Reforms to Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Law have criminalised antitrust violations and allowed for the imposition of much greater fines. But critics question whether the country is ready for such draconian measures. Emiliano Mellino asks Willliam Blumenthal what to expect from the new law. Blumenthal chairs the US antitrust group at Clifford Chance LLP and is a former general counsel at the US Federal Trade Commission. He works closely with the International Competition Network, the OECD and the international and US Chambers of Commerce