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Investor confidence was shaken during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s six-year term. Here AMLO pictured at a press conference at the presidential palace on August 28, 2024. (Photo: Mexican President’s Office)
Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Mexico: AMLO’s Legacy

Mexico’s controversial president ends his six-year term.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

Mexico’s president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, popularly known as AMLO, is set to end his six-year term on October 1, marking the end of a tumultuous government that repeatedly disappointed and frustrated foreign investors.

For this special report, Latinvex asked attorneys and experts at four major international law firms what they viewed as AMLO’s legacy. We also asked how their business was impacted under AMLO. Our panel:

Antonio Del Pino, Global Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Latin America Practice

Michael L. Fitzgerald, Partner, Corporate & Securities, Baker & McKenzie

Luis Rubio, Executive Partner in Holland & Knight’s Mexico City office.

Miguel López Forastier, Arbitration Partner, Covington & Burling

José E. Arvelo, Arbitration Of Counsel, Covington & Burling

Marcela Ruenes, Counsel, Latham & Watkins

Kimberly Breier, Senior Advisor on Public Policy, Covington & Burling

Lorena Montes de Oca, Latin America Policy Advisor, Covington & Burling

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Keywords: Baker McKenzie, Covington & Burling, Holland & Knight, Latham & Watkins, Mexico

 

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