Thacher Proffitt Announces Mexico City Office Relocation
Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, a 150-
year-old law firm, today announced the relocation of its Mexico City office to
Paseo Tamarindos, Colonia Bosques de las Lomas. The relocation is one of many
highlights in the firm’s substantial growth. “The Torre Arcos is one of the
most prestigious addresses in Mexico City,” said Boris A. Otto, Office
Managing Partner. “We chose this location because after six years we outgrew
our previous accommodations. The new space will provide sufficient room to
meet our goals for continued expansion.”
Paul D. Tvetenstrand, Chairman and Managing Partner, noted, “This
expansion reflects our commitment to Latin America, and it represents an
important aspect of our strategic expansion. The new office will be a better
springboard from which we can counsel clients throughout Mexico and Latin
America.”
As a leading law firm in the financial services, securitization and
banking industries, Thacher Proffitt’s Mexico City office represents Latin
American investment banks, governments, and public and private companies in a
range of local and cross-border matters.
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Thacher Proffitt's Mexico Office Announces New Partner Luis Enrique Graham
Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, a 150-year- old law firm, announced today that Luis Enrique Graham has joined its Mexico City office as a Partner, effective December 5, 2005. Luis Enrique will lead the litigation and arbitration department in Mexico. This increases the total number of attorneys in the Mexico City office to 24.
"We are delighted to welcome Luis Enrique to Thacher Proffitt," said Paul Tvetenstrand, the firm's managing partner. "He is an immeasurable asset to our Firm. We're one of the fastest growing law firms in
Mexico's Fox announces new energy policies
Mexican President Vicente Fox on Monday announced a series of measures designed to keep energy costs down for millions of Mexicans and increase the country's energy independence.
The measures include limiting price increases on gas and electricity and reforms to allow more private investment in exploration and production of natural gas.
World energy prices have soared amid the effects of Hurricane Katrina, and Fox said Katrina not only threatened to cause significant increases in energy prices, but also could affect supplies to Mexico.
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Gulfsands Announces Offshore Discovery in the Gulf of Mexico
Exploration Discovery and Drilling Update for the Gulf of Mexico Gulfsands participated at a 12.5% working interest in an exploration well on Eugene Island 58. This well has been drilled to a total measured depth of 11,655 feet and the wireline logs of the well indicated the presence of hydrocarbons within several zones with approximately 170 feet of potential net pay.
This well tested natural gas at a rate of 8.2 million cubic feet per day and 134 barrels of condensate per day. Production casing has been set and completion operations
Protiviti Opens Office in Mexico City
Protiviti Inc., a leading internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm, today announced it has opened an office in Mexico City. The new location is Protiviti's first formal office in the region and will enable the company to better serve its global clients that have operations in Mexico as well as companies based throughout Central America.
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"We are pleased to enhance our ability to address our client's needs in Mexico, one of the largest urban areas in the world and an important manufacturing location for many companies," said Everett
(BW) Anadarko Announces Another Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Discovery
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) today announced its successful participation in another new deepwater oil discovery, at the Big Foot prospect in Walker Ridge block 29, about 225 miles south of New Orleans. Anadarko holds a 15 percent working interest in the block.
Operated by Chevron, the Big Foot discovery well is in approximately 5,000 feet of water and was drilled to a total depth of 25,127 feet. Chevron reported that the well encountered as much as 300 feet or more of net oil pay. A sidetrack well has begun drilling to delineate the
(BW) TGS Announces New Gulf of Mexico Multi-Client 3D Survey -- Eastern Delta
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it will acquire a new multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Main Pass and Viosca Knoll areas of the Gulf of Mexico. The company has contracted Reservoir Exploration Technology AS (RXT) to perform the acquisition of the 1800 square kilometer survey utilizing a Vector-Seis Ocean Bottom Cable recording system. TGS Imaging will process the data with both pre-stack time and pre-stack depth migration algorithms.
The Main Pass/ Viosca Knoll area is a very mature hydrocarbon producing region and the TGS Eastern Delta
DiaSys Corporation Announces $11.75 Million Order in Mexico for the Company's Parasitology Products
DiaSys Corporation (AMEX:DYX) a global healthcare products company, announced today that it has signed a three year exclusive distribution agreement with DICIPA in Mexico. The agreement guarantees minimum purchase orders of $11.75 million for the Company's fully integrated parasitology workstations and consumable products over the three year period. DICIPA, which was founded in 1979, also represents Beckman Coulter and Dade Behring.
"Our three year distribution agreement in Mexico is a significant achievement for DiaSys and proves our sales strategy in Latin America, following our announcement in Venezuela earlier
Corel Strikes WordPerfect Office Bundling Relationship in Mexico
WordPerfect Office 12 Bundled With New Blue Light Brand of PCs From Elektra
Corel Corporation today announced a new bundling agreement in Latin America, offering WordPerfect® Office 12, the world's preferred alternative to Microsoft Office, on the new Blue Light brand of PCs from Mexican technology retail chain Elektra.
Elektra is Corel's latest partner to bring WordPerfect Office to consumers of value PCs - customers for whom ease-of-use and value are critical concerns. This new bundling agreement will see a Spanish-language version of WordPerfect Office 12 preinstalled on all new laptops and desktops from Elektra's
Bank of America Announces Free Nationwide Remittance to Mexico
ank of America today announced its
free nationwide remittance service that is making it easier for millions of
Hispanics to send money to Mexico by eliminating transfer fees. Called
SafeSend(R), the new feature is available to anyone who has a Bank of America
personal checking account. Earlier this year, Bank of America became the first
major financial institution in the United States to offer free remittances
when it introduced the product in Chicago.
"We are proud to help millions of Hispanics send money for free to loved
ones in Mexico," said Liam McGee, president of Global
MEXICO Ex-consul freed in setback for prosecutors
A judge has freed and cleared a former Mexican consul accused of participating in a ring that smuggled hundreds of Lebanese migrants into the United States, another setback for the Mexican attorney general's office.
The release of Imelda Ortiz Abdala, consul to Lebanon from 1999-2001, suggested that Mexican officials may have overreached as they went after a smuggling ring first prosecuted in the U.S.
The attorney general's office, which did not respond to requests for comment, has been embarrassed by bad arrests recently but often has blamed U.S. intelligence.
This month, officials arrested a Mexico City architect
