MEXICO Law and Practice Contributed by: Jorge Asali, Omar Colomé, Rodrigo Macin and Saul Fonseca, Bufete Asali
Bufete Asali is a leading Mexican boutique law firm specialising in international arbitration and complex commercial litigation, with a particular focus on high- stakes disputes in the energy, infrastructure, and pro - jects sectors. The firm’s arbitration practice handles a wide range of matters, including contractual, share - holders’, construction, and energy disputes. It has considerable experience acting in arbitrations against Mexican government entities, especially state-owned enterprises in the energy industry. The team regularly represents clients in proceedings administered under
ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, CAM and CANACO rules, and is frequently engaged in enforcement, annulment, and anti-arbitration injunction proceedings before Mexican courts. Known for its rigorous legal analy - sis, strategic advocacy, and lean, partner-led teams, Bufete Asali is trusted by both domestic and interna - tional clients to handle their most complex disputes. The firm’s reputation is built on a consistent track record of success in precedent-setting cases and its ability to combine technical depth with practical, business-oriented advice.
Authors
Jorge Asali is a founding partner of Bufete Asali. With over 20 years of experience, he advises national and international clients on commercial disputes, complex insolvency, and restructuring proceedings. Jorge
Rodrigo Macin is a senior associate at Asali with over 13 years of experience. He focuses on commercial arbitration and has extensive litigation expertise related to arbitration. Rodrigo has
leads cases in real estate, maritime, finance, banking, renewable energy, infrastructure, and technology, and represents multinational companies in ICC, LCIA, CAM, CANACO, and HKIAC arbitrations. He also negotiates high-stakes contracts and acts as a party-appointed arbitrator and expert witness in ICSID investor state disputes. Jorge graduated summa cum laude from Escuela Libre de Derecho and holds an LLM from Harvard Law School.
represented leading multinational and Mexican clients in dozens of high-profile arbitrations under ICC, LCIA, CAM, ICDR, AAA, ICSID, and PCA rules, and has supported arbitral tribunals. He received his law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho, holds an LLM from Harvard Law School, and an MA in Legal Philosophy from Universidad Carlos III. In addition to his counsel work, he is a professor of law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho.
Saul Fonseca is a law clerk at Asali, which he joined in 2023. He has assisted in judicial proceedings involving commercial contract disputes, including matters related to the enterprise software industry,
Omar Colomé is a partner at Bufete Asali in Mexico City. He joined the firm in 2014 and became a partner in 2024. Omar focuses his practice on complex dispute resolution across maritime, corporate, energy, financial,
distribution agreements, and claims for moral damages. He has also participated in ICC, ICDR, and CAM arbitrations concerning the natural gas supply, construction, communications technology sectors, and offshore energy infrastructure. Saul is currently pursuing a law degree at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). He is the co-founder of Arbitra, a student organisation committed to promoting arbitration in Mexico.
telecommunications, and insurance sectors, representing clients before courts and arbitral tribunals under ICC, LCIA, and CANACO rules. He holds a law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho and an LLM from the University of Chicago, is admitted to the New York Bar, and worked at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in New York.
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