Code of Ethics
CODE OF ETHICS

"MÉNDEZ-BARRIOS Y ASOCIADOS S.C." (hereinafter “the firm”), is a company constituted on some fundamental values.

All and each of its officials are obliged to act under deontological principles, norms and values that regulate professional practice.

All of these constitute the ethical model of behavior that must inspire confidence and preside over the framework of conduct for the advancement, success and prestige of the actions of the professionals who make up the firm, with the commitment to identify and publicize the principles, values and rules of integrity and carry them out, both internally and externally, in front of other officials, collaborators, beneficiaries, users, suppliers and citizens in general.

Mission

Provide high-quality legal services with the added value of warmth and promptness in our responses through the various disciplinary areas, with the aim of knowing, maintaining a close relationship, understanding and being part of each client's team, to develop strategies that best adapt to their business model as a “compliance,” and be able to satisfy their needs quickly and efficiently, but above all preventively.

Vision

Position our Business Legal Consulting as the leading firm in Mexico, and develop an international presence in corporate, labor, civil, and criminal matters, in order to provide a wide range of solutions to our clients, who have to face the challenging world of business, and that according to our preventive business model, your experience is one of security and tranquility, keeping your focus on the needs of your company.

VALUES

Respect
We grant dignified and cordial treatment to people in general, to coworkers, superiors and subordinates, considering their rights, in such a way that we promote courteous dialogue and the harmonious application of instruments that lead to understanding, through effectiveness and public interest.

Excellence andTranscendence
We stand out by creating preventive models that transcend legal environments, by supporting Programs of excellence and social significance.

Independence of Criterion
It is transparent, reliable and efficient in its operation, financially sustainable and adhered to a Code of Ethics.

Quality
The provision of our services is governed by the highest levels of quality so that the client obtains the best strategies to prevent and solve the entrusted matters.

Confidentiality
The matters that clients make available and that involve professional action by each and every one of the members of the firm, are protected both by law and by inalienable obligation, this includes professional secrecy in all activities, reports, events and / or news regarding it.

Belonging
The activities developed by the firm's professionals converge through internal collaborative work through the client-firm alliance. Becoming part of the team and working as oneself.

Collaboration and Respect
It is an aid in the coordination and collaboration between the private, public and academic sectors.

Warmth
It is a company that works closely and personalized with efficiency and promptness in each of the cases, understanding the concerns of the clients, providing them with support and knowledge and training in each of the assigned cases.

Effectiveness
We have the necessary experience to produce the desired effect and deliver results that satisfactorily conclude the matters that are commissioned.

Satisfaction
We offer services that seek to cover each of the clients' needs, through strategic planning and methodologies.

Social responsability
It is an organization that unites and balances moral responsibility to avoid any type of negative effect on society, maintaining the decision not to protect those who do not develop any type of social significance.

Scope

I. This code of ethics is applicable to all officials, staff, collaborators, consultants, and interested third parties and those related operatively to the firm, regardless of their position or hierarchical rank, therefore they must act in accordance with what the laws, regulations and other legal provisions attribute to their employment, position or commission, so they must know and comply with the provisions that regulate the exercise of their functions, powers and powers;

II. Conduct with rectitude without using your employment, position or commission to obtain or pretend to obtain any benefit, profit or personal advantage or in favor of third parties, nor seek or accept compensation, benefits, gifts, gifts or gifts from any person or organization;

III. Satisfy the best interest of collective needs over particular, personal or foreign interests to the general interest and well-being of the population;

IV. Giving people in general the same treatment, so they will not grant privileges or preferences to organizations or people, nor will they allow undue influences, interests or prejudices to affect their commitment to make decisions or exercise their functions objectively;

V. Act in accordance with a service-oriented culture of achieving results, seeking at all times a better performance of their functions in order to achieve institutional goals according to their responsibilities;

VI. Manage public resources that are under their responsibility, subject to the principles of efficiency, effectiveness, economy, transparency and honesty to satisfy the objectives for which they are intended;

VII. Promote, respect, protect and guarantee the human rights established in the Constitution;

VIII. Corresponding to the trust that society has given them; they will have an absolute vocation of service to society, and will preserve the best interests of collective needs over particular interests, personal or alien to the general interest;

IX. Avoid and account for interests that may conflict with the responsible and objective performance of their powers and obligations, and

X. Refrain from making any private deal or promise that commits the firm.

Commitments

All members of the firm, regardless of their position or hierarchical rank, we are committed to:

I. Know and professionally apply the current legal framework;

II. Recognize, respect, guarantee and promote the human rights of all people;

III. Living an authentic culture of public service and being aware of the responsibility we have with society;

IV. Act with transparency, protect personal data;

V. Guarantee efficiency and effectiveness in any case that is assigned;

VI. Identify, avoid and report all forms of corruption and conflict of interest;

VII. Maintain a respectful and collaborative work environment;

VIII. Promote equality and non-discrimination;

IX. Decide rationally and objectively, in addition to attending instructions always placing the ethical and legal principles in force, dignifying my person, Institution and work, through exemplary conduct.

Protection of Assets and Rights

We have the responsibility to safeguard all tangible and intangible assets that are under its custody and administration, as well as honestly, reliably and transparently manage the assets, which must be rationally dedicated for the purposes that were acquired, monitoring and preventing operations. unlawful and / or with resources of unlawful origin, complying with all applicable legal provisions.

Conduct

I. Discrimination. We have a broad criterion on diversity and tolerance, basing it on respect for the dignity of people, diversity, and tolerance of nationality, race, religion, sex, identity and sexual orientation, age, disabilities or any difference that may present .

