Freshfields’ Mexico City Forum

Our panelists include former high-ranking US government officials from the US Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as veteran litigators and transactions attorneys with deep experience in the region.

In addition to the panel sessions, the forum will feature opportunities for networking with industry peers, Freshfields partners and other thought leaders.

Opening Remarks

• Noiana Marigo – Head of International Arbitration practice and Latin America practice
• Ethan Klingsberg – Co-Head of US Corporate and M&A  

New Insights on Sanctions Regimes and the Designation of Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

• Stephanie Brown Cripps – Compliance, Trade, and Sanctions Partner
• Timothy Harkness – Litigation Partner
• Timothy Howard – Litigation Partner, former Chief of the Southern District of New York’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit, and formerly of the US Department of Justice's National Security Division
• Gabriel Calvillo Díaz – Compliance, Corporate Criminal Liability Counsel and former prosecutor for the Federal Department of Justice and Mexico Attorney General’s Office; Mijares, Angoitia, Cortes y Fuentes, S.C.

The US Federal Trade Commission and Dept of Justice-Antitrust Division in 2026

• Christine Wilson – Head of US Antitrust Practice and former Commissioner of the US Federal Trade Commission
• Paul Humphreys – Corporate/M&A Partner and NY Managing Partner
• Manuel Galicia – Founding Partner and former legal advisor for the Coordination of Foreign Trade Business Organizations during the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Mexico-European Union Free Trade Agreement; Galicia
• Carlos Mena Labarthe – Antitrust and Competition Partner and former high-ranking official at the Mexican Federal Competition Commission and US FTC attorney; Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez, S.C.

The View from the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance and Enforcement Division

• Erik Gerding – Corporate Partner and former Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
• Melissa Hodgman – Litigation Partner and former Acting Director and Associate Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement
• Rafael Robles Miaja – Founding Partner; Robles Miaja  

Closing Remarks

• Ethan Klingsberg – Co-Head of US Corporate/M&A

Space is limited. Early registration for attendance is recommended.

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