HMH Legal

Most international businesses have two challenges with selling on credit to Mexican companies:

• Proceeding with business in Mexico without a proven plan or a plan at all, risking everything at the hands of a dishonest or incapable customer
• When there’s outstanding debt to be collected, many partner with unproven firms who have no legal expertise, risking good claims and incurring losses

That’s why, HMH Legal is a law firm that focuses exclusively on the protection of creditors

In the last 20+ years, we’ve helped over 1,000 international companies confidently sell on credit in Mexico and collect any outstanding debts amicably and legally

If you want to sell on credit or have an outstanding debt to collect in Mexico, you shouldn’t feel powerless We can assist and give you ease of mind by securing your transactions and collecting your debt

Romelio Hernández, Lawyer, President of HMH Legal

HMH Legal Services in Mexico

We assist creditor companies from most industries located in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, etc Transactions that our firm helps secure or collect range from USD 1,000 to 10 million Our firm caters specifically to the following markets:

• Exporters
• Foreign exporting companies currently selling or looking to sell their products and services into Mexico and Latin America
• Credit insurers
• For the past 20 years, HMH Legal has represented several credit insurance companies with debt collection and litigation in the region
• Collection agencies
• Our membership with the CLLA, IACC and FENCA, as well as listings with The General Bar, American Lawyers Quarterly, The Forwarders List, confirms HMH Legal as a trusted partner within the collection industry
• Commercial and private lenders
• We represent several commercial banks and private lenders during their due diligence process to secure loans and investment projects, as well as with debt collection and litigation
• Law firms
• We assist law firms in different countries with international judicial assistance in Mexico in support of legal proceedings in those countries, and with judgment enforcement

HMH Legal provides debt collection and litigation services throughout Mexico and most countries in Latin America In Mexico, we cover all major cities such as Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Veracruz, Cancun, etc In Latin America, we cover the major countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, etc

Our services to secure transactions and mitigate risk, including due diligence investigations, are provided throughout Mexico and the other main markets of Latin American as well

HMH Legal is a law firm that specializes on debt collection, litigation, and secured transactions in Mexico Our lawyers focus exclusively on protecting creditors We serve as the credit & collections department for small and medium sized companies who sell or extend loans to companies in Mexico We secure transactions to mitigate risk, and we pursue amicable and legal debt collection if our clients are not paid

• Focus on Creditors
• We focus exclusively on protecting creditors and cater specifically to their needs
• Cross-Border Specialty
• Our lawyers specialize in—and deal only with—cross-border commercial claims and contracts, which allows proven solutions for litigation and secured transactions
• Law Firm Structure
• Our lawyers provide the required leverage in tough negotiations, during debt collection
• A “telemarketer” will not handle or negotiate your collection claim
• It will be lawyers who excel at persuasion and negotiation but are ready to escalate your claim through court immediately if needed
• Debt Collection Lawyers
• Our litigation lawyers love and excel at debt collection
• We are not corporate lawyers hiding behind a desk
• We will handle your collection claim enthusiastically and knock on your debtors’ doors right away
• No Win, No Fee
• We work on contingency fees (no win, no fee), so we will share the risk and cost of pursuing your collection claims
• We truly partner with you, even in litigation
• Cultural IQ
• We don’t just speak your language, we understand your culture, business mindset, and the different legal and court systems between your home country and Mexico
• We are truly international
• Network
• For the past 20 years we have built a wide and solid network of reliable collection lawyers
• This allows us to act immediately, whether contacting debtors to negotiate, or starting litigation urgently needed
• Process
• Our years of experience have allowed us to master a process plan for each service, making sure that each project is quality-driven and on track every step of the way so that the goal is reached consistently
• Ethical Conduct
• We are knowledgeable and mindful of the ethical and legal regulations on debt collection and provide our services under a strict compliance policy and guidelines, to prevent liability to our clients
• We don’t just serve our clients; we protect them

We provide different fee schedules and options for our clients Debt collection is provided under contingency fees, that is, under a strict “no win, no fee” policy

The specific percentage for such collection fee depends on the dollar amount of the claim, as well as the age of the debt

For litigation, we offer different options, ranging from pure or partial contingency fees (not usual in Mexico) to flat or hourly fees, as is sometimes requested by some clients