Alfonso Cortez is a member of the Litigation and Government Enforcement Steering Committee for North America and Chair of that practice at the five Mexican offices. He has over 25 years of experience. Also he is 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.
Practice Focus
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.
Representative Legal Matters
Represented clients in amparo suits claiming the unconstitutionality of various national laws and procedures arising therefrom, such as expropriation laws, laws regulating pawnshops, the general health law, general tobacco control law, and resolutions issued by regulatory bodies in energy matters, etc.
Represented clients in insolvency, bankruptcy and reorganization proceedings.
Represented clients in commercial and civil litigation proceedings regarding the enforcement of credit agreements, shareholders’ rights, trusts, mortgages, pledges, insurance and guarantees.
Advised and represented clients in complex international and domestic commercial arbitration and litigation for the enforcement in Mexico of judgments or arbitral awards rendered abroad.
Represented clients in all kinds of administrative litigation, in connection with permits, concessions, administrative contracts, and in connection with business closures, fines or sanctions imposed by administrative authorities.
Advised several multinational companies on collective actions in Mexico.
Professional Honors
Highly recommended for Litigation practice in Monterrey, Mexico by Chambers & Partners Latin America from 2016 to 2024
Recognized as one of the best lawyers in commercial litigation in Monterrey, Mexico by “Best Lawyers” from 2020 through 2024
Professional Associations and 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
Admissions
Mexico (1997)
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)
Languages
English
Spanish
Publications
Co-author, “Law of Patrimonial Liability of the State and Municipalities of Nuevo Leon,” 2013.
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