FERNANDO PÉREZ CORREA
Lawyer

Partner – México City

Practice Area

Litigation.

Education*

  • Candidate to Doctor in Juridical Science (S.J.D.), Cornell Law School, 1995.
  • Research Assistant, Cornell Law School, 1993-1994.
  • Master in Laws (LL.M.) Cornell Law School, 1993.
  • Attorney at Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico, 1992.

    • * Admitted to practice law in Mexico (1992) and New York (1995).
Representative Experience

  • Mr. Pérez Correa specializes in commercial and foreign investment arbitration, civil, commercial and corporate litigation, enforcement of foreign awards and judgments, and commercial insolvency proceedings.
  • Since 2005 Mr. Pérez Correa is Conciliator and Receiver registered before the Federal Institute of Insolvency Specialists (IFECOM) and has participated in several insolvency proceedings.
  • Professor of Civil Litigation, National Autonomous University of Mexico (2008-).
  • Professor of International Arbitration and Private International Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico (1999-).
  • Professor of Private International Law, Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (1998-2000 ).
  • Academic advisor, National Autonomous University of Mexico, to all teams representing the university in national or international competitions dealing with international commercial or public arbitration (2001-2004).
Background

  • Solórzano, Carvajal, González y Pérez Correa, S.C., Partner (1998-).
  • Shearman & Sterling, Washington, D.C., Associate (1996-1997).
  • Shearman & Sterling, New York, N.Y, Associate (1995-1996).
  • Ambrosi & Vega, abogados. Litigation law clerk (1990-1991).
Articles

  • Mutli-National Privilege Survey, Chapter for Mexico. Emmanuèle Lutfalla, Editor International Association of Defense Counsel, USA, January 2008.
  • International Debt Collection. Chapter for Mexico. David Franklin, Editor. Thomson, Carswell. Toronto, Canada. 2007.
  • Chronicle of an Unannounced Expropriation: the Award in Metalclad Corporation v. United Mexican States, Revista Mexicana de Derecho Internacional Privado. Academia Mexicana de Derecho Internacional Privado y Comprado. No. 9, Marzo de 2001.
  • Litigating non-competition Clauses Under Mexican Law. International Business Lawyer, International Bar Association, Vol. 29, No. 4, April 2001.
  • Bilateral Investment Treaties Entered into by Mexico. Legal Notes, No. 6, 2001.
  • Ruling that International Treaties Prevail over both Federal State Law, the Supreme Court Reengineers Mexico’s Constitutional System. Legal Notes, No. 5, 2000.
  • Conflicts of Laws Rules Under Mexican Law. Legal Notes, No. 4, 1999.
  • Foreign Land Ownership Under Mexican Law. Frequently Asked Questions. Régimen legal de la inversión extranjera en materia de inmuebles. Legal Notes, No. 3, 1998.
  • In Interpreting the New York Convention, the United States’ Second Circuit Shows Support for Arbitration. Legal Notes, No. 2, 1997.
  • Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Under the New York and Panama Conventions. Shearman & Sterling, Litigation Reporter, 1995
Lectures

  • Speaker in the Panel: International Commercial and Investment Arbitration in Latin America. Globalization in Latin America: Business Climate and Dispute Resolution Conference, organized by Cornell Law School, Miami Florida, April 10-12, 2008.
  • Execution and enforcement of judgments in Commercial cases. Lecture given at the meeting of the Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzas (IMEF), Monterrey, October 19, 2007.
  • Enforcement of arbitral awards in Mexico. Lecture given at the Mexican Bar Association, Mexico City, March 21, 2007.
  • Arbitration and litigation of disputes in Mexico; a guide for the foreign investor. Conference organized by Atlas Information Group, Los Cabos, April 4, 2006.
  • Arbitration of Copyright Disputes. Organized by Mexico’s National Copyright Institute and Center of Arbitration of Mexico, July 15, 2004.
  • Arbitration of Foreign Investment Disputes. Conference organized by the University of the Americas, Puebla, April 2, 2003.
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Commercial Arbitral. Lecture at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana, May 24-25, 2002.
  • The Arbitral Tribunal. Lecture organized by the Puebla Chamber of Commerce and the Autonomous University of Puebla, Puebla, November 10, 2001.
  • Regulation of Offshore Entities in Mexico. International Bar Association, 2001 Conference, Cancun, Mexico, November 1, 2001.
  • NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitrations, Lecture organized by Graduate School of the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico, Mexico City, October 9, 2001.
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Agreements and Awards under Mexican Law. Foreign Investment Conference. Center for International Legal Studies. Steamboat Springs, Colorado, February 12, 2001.
  • Arbitration of Consumer Disputes. Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development (Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial, “SECOFI”), Mexico, D.F., November 11, 2000.
  • Challenges facing the Mexican Commission of Medical Arbitrations. Mexican Academy of Asthma and Allergic Conditions. Mexico, D.F., November 9, 2000.
  • Litigating Non-Competition Clauses Under Mexican Law, Annual Conference, International Bar Association, Amsterdam, September 18, 2000.
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Agreements and Awards, Mexican Association of Mediation and Commercial Arbitration/Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, August 25 and 26, 2000.
  • Legal Aspects of the Medical Arbitration Commission, Postgraduate Studies University, Mexico, D.F., June 24, 2000.
  • Commercial Arbitration Procedure, Autonomous University of Puebla, March 31, 2000.
  • Arbitration of Public Debt Disputes, Mayorship of Puebla, March 31, 2000.
  • Commercial Arbitration, Postgraduate Studies University, Toluca, State of Mexico, 29 de October de 1999.
  • Advantages of Arbitration, City of Puebla, October 21, 1999.
  • Civil and Commercial Arbitrations, Postgraduate Studies University, Toluca, State of Mexico, September 25, 1999.
  • Arbitration. A Case Study, National Autonomous University of Mexico, July 9, 1999.
  • Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, National Autonomous University of Mexico, June 18, 1999.
  • Arbitral Procedure, SECOFI, November 12, 1998.
  • International Distribution Contracts, 5th Annual Mexico-Texas Bar Association Conference, October 24, 1998.
  • Professional Responsibility and Ethics, City of Puebla, September 25, 1998.
Affiliations

  • Independent Arbitrator in Mexico’s National Copyright Institute (Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor) (admitted in 2001).
  • Independent Arbitrator in Mexico’s Office of the Attorney for Consumer Protection (Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Consumidor) (admitted in 2000).
  • Admitted as fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London UK (1997).
  • Mexican Bar Association (1999).
  • Mexican Academy of Private International and Comparative Law (1998).
  • American Bar Association (1993).
  • New York State Bar Association (1993).
  • Mexican Association of International Law (1992).
Languages

  • Spanish.
  • English.
Contact Information

 * fernando.perez@solcargo.com.mx
Tel: + 52(55) 5062 0050