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Lawyers

Alfonso Cortez-Fernández

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Alfonso Cortez is a member of the Litigation and Government Enforcement Steering Committee for North America and Chair of that practice at the five Mexican offices. He has over 25 years of experience. Also he is highly regarded in a wide range of litigation and arbitration matters. He has been a professor in the law department of the Universidad Cervantina, and is a member of the international law fraternity Phi Delta Phi. He has been first vice president of the National Association of Corporate Lawyers (ANADE-NL), was coordinator of the Constitutional Rights Commission of the Mexican Bar Association, Nuevo Leon Section (BMA – NL), as well as counselor in the steering committee of the BMA – NL.

Career

Alfonso specializes in domestic and international litigation and arbitration proceedings. He has experience in administrative litigation, particularly in relation to energy matters, in public tenders. He also handles litigation in the areas of insolvency, civil, commercial, real estate and constitutional law, and frequently advises on alternative means of dispute resolution.

Languages

English, Spanish

Memberships

ANADE- NL National Association of Corporate Lawyers Member of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Bar Association Nuevo Leon Section (BMA – NL) 2016-2018 American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico International Chamber of Commerce

Education

Georgetown University Law Center (Legal English) (2012) Instituto de la Judicatura Federal, México (Constitutional Actions) (1999) University of Monterrey (Honors) (1996) Capital University (International Business) (1995) Carlos III University (European Union Law) (1994)

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