Which means legal professionals on both sides of the border are busy preparing for how the law will play out among potential litigants. Gandolfo’s presentation on comparative class action law was part of a series of educational offerings from Mexico’s federal judiciary institute on the law’s implementation.

On the corporate side of the equation, the March start date gives companies some time to prepare for the strategies and defenses available to them, says Gandolfo, who specializes in product liability cases in Latin America at Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Kansas City, Missouri, office.