Gamaliel Garza Hernández

Thanks to his academic background, specialized training, professional experience across various firms, and extensive practice serving diverse economic and industrial sectors, he has built a robust practice and a distinguished profile in the following practice areas:

Corporate | Commercial | Civil | Family | Labor & Employment | Criminal | Administrative | Electoral

Gamaliel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B.) from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), with a specialization in Corporate Law. In 2012, he complemented his education with two Master’s programs at UANL focused on Corporate and Tax Law, earning a Master of Laws (LL.M.) with Honors, specializing in Corporate Law. He completed his doctoral coursework in Procedural Law (Ph.D. in Law, ABD) at UANL in 2018. He also holds diploma credentials from the University of San Diego and Texas A&M International University.

Driven by a strong passion for academia, he taught as a professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León from 2010 to 2023. Additionally, he has lectured, delivered keynote speeches, and participated in academic projects at several institutions, including Tecnológico de Monterrey (TEC), Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM), Universidad Metropolitana de Monterrey, Universidad Instituto Superior de Computación INSUCO, Universidad Tecmilenio, and Universidad José Vasconcelos Calderón.

He has served as the Managing Director of the law firm Orange Abogados since 2016. Previously, he worked as a civil and commercial litigation attorney for various law firms, legal counsel for non-profit organizations, tax advisor for the Tax Administration Service (SAT), and legal intern at both the Judicial Branch and the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Nuevo León. He has also served as legal counsel and representative for political parties and maintains an active role in several civil society organizations. Notably, he was a candidate for State Representative (Diputado Local) in 2021, as well as a candidate for Electoral Prosecutor of Nuevo León and State Magistrate in the Judicial Branch of Nuevo León in 2024.

He is frequently interviewed by local press and media outlets to provide expert commentary on current legal issues.

He contributes expert commentary to local media outlets on timely legal and political-electoral matters. Among his most recent publications are the following topics:

Airport Ubers and Taxis: Their Legal Framework

The Tulum Fraud and the Beach Access Reform

Amparo Law: A Reform with Little Debate

Human Rights and Self-Protection

He regularly engages in continuous professional education through specialized training, academic conferences, and speaking engagements:

Judicial Training & Procedural Law

Diploma in National Code of Civil & Family Procedure (60 hrs) — Judicial Training Institute of Nuevo León, 2026

Update Diploma in Labor Procedural Law (60 hrs) — Judicial Training Institute of Nuevo León, 2026

Update Diploma in Criminal Procedural Law (60 hrs) — Judicial Training Institute of Nuevo León, 2026

Direct Amparo Proceedings Course — Judicial Training Institute of Nuevo León, 2026

Litigation Techniques: Professional Ethics (Lecture) — Judicial Training Institute of Nuevo León, 2026

Labor Litigation Course (Modules I & II) — Judicial Training Institute of Nuevo León, Nov 2022 / Feb 2023

Remote Justice in Times of COVID-19 (Virtual Workshop) — Judicial Council of Nuevo León, Jul 2020

Constitutional, Electoral & Public Law

Diploma in Electoral Justice — Electoral Judicial School & UANL, Dec 2022

Administrative Misconduct & Electoral Crimes — Electoral Judicial School & FEDE NL, Dec 2022

Amparo Proceedings Diploma — Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), Jul 2022

The New Labor Justice System Seminar — Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), Jul 2022

Key Elements of the Labor Reform Forum — Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN) & Dr. Miguel Carbonell, Oct 2022

Due Process & Evidentiary Reasoning Congress — School of Law & Criminology, UANL, Nov 2022

Keynote Speaking & Guest Lectures (Universidad INSUCO)

"Electoral Criminal Law" — Electoral Law Conference Series, Feb 2023

"Employment Contracts" — Labor Legal Risk Prevention Series, Feb 2023

"Theory of the Case, Argumentation & Interpretation" — 1st Virtual Seminar on Oral Trials, Feb 2023

