LAWYER PROFILE

Adriana Ibarra Fernández

Latin America 2026

Baker McKenzie

Ranked in 1 practice area

International Trade/WTO

Mexico

16 years ranked

Contributions and articles

1 Global Practice Guides

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

Latin America

Practice Areas

Band 2 Adriana has more than twenty years of experience in customs and foreign trade. She joined Baker McKenzie in 2001, was named a National Partner in 2005 and a Senior Partner in 2018. Adriana has previous experience as Legal Director of rules of origin, customs procedures and safeguards at the Ministry of Economy, where she participated in the negotiation of various free trade agreements ("FTAs") and in the first dispute settlement cases that Mexico initiated against the United States, under NAFTA.

Adriana's main areas of practice are customs and foreign trade matters, including rules of origin, verifications of origin and FTA-related issues, tariff classification, customs valuation, maquila (IMMEX) and import and export promotion programs, non-tariff import regulations, customs audits, consumer protection and other regulatory and commercial matters.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

International Chamber of Commerce

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Mexican Bar Association

Publications

Various interviews and articles in media specialized in business and economics such as CNN, El Financiero, Bloomberg TV, Excelsior, Reforma, El Universal, among others, on aspects related to NAFTA and USMCA.

Author, "COMPLIANCE, COMPLIANCE, COMPLIANCE," North America Free Trade & Investment Report –Thomson Reuters, January 2010.

Author, "Being a Good Taxpayer without a Voluntary Disclosure Procedure." BNA International, July 2010.

Author, "Rules of Origin in International Government Procurement Procedures in Mexico," World Trade Executive. Thomson Reuters, January 15, 2011.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Latin America

International Trade/WTO - Mexico

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Standout lawyer Adriana Ibarra Fernández handles a range of customs and international free trade mandates in Mexico, including advising clients on verifications of origin.

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