Basham Ringe y Correa SC

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The firm

Basham, Ringe y Correa SC is one of the largest and one of the leading international full-service law firms in Latin America. Established in Mexico in 1912, Basham draws upon a century of experience in assisting its clients in conducting business throughout Mexico. The firm’s clients include prominent international corporations, many of them in the Fortune 500 list, medium-sized companies, financial institutions and individuals.

The firm’s large group of lawyers and support staff are committed to maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. Constantly exposed to the international legal system, many of Basham, Ringe y Correa’s lawyers and other professionals have completed graduate studies at foreign universities and have worked at companies and law firms abroad. The firm received the ‘Client Choice Award’ in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011 from International Law Office; the firm has also received ‘Who’s Who’ recognition as the Mexican firm in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, as well as the award for the Best Banking & Finance Team in Mexico from World Finance 2008, and the Silver Award 2008, 2010 and 2011, as well as the Gold Award in 2010, from the International Legal Alliance Summit.

The specialisation and development of each department of the firm, the coordination and support among the different practice areas, and the in-depth knowledge of markets and economic trends provide Basham, Ringe y Correa’s clients with innovative, complete, and timely solutions to their concerns. It is because of these qualities and values, that its clients have continued to entrust their legal affairs to Basham, Ringe y Correa SC for many years and decades.

The firm’s lawyers actively participate in worldwide associations, as well as in international transactions, something that has promoted the exchange of information and experience. This in turn improves the firm’s growing capacity to serve its clients by constantly adjusting to the dynamics of the global business environment. Basham, Ringe y Correa SC is aware that each client requires objective counselling, experience, professionalism and trustworthy people. The firm’s lawyers are well-known leaders in their respective fields of specialisation and are committed to provide legal services that maintain the highest standards of quality. The firm believes that the close contact it has with clients enables them to understand the commitment Basham, Ringe y Correa SC makes to each and every engagement and the value the firm can add to their operations.

Finally, the firm actively encourages the participation of all of its lawyers in pro bono work for charitable institutions and non-profit organisations, among others. For this purpose, the firm has created the Basham, Ringe y Correa SC Pro Bono Foundation.

Main international areas of practice

The firm has regulatory and practical expertise in all areas of modern practice, and advises clients in investment, joint ventures, domestic and international tax planning, bond manufacturing (maquiladoras), tax, mergers and acquisitions, corporate matters and contracts, antitrust, banking and finance, securities, bankruptcy, trust, insurance, business organisations, international trade, NAFTA and WTO matters, anti-dumping duties, intellectual property, privacy and data protection, administrative law, biddings, privatisations, government regulations, immigrations, labour, social security, consumer protection, environmental law, health, energy, telecommunications, transportation, aviation, railroads, maritime law, tourism, litigation, arbitration, criminal law and testamentary, real estate and agrarian matters.

The firm also has specialised litigation departments for civil, commercial, criminal, tax and administrative law as well as in commercial arbitration and constitutional proceedings (amparo). Basham, Ringe y Correa is the Lex Mundi firm for Mexico. The firm is also a member of World Services Group (WSG), Club de Abogados, IUS Laboris, Fraudnet and the International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF).

The firm is also able to provide complete accurate legal translations of laws and documents to ensure that its clients have a full understanding of their Mexican operations.

Languages

Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.

Paseo de los Tamarindos 400-A 9º piso

Mexico, DF

05120

Mexico

Tel: +52 55 5261 0400

Fax: +52 55 5261 0496

Batallón de San Patricio No. 109

Monterrey

NL 66269

Mexico

Tel: +52 81 8299 2100

Fax: +52 81 8299 2109

Privada de los Industriales

Santiago de Queretaro

76100

Mexico

Tel: +52 44 2103 2100

Fax: +52 44 2199 0506

www.basham.com.mx