Clients

Your goal is also ours, building long-term relationships.

Long-Lasting Relationships

SAI brings, like no other firm in Mexico, a unique combination of regulatory, economic, and legal practice. This perspective gives it a distinctive character. More than an external firm, we consider it an in-house firm.

SAI’s professional relationship with us can be summed up in one word: integrity. That is their defining trait. Professionalism and dedication as well. They are the best in Mexico. The support they have provided to BBVA Bancomer and the Mexican Banking Association has been essential.

At SAI, we have found a broad-spectrum advisor that has successfully met all our requirements over the years. There is no area in which they have not been able to provide guidance, and the results have always been extraordinary. They are highly competitive on a global scale, on par with any of the world’s leading firms.

We turned to SAI seeking an in-depth consulting project on basic public education in Mexico, one that combined economic analysis with technological and social impact elements. The result was a conclusive, valuable, and high-impact deliverable for society, the tech environment, and the Mexican government.

International Trade and Foreign Investment

Foreign Trade

Advisory to Peru and Argentina in designing measures against unfair international trade practices

Support for the Governments of Peru and Argentina in the design and implementation of institutional measures against unfair international trade practices.

International Trade and Foreign Investment

Foreign Trade

Advisory to the Dominican Republic on trade defense under the Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU

Advisory services to the Government of the Dominican Republic for the design and implementation of its trade defense system against unfair trade practices, within the framework of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Cariforum and the European Union.

International Trade and Foreign Investment

Foreign Trade

Advisory to the Peruvian government on negotiations with the European Union regarding unfair trade practices

Advisory services to Peruvian government authorities to prepare for the negotiation of their trade agreement with the European Union, focusing on unfair trade practices.

Corporate Practice

Aeronautical

Aircraft and Helicopter Financing

Representation of financial institutions in the design, documentation, and closing of aircraft and helicopter financing transactions for Mexican airlines and operators, totaling over $600 million.

Economic Competition

Food and beverages

Alleged relative monopolistic practices related to coffee production, distribution, and commercialization

SAI represented Nestlé in an investigation into alleged relative monopolistic practices related to coffee production, distribution, and commercialization, achieving a successful outcome.

Administrative Litigation

Energy

Amparo lawsuit against regulation prohibiting new partners in self-supply energy permits

Various economic agents benefited from the amparo lawsuit granted to SAI-advised clients, which resulted in the elimination, with general effects, of a regulation that prohibited registering new partners and load centers in self-supply electricity permits.

Administrative Litigation

Energy

Amparo lawsuits against CENACE regulations on renewable energy generation plants

SAI obtained several amparo rulings against regulations issued by the National Center for Energy Control (CENACE), which prohibited renewable energy generation plants from operating and entering into operation.

Administrative Litigation

Energy

Amparo lawsuits against CRE’s inaction in the hydrocarbons sector

Hydrocarbons Sector: SAI obtained several amparo rulings against the inaction or refusal of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) to grant or modify permits.

Regulatory Practice and Public Policy

Food and beverages, Government

Boosting exports through producer associations in the agri-food sector

The Mexican Association of Economic Development Secretaries in the implementation of a producer association model in the agri-food sector, aimed at boosting exports.

International Trade and Foreign Investment

Food and beverages

Business analysis and regulatory framework for poultry investment in Ecuador

Business analysis and review of the applicable regulatory framework (tax structure, economic competition, trade, and investment regulations) for a potential investment in Ecuador by a leading multinational poultry industry company.

Economic Competition

Logistics

Case closure for alleged relative monopolistic practices with no liability for any party

SAI represented Grupo Hutchinson in an investigation into alleged relative monopolistic practices, in which the competition authority closed the case without attributing liability to any economic agent.

Economic Competition

Food and beverages

Conclusion of an investigation into absolute monopolistic practices with no liability for Proteína Animal

SAI represented Proteína Animal in an investigation into alleged absolute monopolistic practices, securing case closure without any liability.