Luis Ernesto Peon Barriga
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 3 : Dispute Resolution: Civil & Commercial Litigation
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About
Provided by Luis Ernesto Peon Barriga
Practice Areas
Commercial
Corporate and Securities Litigation
Financial Services
International Arbitration
Litigation Services
Restructuring and Special Situations
Administrative and Public Law
Commercial Litigation
Products Law
Insurance Litigation
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Career
Luis Ernesto Peón Barriga's peers describe him as a qualified and educated litigator, committed to standing up for his clients' interests and providing them with practical, creative, and integral solutions. Luis Ernesto counsels on litigation matters with a particular focus in civil, commercial, administrative, constitutional, and insolvency proceedings.
He's also skilled in domestic and international arbitration, including judicial assistance to arbitration, before the most recognized arbitral institutions, such as ICC, ICDR, and JAMS.
Luis Ernesto concentrates on the financial sector, representing banks, financial intermediaries, and creditors in a variety of restructuring, insolvency, and collection cases before local and federal Mexican courts.
Clients regularly seek his advice and experience in the fields of civil liability, shareholders disputes, and moral damages. With his solid contentious background, he's often consulted in cases that involve disputes that claim the unconstitutionality of laws and governmental actions, especially in the context of the new paradigms of constitutional and international human rights.
Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, he worked at a prestigious Mexican firm, heading its litigation and arbitration practice. He is an active member of the Mexican chapter of the Arbitration Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce and is often invited to speak at his alma mater for post-graduate studies related to civil, commercial, arbitration, and procedural law. Since August 2016, Luis Ernesto has been a professor of Derecho Procesal Civil (Civil Procedural Law) at Universidad Iberoamericana.
He has been systematically recognized by specialized publications in the field of litigation and dispute
Professional Memberships
Mexico
Publications
https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/spotlight-on-mexico-key-insurance-trends
https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/mexico-ratification-inter-american-convention-on-the-protection-of-the-human-rights-of-older-people
https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/mexico-the-force-majeure-problem-and-the-covid-19
Chambers Review
Latin America
Key dispute resolution partner Luis Ernesto Peon Barriga is skilled in advising clients in the civil and commercial litigation arena in Mexico. He is active in disputes within the financial, automotive and insurance realms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Luis Ernesto Peon Barriga is an expert in litigation, and the attention he provides is very professional."
"Luis Ernesto Peon Barriga is an expert in litigation, and the attention he provides is very professional."