Alfonso Cortez-Fernández
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 1 : Dispute Resolution: Monterrey
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Provided by Alfonso Cortez-Fernández
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Alfonso Cortez is a (i) member of the Litigation and Government Enforcement Steering Committee for North America (ii) member of the Litigation and Government Enforcement Steering Committee for Latin America and (iii) Chair of that practice at the five Mexican offices. He has over 25 years of experience. He is also 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.
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.
Professional 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
Publications
Co-author, "Law of Patrimonial Liability of the State and Municipalities of Nuevo Leon," 2013.
Co-author, "Global Restructuring & Insolvency Guide-Americas," 2014.
Author, "Mexico's Anti-Money Laundering Regulations."
Expert in these Jurisdictions
Mexico
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
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