A distinguished legal expert and career diplomat with over 20 years of experience specializing in international law, foreign affairs, and strategic litigation. Throughout his career, he has served in senior leadership roles within Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as Head of Legal Affairs at the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles, Strategic Litigation Research Director, and Head of Private International Law, Trade, and Foreign Investment.
His expertise spans international litigation, diplomatic law, civil registry functions, human rights, private international law, extradition, treaty negotiations, and international cooperation. He has advised on the legal dimensions of complex international incidents, foreign investment risks, cross-border judicial cooperation, and major international advisory proceedings, including those related to climate change obligations. Earlier in his career, he clerked at the International Criminal Court and contributed to key legal frameworks within the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Recognized for his strategic foresight, negotiation skills, and legal acumen, he has played a critical role in safeguarding Mexico’s interests in international forums, strengthening legal cooperation mechanisms, and developing innovative responses to emerging international legal challenges.
decades of experience in international law and diplomacy. With a
proven human & financial management track record, extensive
experience managing large and complex budgets, leading diverse
teams, and coordinating diplomatic operations during international
disputes. As a recognized foreign affairs and international law
authority, he has adeptly represented Mexico before foreign and
international courts and in pivotal international negotiations and
organizations such as UNCITRAL, UNIDROIT, HCCH, and the
OAS.
• Diplomacy
• InternationalLaw
• Litigation
• StrategicAdvisory
• HumanRights
• CivilRegistry
• PublicNotary
• Extradition
• Legalization
• Nationality
• LegislativeAnalysis
• ClimateLaw
• InternationalCooperation
• ArmsControl
• MigrationLaw
• TreatyLaw
• DisputeResolution
• ForeignPolicy
• MultilateralNegotiations
• JudicialAssistance
2023–Present • Head of Legal Affairs, Public Faith, and Civil Registry, Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles.
April 2023–October 2023 • Strategic Litigation Research Director, Office of the Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico.
July 2021–March 2023 • Head of Private International Law, Trade, and Foreign Investment, Office of the Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico.
July 2019–June 2021 • Special Counsel to the Legal Adviser on Complex Issues in International Law and International Disputes, Office of the Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico.
July 2018–June 2019 • Head of International Litigation, Office of the Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico.
July 2004–November 2004 • Judicial Clerk to the ICC Vice-President, Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito, Presidency & Trial Division, International Criminal Court (The Hague, Netherlands).
March 2004–June 2004 • Judicial Clerk to Judge Tuiloma Neroni Slade, Pre-Trial Division, International Criminal Court (The Hague, Netherlands).
January 2004–February 2004 • Clerkship at the Legal Advisory Section, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (The Hague, Netherlands).
October 2003–November 2003 • Legal Assistant to the Delegate of the United States of America, Special Commission, Hague Conference on Private International Law.
August 2003–December 2003 • International Attorney, International Practice Group, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (Atlanta, Georgia, USA).
La aplicación del derecho internacional en México: una visión crítica (The application of international law in Mexico: a critical perspective) Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Penales & Instituto Matías Romero (México, 2012).
- Gerardo Laveaga & Alberto Lujambio (coordinators), Derecho Penal a juicio. Diccionario crítico (Criminal Law at Trial. Critical Dictionary) Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Penales (Mexico)... First Edition (2007) and Second Edition (2009) / Co-authored the entries: International Criminal Court, transnational organized crime, human rights, criminal law's expansion, extradition, genocide, national security, terrorism, torture, and crime's victims
- International Law sections: Derecho en el Mundo, Revista 'El Mundo del Abogado' (The Lawyer's World Magazine), published in Mexico monthly (since February 2006) & Visión Global, Revista ‘Abogacía’, published in Mexico monthly (since March 2021)
- El Sistema Penal Internacional (The International Criminal Law System) Revista Mexicana de Justicia, Sixth epoch, No. 13 (2006) pp. 15-35. Available at the Organization of American States website: www.oas.org/juridico/MLA/sp/mex/sp_mex-mla_spi.pdf
- Fight for 'Las Cristinas': An Overview of the ICSID case of Vannessa Ventures Ltd. v. Venezuela, Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 5, Issue 2, (Abril 2008).