Federico Martens Alva

Practice Areas

• Administrative and Constitutional Litigation

• Civil, Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

Career

With more than fifteen years litigating countrywide before federal and state courts, and arbitral tribunals, and with an outstanding success rate.

Disciplined and meticulous, Federico analyzes every angle of the cases in which he is involved with a creative and multidisciplinary approach, which allow him to consistently identify effective solutions to the most critical problems faced by his clients, by means of litigation or negotiation. As well, Federico regularly serves as arbitrator in arbitration proceedings.

Education and experience:

• The University of Chicago, LL.M.

• Universidad Panamericana, Law Degree.

• Malpica, Iturbe, Buj y Paredes.

• Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes.

Academy:

• Professor of Procedural Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana since 2014.

• Guest professor and examiner at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,

Universidad Panamericana, Instituto Tecnólogico Autónomo de México, Universidad

Anáhuac, among others institutions, of Amparo, Civil Obligations, Corporate Liability, Energy

Controversies, among others.

• Speaker and panelist in dozens of roundtables and specialized national and international

forums.

Professional Memberships

• Barra Mexicana de Abogados, A.C.

• Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, A.C.

• International Bar Association

Publications

Author, among other articles of Towards an Effective Injunction in the Amparo Proceeding; Constitutional Review by Arbitration Tribunals; Barriers to Competition and their Remedies; Termination of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Extraction Agreements;Termination of Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Agreements; Towards a Reasonable Model of Administrative Sanctions.