Carlos Fernando Portilla Robertson

Retired Partner

Education

Admitted as a lawyer on July, 1986

Law degree obtained from Universidad La Salle.

Thesis: “Feasibility of the Creation of a Fiscal Court with Full Jurisdiction”. This thesis received a special distinction by the Universidad La Salle and was proposed for competition at The Fiscal Court.

Postgraduate studies at Universidad Panamericana on Constitutional Proceedings (Amparo), Corporate and Business Law.

Postgraduate studies at the Escuela Libre de Derecho on the Legal System of International Business in Mexico and on International Arbitration.

Honorary Positions

Former Counselor of the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the Mexico City Chamber of Commerce (CANACO), affiliated with the International Chamber of Commerce.

Former Member of the Arbitration Committee of the Centro de Arbitraje de México.

Former Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club.

Former Member of the International Arbitration Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Former President of the Marketing and Advertising Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (17 years).

Former Member of the Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados.

Former Counsel to the Board of Directors of the Mexican Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Former Chair of the Querétaro Chapter of the Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa.

Former Counselor of the Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana.

Former Member of the Banking Technique and Practice Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Former Counsel of the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas.

Frequent speaker at conferences on Incoterms, international arbitration, collections, advertising, marketing, and e-commerce.

Author of various legal publications.

Recognized by Chambers and Partners and Who's Who Legal.

Member of International Masters of Gaming Law.

Member of the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers.

Professional Experience

Former partner of Basham Ringe y Correa, S.C.. where he practiced law from 1980 to 2007.

Languages

Spanish & English