Diego Abreu Email & Phone Number

Principal Associate in the litigation and arbitration practice group of Cuatrecasas (Mexico City office). Professor of Law teaching the 'Arbitration and International Justice' course at the Postgraduate Degree Division of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).In 2021 I obtained an LL.M. degree (International Business Law) from King's College London. In 2022 I worked in the international arbitration practice group of Hogan Lovells US LLP (Miami office).Coach of the UNAM team at the 2023 Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot (Lucknow, India): 2nd highest-ranked team, combined written and oral pleadings.I have represented companies of many industries (financial institutions, insurance, media, construction, and energy) in commercial, civil, and constitutional litigation proceedings before Mexican courts. I have worked in disputes involving the annulment, recognition, and enforcement of arbitration awards. I have experience in cases concerning contractual disputes, shareholder controversies, moral damage claims, and insurance claims. My role involved the design of preventive and contentious legal strategies, draft motions and other legal documents, attend to hearings at court, and building a business relationship between clients and the firm. Experienced in amparo proceedings.LL.M. modules: International Commercial Arbitration; International Investment Law; Introduction to International Dispute Resolution; Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain: Technological Advances and Legal Challenges; Cyberspace Law, 'Big Data', Algorithmic Governance and Democracy; Human Rights Law: International and Transnational Perspectives. Practice project: The Law and the Policy of Financial Technology (“Peer-to-peer lending and the issuance of cryptocurrency in the UK and Mexico”).

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