Valdés Abascal y Brito Anderson, S.C. is a leading Firm in competition law. We have a thorough knowledge of the antitrust policies and the ultimate goals of the legal framework.
Our Firm has been involved in all types of proceedings set forth in the law and its regulations, in a vast diversity of markets.
The Firm distinguishes itself from other firms, in the following facts:
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The previous experience of its members as public officials or outside consultants in the Federal Competition Commission (Executive Secretary, Outside Consultant, General Director of Concentrations and General Director of Investigations).
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Its successful representation in a considerable number of the most relevant cases that have been resolved in the area since the creation of the Federal Commission of Competition.
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Its participation in the definition of an important number of norms and regulations set forth in the Federal Law of Economic Competition, its regulations, as well as in related laws that include competition regulations, such as, the civil aviation, airports, railway service, navigation, gas, and in the Federal Record of Proceedings and Services in the area. |
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Its contribution in judicial and administrative precedents formation, before the Federal Judicial Branch and the Federal Competition Commission, which has had an impact in the resolution of antitrust cases and that stand valid in the resolution of future cases. This experience includes the declaration of unconstitutionality of several rules and criteria on the application of other articles, for example, in relevant market and related market matters. |
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The Firm has its own economic area headed by one of the most prestigious antitrust economists in Mexico.
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The following are some of the representative cases in which the Firm has participated:
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Approval of complex concentrations, such as the one between Comercial Mexicana, Gigante and Soriana in Sinergia, and the most important concentrations that have taken place in the paging market, resulted from the international merger of MCI and Skytel. |
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Challenge of concentrations, intended to be executed, such as, the intended mergers of Televisa/Radiópolis and Acir, Ferromex and Ferrosur and Tequila Herradura and Casa Cuervo.
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Integration of litigation cases for the commission of absolute and relative monopolistic practices and the successful defense of investigated economic agents in a diversity of markets, such as, telephony, television, sea ports, airports, railways, energy, financial, real estate, advertising, retail markets, consumer goods (as beer, milk, etc). |
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Processing and contesting of opinions issued by the Federal Antitrust Commission in bidding proceedings, such as opinions related to the lack of effective competitive conditions and the existence of substantial power. |
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