Two recent pronouncements indicate that enforcement risks around dealing with criminal narcotics trafficking organizations in Latin America continue to increase. We expect the Trump Administration to continue to focus on designating such organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (“FTOs”), sanctioning their supporters, and enforcing the measures already in place. We also expect countries across Latin America to align more with the United States and impose their own sanctions against these organizations. First, on September 15, President…
Ongoing developments in Venezuela raise critical business and legal questions for companies that do or are considering doing business in Venezuela. Public attention currently focuses on energy companies because of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, but the US government has also announced that it will be promoting the rebuilding or modernization of electricity and infrastructure in Venezuela, all of which could result in significant business opportunities for other business sectors, including banking, mining, construction, manufacturing, transportation,…
Trench Rossi Watanabe* is delighted to host an in-person conference: LATAM Trade Day: 100 Days of the Trump Administration – New Trends For International Trade. Along with the Brazilian team, the panels will feature guest speakers from Baker McKenzie from across the US, Europe, Asia and of course Latin America – including colleagues from Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Chile and Venezuela. Our inaugural LATAM trade day will provide clients with insights into the latest geopolitical…
Baker McKenzie’s Global Customs Practice invites you to join us for a webinar we’ll be hosting on “Trump and Tariffs: Focus on the US, Canada and Mexico”.This one-hour webinar will take place Wednesday, 5 February 2025 at 10:00 Mexico City / 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET. On February 1st 2025, President Trump signed executive orders imposing the long-anticipated tariffs he has called on for Canada and Mexico including 25% tariffs on non-energy imports from Canada and on all imports from Mexico…