PROFESSIONALS SERVICES
Partners, associates and the staff of CASSIS, CHAMLATI & MADRAZO have the experience and capacity to provide counseling on the following specialties:
CORPORATE LAW
The Firm has the necessary experience to incorporate and organize business corporations and civil partnerships as well as their transformation, updating of Corporate Bylaws, advisory on compliance and audit on compliance of corporate obligations matter according to the needs of client and new legal provisions.
A large part of the services offered by the Firm are:
- Incorporation of all types of civil partnerships and business corporations, associations, industrial chambers, trusts and foundations as well as their organization, reorganization and modification.
- Mergers, spin-offs, purchase and transfer of patrimony, including registrations in the assets and liabilities of corporations.
- Drafting of Minutes of Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders Meetings and unanimous resolutions of shareholders
- Regulation of corporations, including drafting of all kinds of powers of attorney.
- Drafting of all kinds of civil and business agreements.
- Drafting of corporate books.
BUSINESS LAW
The Firm has wide experience on the management of the business of large and small companies, both domestic and foreign. It provides its clients legal counseling with wide experience in all kinds of commercial transactions, including among others, services consisting on:
- Drafting of opinions and counseling on government and regulation aspects.
- Drafting and interpretation of agreements.
- Execution of commercial, structural and tax properties as per the provisions of the current Mexican legislation.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
CASSIS, CHAMLATI, MADRAZO Y ASOCIADOS is aware of how important is for its clients the protection of their Intellectual Property since it currently represents one of the most important and valuable properties that a company or entrepreneur may have.
The Firm has a special Intellectual Property Department practicing both in Mexico and abroad, with lawyers with wide experience, experts on the matter, assuming the commitment and responsibility that this implies.
Among the most important services offered by CASSIS, CHAMLATI, MADRAZO Y ASOCIADOS’s Intellectual Property Department, the following are highlighted:
- Legal counseling on registry, contract formalities and settlement of controversies related to all kinds of Distinctive Signs (including traditional and non-traditional Trademarks), Domain Names, Industrial Designs and Inventions (including Patents, Utility Models, Industrial Designs), Appellations of Origin and Geographic Indications.
- Trademark surveillance
- Drafting, contestation and proceeding of the Trademarks Opposition System
- Maintenance of rights (renewal, declaration of use, payment of annuities) of distinctive signs and inventions
- Legal counseling on registry, contractual formalities and controversies related to Copyrights and Rights Reserved
- Strategies of Industrial Secrets Protection, drafting of confidentiality agreements, technology transfer and franchises agreements
- Legal strategies and agreements related to the protection of self-image rights
- Advertisement agreements, including agreements for Influencers, Youtubers and Tiktokers
- Procedimientos administrativos en materia de Derechos de Autor, incluyendo procedimiento de avenencia, arbitraje
- Contentious administrative proceedings on intellectual property matter, annulment lawsuits, “Amparo” Proceedings and in general, all kinds of proceedings and lawsuits for the settlement of controversies on Intellectual Property matter
- Control and maintenance of trademarks portfolios in Mexico and abroad
- Rendering of services of International Trademarks via Madrid Protocol, protecting the intellectual property of our clients considering your commercial targets at national and international level
- Proceeding of Notice and Take Down in defense of intellectual property rights and self-image rights, in on-line platforms and social networks
TAX LAW
The tax department of CASSIS, CHAMLATI, MADRAZO Y ASOCIADOS works according to the national and international tax provisions that make up the Mexican tax system which purpose is to protect the economic interests of our clients
Indeed, the tax department staff is trained so that the clients may comply with the tax provisions in force and/or they regularize their situation to prevent contingencies endangering their patrimony.
That is why, the most important services offered by the Firm are, among others:
- Resolution of problems that may arise before the Department of Finance and Public Credit and other authorities, including the forgiveness and devolution of taxes
- Execution of methods, planning strategies and tax representation related to financing, restructuration and transaction of real estate properties, both public and private
- Planning, compliance and presentation of reports and requirements before the responsible authorities
- Settlement of tax controversies and litigations, such as:
- Revocation Remedy
- Annulment Lawsuits
- “Amparo” Proceedings
MONEY LAUNDRY PREVENTION
The Department of Money Laundry Prevention is specialized in complying with the provisions of the Federal Law for Prevention and Identification of Operations with Illegal Origin Resources, that is why, lawyers of CASSIS, CHAMLATI, MADRAZO Y ASOCIADOS are brought up to date to offer designs and implementation of prevention programs on the current legislation matter.
