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About
Provided by Antonio Cárdenas
Practice Areas
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Career
Antonio Cárdenas focuses on bringing amparo proceedings and ordinary defense procedures in administrative matters, and he advises on regulatory matters and relations with authorities in regulated markets. He has extensive experience in litigation and regulatory matters of information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as in complex antitrust affairs.
Publications
Co-author, "Corruption in Mexico: A threat to the rule of law," NYU Journal of International Law and Politics, 2020
Co-author, "Global Practice Guide: Litigation, Mexico, trends and development," Chambers, 2019
Co-author, "Mexico," The Intellectual Property and Antitrust Review, 2016-2019
Personal
Panelist, "Should the Federal Competition Law be reformed," Antitrust Symposium at Mexico City, International Chamber of Commerce and ANADE (National Association of Firm's Attorneys), 2020
Panelist, "Rule of law and corruption in Mexico," 25th Annual Herbert Rubin and Justice Rose Luttan Rubin International Law Symposium, 2019
Panelist, GRI Club, 2019
Panelist, US Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity Symposium, 2017
Speaker, International Finance Corporation, 2017
Work Highlights
Antonio led the legal defense of one of the Mexico's biggest dairy products, which challenged transit regulations (prohibitions on heavy weight vehicles used in the supply chain) in ten municipalities of the state of Nuevo León. All of the trials ended with favorable rulings issued by different Courts.
Led the defense of a leading Global food and beverages producer against the prohibition of Mexico City Government of commercializing plastic coffee capsules, The legal defense permitted the client to continue with the distribution of the coffee capsules.
Co-Led the litigation regarding interconnection rates in more of one hundred constitutional rights trials for a major Telco (2008 to 2022).
Advised various public entities in the design, implementation and defense before the Supreme Court of Justice of the sale procurement process for the sale of nine sugar mills. These represent 22.2% of the overall Mexican sugar production.
Antonio is a key part in the team advising Shared Telecommunications Network (biggest telecommunications infrastructure project in Mexico's history), since the bidding process in 2016 and its legal defense before the Supreme Court of Justice.
Participated in more than two hundred complaints before the Federal Institute of Telecommunications against the abuse of market power of Mexico´s largest Telco (2015 to 2021).
Participated on the defense in a cartel investigation in the Oil and Gas national distribution market conducted by the Federal Antitrust Commission, among the counseling to the client (a major Liquid Petroleum Gas distributor), Antonio led an internal investigation interviewing several functionaries of the company, in order to determine if there was any misconduct or illegal activity under the Federal Antitrust Law (2017 to date).
Participated on the defense in a cartel investigation in the Treasury Bonds market conducted by the Federal Antitrust Commission, among the counseling to the client (global banking institution), Antonio participated in an internal investigation interviewing several functionaries, in order to determine if there was any misconduct or illegal activity under the Federal Antitrust Law (2017 to 2021).
Participated on the defense in a cartel investigation in the Aeronautic Transportation market conducted by the Federal Antitrust Commission, among the counseling to the client (a major airline), Antonio participated in an internal investigation interviewing several functionaries, in order to determine if there was any misconduct or illegal activity under the Federal Antitrust Law. This investigation was made with close collaboration with the Miami office of his prior firm (2015 to 2019).
Participated on the defense in a cartel investigation in the Pension Funds market conducted by the Federal Antitrust Commission, among the counseling to the client (a global Pension Fund manager), Antonio participated in an internal investigation interviewing several functionaries, in order to determine if there was any misconduct or illegal activity under the Federal Antitrust Law (2015 to 2017).
Participated on the defense in a cartel investigation in the poultry market, conducted by the Federal Antitrust Commission, among the counseling to the client (a global poultry producer), Antonio participated in an internal investigation interviewing several functionaries, in order to determine if there was any misconduct or illegal activity under the Federal Antitrust Law (2009 to 2013).
Led the drafting, review, and implementation of anti-corruption policies and protocols for companies in several industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, energy, telecom, and financial services.
Drafted and implemented the Mexican anti-corruption policy for numerous global clients, including natural and gas renewables company, a major telecommunications provider, the biggest laboratory in Mexico, a global food and beverage company, and a global financial services company, including documentation that governs the relationship between company functionaries and public servants and all relevant "contact rules" and protocols to be followed in case of a breach or internal misconduct.
Education
Universidad Iberoamericana
Law Degree (J.D. equivalent)
Universidad Panamericana
Masters Degree in Law, Economic Law
Languages Spoken
Spanish and English