Elba Gutiérrez Castillo Email & Phone Number

Work in coordination with the firm’s Chair of the Pro Bono Program, other senior leaders of the Firm, the Marketing Department and all the Pro Bono Coordinators across the Firm to develop, support, and execute firm pro bono initiatives. I focus on program implementation including design and implementation for special pro bono projects, matters intake, database management, reports and statistics requests, among others. I implement and execute pro bono initiatives across the whole Firm… Show more Work in coordination with the firm’s Chair of the Pro Bono Program, other senior leaders of the Firm, the Marketing Department and all the Pro Bono Coordinators across the Firm to develop, support, and execute firm pro bono initiatives. I focus on program implementation including design and implementation for special pro bono projects, matters intake, database management, reports and statistics requests, among others. I implement and execute pro bono initiatives across the whole Firm including developing ideas, best practices, identifying areas for improvements and efficiencies and ensuring initiatives stay on track. I serve as external ambassador of the firm's pro bono program to the public interest legal community, judiciary, bar associations, in-house law departments, and law schools.My legal practice still mainly focusing on refugees and asylum seekers representation before the Mexican Commission for Refugees and Federal Courts. Show less

Paseo De La Reforma 265, Col. Cuauhtemoc, C.P. 06500, Ciudad De México.

Coordinator of the pro bono program. Design of the program, including aim, administrative methods, and population to be served. Selection of cases and design of impact litigation strategies. Coordination of over 85 attorneys in 250+ cases from 2017 to 2020, which has meant more than 11,000 person-hours with a market value around $3,000,000.00 USD. Responsible for institutional relations on behalf of Greenberg Traurig Mexico with non-governmental organizations, federal and local… Show more Coordinator of the pro bono program. Design of the program, including aim, administrative methods, and population to be served. Selection of cases and design of impact litigation strategies. Coordination of over 85 attorneys in 250+ cases from 2017 to 2020, which has meant more than 11,000 person-hours with a market value around $3,000,000.00 USD. Responsible for institutional relations on behalf of Greenberg Traurig Mexico with non-governmental organizations, federal and local human rights bodies, United Nations entities, all partners in our pro bono program. Litigation of cases before constitutional federal courts, particularly regarding asylum matters. Design and maintenance of syllabus for the Permanent Legal Education Program for non-attorneys. Preparation of reports on the state of the art of pro bono in Mexico, the goals achieved by the office every year and thematic information. Show less

Ciudad De México, México

Indirect victims’s representation on the criminal investigation conducted by the General Attorney’s Office regarding the San Fernando (Tamaulipas, 2011) and Cadereyta (Nuevo León, 2012) migrants massacres; including the representation regarding the forensic identification of bodies before federal authorities. Part of the Integral Accompaniment teams for indirect victims based in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

Paseo De La Reforma 265, Col. Juárez, Ciudad De México.

Advised Mexican and foreign companies in cartel and vertical restraints and merger control processes before the Federal Commision of Economic Competence, including being part of the team representing one of the main hermetic compressors manufacturers in the investigation triggered by the Competition Commission into that market, including appeals before newly created Federal specialized Circuit Courts in telecommunications and competition matters having to do with the interaction between the… Show more Advised Mexican and foreign companies in cartel and vertical restraints and merger control processes before the Federal Commision of Economic Competence, including being part of the team representing one of the main hermetic compressors manufacturers in the investigation triggered by the Competition Commission into that market, including appeals before newly created Federal specialized Circuit Courts in telecommunications and competition matters having to do with the interaction between the 1992 Competition Law and the 2013 amendment to the Mexican Constitution. Part of the team on the largest acquisition ever made in Mexico for over $2.3 billion. Representation of international companies before the International Chamber of Commerce. Advised international companies for their operations in Mexico to facilitate compliance with competition and commercial regulations, including advice on the legal framework for the operation of ride-sharing vehicles and cab services in Mexico for UBER Technologies Inc. Show less

Ciudad De México, México

Support for numerous antitrust investigations carried out by the Competition Commission. Represented entities in procedures before the International Chamber of Commerce. Responsible for the social account which involved legal support for diverse non-governmental organizations.

Ciudad De México, México

Youngest member of the Clinic’s first generation. Composed litigation strategy memorandums for two cases regarding arbitrary detention performed by Mexican authorities. Drafted litigation documents, including lawsuits, for cases petitioned for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court. Experience interviewing clients from diverse socio-economic contexts through interpreters of different indigenous languages, ensuring cross-cultural communication and accessibility to the… Show more Youngest member of the Clinic’s first generation. Composed litigation strategy memorandums for two cases regarding arbitrary detention performed by Mexican authorities. Drafted litigation documents, including lawsuits, for cases petitioned for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court. Experience interviewing clients from diverse socio-economic contexts through interpreters of different indigenous languages, ensuring cross-cultural communication and accessibility to the law. Legal representation before criminal courts of an indigenous person. Show less

Dissertation Topic: “Martens Clause, Norm Of Ius Cogens?", Bachelor Of Laws

Activities and Societies: Teacher’s assistant for the subjects of Legal Sociology, Theory of Law and Philosophy of Law. Model United.

Bahelor Of Laws, Exchange Student.

Activities and Societies: International Public Law, International Humanitarian Law, Refugees Law, International Human Rights Law.

International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: Bilingual diploma. Relevant coursework included English Literature, Economics and History of the Americas.