The firm represents clients in arbitration proceedings administered by leading institutions and under the major arbitral rules, including ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, CAM, and CANACO. Bufete Asali handles disputes pertaining to a wide array of industries with a particular focus on construction, energy, and telecommunications. The firm primarily acts as lead counsel to complex arbitrations but also often partners with international firms in arbitrations connected with Mexico.
The team regularly represents clients in arbitral proceedings that entail novel issues of Mexican law or international treaties such as the CISG. In addition, Bufete Asali has broad experience in facing procedural issues such as security for costs, joinder of non-signatories, document production, bifurcation, and escalation clauses. The firm also counsels clients before Mexican courts on proceedings related to arbitrations, including the request and challenge of interim measures, the enforcement and annulment of arbitral awards, and the specific performance of arbitration agreements.
Among others, Bufete Asali represented Omega Construcciones Industriales et al. against Comisión Federal de Electricidad in an LCIA arbitration arising from the failed construction of the Chicoasen II hydroelectric project. The firm obtained a favorable award declaring the respondent liable for breach of contract and ordering the payment of damages for more than USD 225 million, which amounted to the clients' total claim.