II. Harassment and bullying. We consider any type of intimidation and harassment reprehensible by and against any member of the firm, working continuously with the principles of respect, professionalism and dignity.

III. No interference in politics. All the activities to which we dedicate ourselves in fulfillment of the corporate purpose, are kept out of direct and indirect participation, including intervention and promotion in political campaigns. Respecting the right of each member of the organization to exercise their rights, individual or collective capacities, always outside working hours, never in their name, or using company assets.

IV. Conflict of interests. We conduct ourselves by giving priority to the company's social interests over any type of personal or third-party interest that could influence its decisions, actions, services, or advice, preserving absolute independence of judgment in processes and action.

V. Prohibition of Corruption. We prohibit the promotion, realization, or concealment of acts of corruption, such as bribes, nepotism, collusion, influence peddling, bribery, accelerator or facilitator payments, to receive any type of granting of advantages, privileges, services, assumption of debts or excessive obligations, directly or through third parties to public officials or private officials.

VI. Abuse of power. We prohibit and evidence any act that implies an abuse of a position of power, whether public or private, that generates a particular benefit at the expense of due collective or individual well-being.

VII. Customer service. We are oriented to provide professional services of the highest quality, which implies a requirement for technical rigor in action and also inescapably in constant dedication to society.

Transparency

I. Investment integrity and business relationship We have an integrity policy that directly and indirectly prevents any type of act of corruption, and establishes procedures to carry out investments or full commercial activities with individuals or companies, whether in the public or private sector, including guidelines and mechanisms to regulate commercial activities with companies that are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly by public officials, as well as policies for the hiring of family members, interested parties with the company's business or important suppliers or clients, whether they are in the public sector or private. Likewise, reasonable measures are established to monitor compliance with said policies and procedures.

We constantly implement the necessary mechanisms to ensure that its representatives, clients, suppliers, lawyers, auditors, officials and business partners comply with the company's policies to prevent corruption, either in Mexico or, where appropriate, in any other jurisdiction in which it operates, being reflected in each and every one of the contracts concluded with them, by including a clause that commits them.

We will refrain from participating directly or indirectly in any contest or tender in which there are indications of corruption, and inform the authorities and other contestants or bidders of the irregularities that arise.

For this, we adopt specific control mechanisms, making special mention of those related to the company's legal advisers, since, derived from the nature of their services, they are of special importance.

II. Transparency in the prohibition of contributions for political purposes It will avoid any breach of electoral laws, the making of contributions, whether in kind, cash or donations, directly or indirectly, to political parties, electoral campaigns or to any natural or moral person, association, organization, unions, or any other type of public or private entity related to political activities, either in Mexico or in any other jurisdiction in which it operates. In the latter case, as long as it is illegal in said jurisdiction.

Likewise, it will establish controls to prevent indirect contributions or donations being made in cash or in kind on behalf of the company through its collaborators, managers or shareholders of the same company or through improper donations to foundations, associations or companies linked to public workers.
III. Culture of integrity and honesty in business Executives actively participate in the design and implementation of integrity programs, policies and procedures in order to convey the importance of respecting and complying with them to all employees of the company and to all those who have relationships of any kind with it.

IV. Complaint and reliability system We have a whistleblowing system, accessible to collaborators and any third party by email or telephone, free of charge and anonymously at the whistleblower's option, to receive any type of whistleblowing or information related to non-compliance with integrity programs.

V. Monitoring and promoting integrity and transparency in business Our priority objective is to constantly update ourselves in relation to the federal, state and municipal legal framework applicable to the fight against corruption; of the restrictions applicable to political contributions or contributions; and, where appropriate, of the regulations applicable to commercial operations in general, and those related to the public sector, respecting the applicable norms in the matter and collaborating with its competitors within the field, in order to report and carry out actions to combat acts of corruption in your sector.

Violations and sanctions to the code of ethics

Violations of this Code will be subject to the corresponding sanction agreed by the organization.

Including but not limited to, the following are considered violations of the Code of Ethics:

I. Infringing on a conflict of interest, voting or participating in decisions that directly or indirectly favor personal assets, family affinity up to the third degree or companies in which there is an investment, private interest or from which any benefit is obtained due to of the decisions made;

II. Failure to comply with legal provisions that generate sanctions by the authorities or property damage to the company;

III. Negligently or by omission disregard the policies, rules and practices defined for the administration of the company.

IV. Presenting intoxication due to drugs or alcoholic beverages or having immoral or harassing behaviors or sexual harassment against any person, on the company premises;

V. Differentiate, intimidate or harass another person based on their ethnic origin, gender, age, disabilities, social status, health conditions, religion, opinions, sexual preferences, marital status or any other that violates human dignity;

VI. Inappropriate use or for other purposes of the resources or assets that were assigned to fulfill responsibilities within the company;

VII. Failure to comply with safety and hygiene regulations that put the lives of company personnel or property at risk;

VIII. Legally commit the company without having authorization for such purposes;

IX. Incur in profit practices and disclose, reveal, communicate, transmit, record, duplicate, copy, publish or in any other way reproduce the information and documentation to which you have access, without the express written permission of the company.

Cases of non-compliance must be reported to the company's management for analysis.

The sanctions will be applied in accordance with the internal regulations of the company in labor matters, as well as the applicable legal provisions.

The Firm

All members of the firm recognize the value of “MÉNDEZ-BARRIOS Y ASOCIADOS S.C." as a collective institution, both internally and in relation to th e client and the provision of professional services to it. Each and every one of them is expected to comply with this Code of Ethics in their daily activities, being responsible for maintaining a work environment that encourages compliance and open communications, avoiding incurring interpretation or behavior considered undesirable or illegal. 

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