"Theory of Obligations & Contractual Interpretation" — Contract Drafting Workshop, Mar 2022

"Written Legal Argumentation" — Legal Writing Course, Dec 2021

"Social Security Obligations" — 1st Labor Law Symposium, Jun 2019

International & Academic Symposia

English Skills Workshop — Texas A&M University, Jul 2019

Oral Adversarial Skill-Building Immersion — University of San Diego & UANL, Feb 2018

Mexico–U.S. Binational Forum on Legal Education — University of San Diego & UANL, Jan 2008

11th International Law Congress: Criminal Mediation & Oral Trials — UVM, Apr 2011

18th Academic Labor Law Competition — School of Law & Criminology, UANL, May 2008

Corporate Law

Backed by a strong academic foundation from his Master’s degree with honors in the field, his practice encompasses corporate structuring, design of corporate governance frameworks, drafting and negotiation of corporate contracts, business reorganizations, legal opinions on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and regulatory compliance audits. He advises companies across various sectors on mitigating operational legal risks and protecting their assets.

Commercial Law

With an extensive track record as a litigation attorney in this area, he provides courtroom representation in disputes arising from commercial transactions, enforcement or termination of commercial contracts, judicial and extrajudicial collection of negotiable instruments (promissory notes, checks, bills of exchange), and shareholder disputes, ensuring the continuity of his clients' business operations.

Labor & Employment Law

With both academic expertise from specialized diploma programs in the new labor justice system and hands-on experience handling complex lawsuits in defense of corporations, he has extensive background in preventive employment consulting for companies and institutions. This includes drafting individual and collective employment contracts, internal work regulations, and confidentiality policies. Furthermore, he represents management or employee parties before Conciliation Centers and Labor Courts in dismissal proceedings, termination of employment relationships, and collective bargaining negotiations.

Civil Law

As one of his primary areas of practice, his highly robust experience in civil litigation encompasses legal counseling and filing lawsuits related to real and personal property rights, all types of civil contracts, property and co-ownership disputes, as well as strict liability claims and moral damage actions.

Family Law

He stands out as a specialist in family law proceedings, applying a technical approach focused on efficient dispute resolution. His experience covers divorce proceedings (fault-based and no-fault), child support determination, child custody and visitation, parental rights, adoptions, as well as probate and intestate succession proceedings.

Criminal Law

His formative background at the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Nuevo León, his doctoral studies in Procedural Law, and his diploma credentials support his practice in the Accusatory Criminal Justice System. He focuses on the prevention of white-collar and financial crimes (fraud, breach of trust, fraudulent administration), legal representation of victims and complainants, and defense counsel in initial, intermediate, and oral trial hearings.

Administrative Law

His prior experience as a tax advisor for the Tax Administration Service (SAT) and postgraduate studies in tax law provide him with a thorough understanding of the relationship between private parties and government agencies. His practice includes designing legal defenses against tax audits, filing administrative appeals, nullity trials before the Administrative Court, disciplinary proceedings, public bidding processes, and amparo proceedings.

Electoral Law

His experience as legal counsel and representative for political parties, combined with his candidacies for State Representative, Electoral Prosecutor, and State Magistrate in Nuevo León, gives him a direct mastery of this field. He provides counsel on campaign audit processes, defense of political-electoral rights, filing appeals before the local Electoral Court and the Federal Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF), and compliance with the regulatory framework governing political parties, candidates, and political associations.

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Specialization in Corporate Law

2005 - 2010

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Master of Laws (LL.M.) with Honors, Specialization in Corporate Law

2010 - 2012

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Master’s Level Studies in Tax Law

2013

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Ph.D. in Law (ABD) – Concentration in Procedural Law

2016 - 2018

Spanish: Native (Full technical and professional fluency)

English: Advanced / C2 (Full professional proficiency, negotiation, and drafting)

Italian: Intermediate / B1–B2 (Conversational competence and professional reading comprehension)