-Corruption

Mexico: Incorporation of the Secretary of Anti-corruption and Good Governance, replacing the Secretary of Public Administration

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On 17 October 2024, president Claudia Sheinbaum and the head of the Secretary of Public Administration announced a new model for preventing and combating corruption with the transformation of the Secretary of Public Administration into the Secretary of Anti-Corruption and Good Government. This new entity will focus on the prevention of corruption by strengthening public management through modernization, transparency and collaboration with different sectors.
This new model proposes moving from a corrective approach to a preventive one, combating corruption from the root.

In Corporate Governance

Mexico: Federal Government may use Private Property and Skip Procurement and Other Rules in Response to COVID-19

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On March 27, President López Obrador issued an executive order establishing extraordinary actions to be taken to combat COVID-19. The order was published in the Federal Official Gazette. This executive order provides that the Secretary of Health will be able to use all existing resources (which may include infrastructure as…

In Anti-Corruption

Mexico: Provisions on Reception and Disposal of Gifts, Presents or Equivalent by Public Officials of Federal Government

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On 12 November 2019, the Secretary of Public Administration (SFP) published in the Federal Official Gazette the “Resolution issuing the provisions regarding the reception and disposal of gifts, presents or analogous by public officials of the Federal Government.” The SFP recapped the provisions of the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities…