Roberto Fernández del Valle

Practice Areas

Litigation, commercial arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Career

Roberto has more than 20 years of experience representing clients during trials on real estate matters, recovery of past due portfolios, compliance with different types of contracts, class actions, conflicts between shareholders, civil liability, as well as pain and suffering matters, mediation and arbitration processes, among others.

His outstanding work has strengthened his position in Mexico as an expert in litigation, commercial arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings.

Professional Memberships

Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de México (INCAM)

International Chamber of Commerce México (ICC Mexico)

International Bar Association (IBA)

Instituto Mexicano de la Mediación (IMM)

Club Español de Arbitraje (CEA)

Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALARB)

Publications

"Civil Responsibility Regarding Diffuse Rights and Interests Protected by Class Actions”, Legal Encyclopedia to commemorate the centenary of the Escuela Libre de Derecho, Obligations Volume, Editorial Porrúa, 2012.

“The Role of the Judge in the Summoning of Third Parties Bound by the Federal Law of Environmental Liability”, Derecho Ambiental y Ecología, magazine, December 2013- January 2014.

Co-author of the “Dispute Resolution: Mexico Chapter”, in “Getting the Deal Through”, published by Law Business Research, August 2016, 2017 and 2018, “International Arbitration 2019”, published by Chambers and Partners.

Co-author of “Litigation Financing: A tool for companies in dispute resolution?”, Pauta Magazine, ICC México, July 2020.

Co-author of "Commercial Arbitration and Mediation: efficient and effective alternatives for the resolution of disputes in times of pandemic", Pauta Magazine, ICC Mexico, March 2021.

Personal

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

He was Professor of Obligations II at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.