Among the services rendered, the following are highlighted:
- Audit of the regulation compliance, design of risk matrixes, manuals, policies, rules, actions and proceedings by means of the analysis of a specific operation according to the activity classified as Vulnerable Activity
- Preparation of training programs and registration before the Tax Administration Service for those executing Vulnerable Activities
- Diagnosis and recommendations on internal control of your company
- Presentation of notices and reports related to the operations executed by Clients or Users of the companies
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
The Firm has wide experience on the management of the business of large and small companies, both domestic and foreign. It provides its clients legal counseling with wide experience in all kinds of commercial transactions, including among others, services consisting on:
- Drafting and interpretation of agreements.
- The issuance of opinions
- Governmental and regulatory matters
- Commercial property, tax structures
- Current Mexican legislation designed to identify and prevent transactions with illicit funds.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
It is offered as a supplementary service to the Corporate Law service that the Firm offers par excellence in case of foreign corporations, partners or shareholders incorporating Mexican corporations and foreign share trusts. The purpose is that our clients now how to do business in Mexico duly and timely complying with the requirements provided in the Foreign Investments Law and its regulation.
Some of the services offered by the Firm correspond to:
- Notices and reminders service so that our clients may timely file their registration formalities, quarterly notices, annual notices and cancellations with the National Registry of Foreign Investments, thus preventing administrative fines and sanctions
- Análisis, elaboración y presentación de trámites de inscripción, avisos trimestrales, avisos anuales y cancelaciones
- Apostille and legislation of public documents
- Formalities before Notaries Public and Commercial Notaries Public of the certification of formalization operations and notarization of Minutes.
- Filing of list of foreign partners with the Department of Finance and Public Credit
REGULATION LAW
CASSIS, CHAMLATI, MADRAZO Y ASOCIADOS has specialized on the regulation field so that the products or services offered by its clients comply with the requirements of the Mexican regulation system, including the automotive, food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical sectors, among others.
Likewise, the Firm makes sure at all times free trade, consumers rights and mainly E-commerce
The following services are highlighted:
- Legal counseling on opening of commercial establishments including the proceeding of licenses and authorizations required by COFEPRIS, Civilian Protection and/or Consumer Protection Agency
- Preparation of strategies to guarantee the due management of personal data and compliance with the regulation on cybersecurity matter
- Drafting of Privacy Notices
- Drafting of terms and conditions of web pages and mobile apps
- Drafting of legal strategies of self-regulation in Internet
ENVIRONMENT LAW
The Firm has the capacity and experience to offer its clients assistance services on environment matter, including:
- Legal counseling and audits on environment and national waters matter
- Administrative proceedings on environment or national waters matter proceeded before the Federal Agency of Environment Protection (PROFEPA, for its initials in Spanish), National Water Commission (CAN, for its initials in Spanish), and any other competent authority.
BANKING AND FINANCIAL LAW
Experience of our Firm in the Banking and Financial Sector includes counseling to both Mexican and foreign Banks and to multilateral entities in international financing operations with or without security in which Mexican borrowers participate or assets located in the national territory.
We include as part of our experience:
- Counseling to financial entities in the development and implementation of infrastructure projects
- Counseling to institutions and financial intermediaries in connection with regulation and internal proceedings of Anti-Financial Crime Compliance, patrimony planning, surveillance services, treasury
- Real Estate Financing
- Factoring operations
- Financing structures including assignment of collection rights of Mexican entities to national or foreign entities
- Counseling to Banks, brokerage firms, funds administrators, insurance companies, investments advisors, pension funds and Fintech companies, both national and foreign
- Counseling to foreign investors, including private investment funds in connection with Joint-Venture projects in Mexico
INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE
We have wide experience in counseling national and foreign insurance and reinsurance companies and for the establishment of representation offices and registry of reinsurance companies.
ALTRUSTIC ACTIVITY
From the incorporation of the Firm as of to date, all of its members are committed to provide social services, working with all kinds of charity institutions requiring legal counseling.
