Amy Guthrie

Amy Guthrie is Law.com International's Latin America correspondent, based in Mexico City. She covers legal and business issues, including law firms, in-house counsel, and regulatory matters across Latin America. She can be reached at [email protected]

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January 17, 2023 | International Edition

Greenberg Traurig Clinches Significant Win for Uber in Mexico

The ruling allowing Uber to operate in the state of Quintana Roo, home to the Caribbean tourist juggernaut Cancún, paves the way for Uber to potentially service other reluctant adopters in the Mexican market.

By Amy Guthrie

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December 09, 2022 | International Edition

Greenberg Traurig Hires Team to Launch Tax Practice in Mexico City, Part of Growth Spurt

The hires come as tax matters have taken on more urgency and complexity in Mexico, where the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has adopted tough tactics in an effort to improve tax collection.

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November 17, 2022 | International Edition

Greenberg Traurig Helps Afghan Women's Flag Football Team Secure Asylum in Mexico

The asylum protection covers the women as well as their families and coach, with Mexico taking in 70 individuals in all.

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August 17, 2022 | International Edition

Holland & Knight Launches Mexican Construction Practice to Advise Nearshoring Clients

The practice will be led by Claudio Rodríguez, an energy and infrastructure partner who headed the Mexico City office of Thompson & Knight before that firm merged with Holland & Knight in 2021.

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March 15, 2022 | International Edition

US Gunmakers Blame 'Criminal Actors' for Arming Cartels in Second Joint Motion to Dismiss Mexican Suit

Jones Day partner Andrew Lelling asserts that gunmakers lawfully manufacture and distribute products in the U.S. and are not liable for the misuse of their products by criminals in Mexico.

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February 01, 2022 | International Edition

Dozens of US District Attorneys, US State Attorneys File Amicus Brief in Support of Mexico Suit Against Gun Makers

The sovereign states of Antigua and Barbuda and Belize also filed a brief in support of the case, arguing that guns trafficked from the U.S. harm people across Latin America and the Caribbean.

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November 22, 2021 | International Edition

US Gunmakers File Joint Motion to Dismiss Mexico Claim Accusing Them of Gun Trafficking

Lawyers representing the gun manufacturers come from a host of firms, including Jones Day, Cozen O'Connor and Day Pitney. Noel Francisco, former U.S. solicitor general, is a member of the Jones Day team defending Smith & Wesson.

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August 09, 2021 | International Edition

Texas-Based Litigator Helps Mexico Take on the Gun Industry

Attorney Steve Shadowen sees the country's case against gunmakers as a matter of social justice, as Mexico severely restricts gun sales. The case appears to be the first brought by a sovereign nation against the gunmakers.

By Amy Guthrie

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