Sofía Gómez Ruano

Practice Areas

Arbitration & Dispute Resolution.

Career

Sofía Gómez Ruano is an experienced lawyer and arbitrator with over 20 years of experience in dispute resolution.

She represents clients and serves as an arbitrator in disputes involving a variety of industries, including construction, automotive, hospitality, financial services, and information technology and communications, under the rules of ICC, LCIA, ICDR, CAM and CANACO. She is ranked in various notable legal directories such as LACCA Approved and WWL Mexico Arbitration. The latter describes her as: “a leading lawyer in ADR, excelling in assisting clients in national and international mediation and arbitration” Gómez Ruano’s extensive experience in administering arbitration proceedings, including her role as Secretary-General and Counsel of the Center for Arbitration of Mexico for over a decade, and her participation as a member of the Mediation and Arbitration Commission of the National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City, has provided her with a deep understanding of the nuances and complexities of arbitration procedures, enabling her to anticipate potential obstacles and develop proactive strategies to achieve successful resolutions for her clients.

Professional Memberships

Gómez Ruano is a member of the Private Commercial Disputes Advisory Committee of the USMCA and is included in the list of conciliators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes for the period 2018-2024. She has also been included in the list of arbitrators of arbitration institutions such as ICDR and WIPO.

Publications

Sofía has been co-author of various publications on arbitration including the book titled “Mexican Law of Arbitration in Commercial Matters” and is frequently invited as a speaker.

Personal

Gómez Ruano is a graduate of the Universidad Panamericana, a Fellow Arbitrator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and has specialized studies in commercial arbitration from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy, in investment arbitration from the American University Washington College of Law, in information technology and communications from the Mexican Academy of Information Law, and is certified as a privacy professional by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (CIPP/E).