SAI Law & Economics arbitration practice has a vast experience in alternative dispute resolution procedures, including arbitration, proceedings conducted under Chapter 11 of NAFTA and other bilateral treaties.
 
Many of our professionals have also excelled as private attorneys as well as arbitrators in panels managed by national and international arbitration institutions, including the International Chamber of Commerce.
 
The most relevant procedures in which SAI Law & Economics' arbitration practice has participated involve the following areas:
 

• Energy
• Engineering and construction
• Joint ventures
• Product distribution
• Franchise agreements
• Manufacturing

We are leaders and pioneers in Competition Law.
 
The interdisciplinary integration of the services of renowned lawyers and economists gives us the opportunity to provide our clients with a unique advice.
 
We are a highly reliable firm, with extensive knowledge and expertise in conducting merger proceedings, investigations of monopolistic practices, public biddings and regulated sectors.
 
Our experience and business perception lead us to foresee our client's problems, propose solutions to reduce regulatory risks and maximize the chances of success.

SAI Law & Economics offers legal and economic professional services to domestic companies, exporters and foreign governments in antidumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard proceedings and investigations such as:
 

• Dumping margins calculations and subsidies estimation.
   
• Domestic industry injury analysis in trade remedies proceedings.
   
• International trade monitoring and systems for detecting dumping prices.
   
• Trade disputes before NAFTA Panels and the World Trade Organization.
   
• "Trade Planning" for avoiding antidumping duties payments in Unites States.
   

The attorneys within SAI Law & Economics corporate practice understand our client's business objectives and work in order to propose practical, safe and efficient solutions. Our practice includes a wide array of services, such as:
 

• Contracts
   
• Mergers and acquisitions
   
• Joint ventures
   
• Franchises, private and public placements and private equity/venture capital funds.
   
• As well as our client's everyday corporate business (e.g. handling of our client's companies corporate documents).
   

Several SAI Law & Economics' professionals had a central role in the negotiation of the NAFTA, the creation of the OMC and the trade treaties signed by Mexico with Chile, Colombia, Bolivia and Costa Rica.
 
Among the services we offer are:
 

• Interpretation of treaties.
   
• Technical support in the negotiation and implementation of the treaties.
   
• Elaboration of economic and legal studies to design the government or private sector position in trade negotiations.
   
• Design of policies and trade liberalization and deregulation programs.
   

In their strategic planning processes, companies must rely on a solid and detailed analysis of the environment where their key projects shall be implemented. This analysis includes careful assessment of the applicable law, the sectoral, national and international economic prospects, fiscal implications and any relevant financial and regulatory risk considerations.
 
Given the combined experience of its Partners and staff, and counting on the support of carefully selected roster of external specialists, SAI Law & Economics offers comprehensive advice to its Clients in the definition and implementation of their strategic projects.

Investment Banking practice supports the development process of its clients via public and private Debt and Capital Markets (Initial Public Offers or IPO's); design of Equity Development Bonds (CKD's), Investment Trusts (such as REIT's) and Investment Funds; execution and advisory in Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures; Financial Coaching; and Corporate Governance programs.