Monika Gonzalez Mesa

November 16, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The British Virgin Islands has launched a new arbitration center with the hope that it will become a go-to forum for commercial arbitrations arising worldwide.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

4 minute read

November 15, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Donald Trump isn't the first politician to call for a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement­. In the 2008 Democratic primary, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama agreed that it made sense to leverage a U.S. exit to renegotiate the pact.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

11 minute read

November 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Proponents for a change in NAFTA argue that Mexico has been its primary beneficiary, but leaving the pact altogether would hurt U.S. trade for a multitude of reasons.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

10 minute read

November 10, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A former Jupiter council woman has been sentenced to eight months jail and nearly $1 million in restitution for filing false income tax returns.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

4 minute read

November 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

When multinational companies negotiating a deal in Latin America determine arbitration isn't an option for future disputes, attorneys increasingly have turned to foreign selection clauses to seek a neutral venue. But this is far from the simple solution companies often assume it is.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

8 minute read

November 08, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

The United States' relations with Latin America will pivot on Tuesday's U.S. election, a Brookings Institution foreign policy expert said Monday.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

5 minute read

November 07, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The United States' relations with Latin America will pivot on Tuesday's U.S. election, a Brookings Institution foreign policy expert said Monday.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

5 minute read

November 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Mexican real estate investment trust Fibra Plus raised $78 million in its initial public offering, having gone forward despite Mexican market conditions caused by the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

15 minute read

November 02, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Citibank has sold its consumer banking business in Guatemala to Grupo Promerica as it continues to shed Latin American assets.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

9 minute read

November 01, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Jones Day represented Mexico City-based money transfer company Intra Mexicana aka Dinero Express in an increase of its loan program to $421 million, including a bond offering. Intra Mexicana is a subsidiary of retail and cash advance multinational Grupo Elektra.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

6 minute read