Jaime Cortés

Of Counsel since 2013

Jaime’s professional experience encompasses diverse areas of commercial and financial law.

He has participated in a large number of sales transactions, mergers, tender offers, joint-ventures, and privately funded operations and asset securitization, representing all kinds of businesses and financial institutions and insurance companies and foreign nationals.

He has participated in over 160 arbitrations, both domestic and international, as an arbitrator or retained attorney.

+52 (55) 5201 7450
jcr@macf.com.mx
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  • Spanish.
  • English.

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Education
  • MBA, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, 1981.
  • Postgraduate studies in Comparative Law, The University of Mississippi, 1970.
  • Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de México, 1968.
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May 19, 2026
On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court (“SCJN”) (Amparo en Revisión 551/2024) held that a retail store commercializing menstrual hygiene products lacks standing to challenge, by means of an amparo proceeding, the constitutionality of Article 2-A of the Value Added Tax Law (Ley del Impuesto al Valor Agregado, “LIVA”). Said provision establishes that the sale of menstrual cups, sanitary pads, and tampons for menstrual hygiene products is subject to a 0% rate for value added tax (“VAT”) purposes, while excluding other menstrual hygiene products from such treatment.
May 13, 2026
On May 11, 2026, the Ministry of Energy ("SENER" per its acronym in Spanish) published the "Second Request for Proposals for the priority handling of requests for power generation permits and Interconnection to the National Electric System, aligned with Binding Planning" (the "Second RfP"). This Second RfP continues the process initiated with the first request for proposals issued on October 17, 2025 (the "First RfP"), which resulted in the granting of 18 power generation permits by the National Energy Commission ("CNE").
May 5, 2026
On May 4, 2026, the President of Mexico announced immediate investment measures under the Plan México (the “Immediate Measures”). These actions aim at establishing measures to bolster public and private investment through coordination among different Ministries.