ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE

Investor-State Arbitration and Trade Remedies Arbitration

• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute Abengoa, S.A. y COFIDES, S.A. v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/09/2)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute Corn Products International, Inc. v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/04/1)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute Archer Daniels Midland Company and Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc. v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/04/5)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute Cargill, Incorporated v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/05/2)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute Gemplus, S.A., SLP, S.A. and Gemplus Industrial, S.A. de C.V. v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/04/3)
• Lead counsel in several anti-dumping cases: Brazil – Electrical Transformers; Korea – Refrigerators; China – Footwear and Leather Products, Textile and Apparel; United States – Bovine Meat; United States – Soap, Oil and Cleaning Products
• Lead counsel in bilateral NAFTA Safeguard: US Chicken Leg Quarters
• Assistant to a panelist under Chapter XIX of NAFTA Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Antidumping Steel Plate Case (MEX-94-1904-02)

State-to-State Arbitration

• Beatriz is part of the World Trade Organization’s indicative list of governmental and non-governmental panelists.
• Members of the arbitral panel in United States- Antidumping Methodologies (China) and the Recourse 22.6 by the United States (DS471) case.
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute China – Measures Related to the Exportation of Various Raw Materials (WTO/DS398)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute China – Grants, Loans and Other Incentives (WTO/DS388)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute United States – Certain Country of Origin Labelling Requirements (WTO/DS386)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute United States – Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products (WTO/DS381)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute China – Certain Measures Granting Refunds, Reductions or Exemptions from Taxes and Other Payments (WTO/DS359)
• Mexico’s state representative in the NAFTA Chapter XX arbitration between Mexico and the United States regarding cross-border trucking services
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute United States – Final Anti-dumping Measures on Stainless Steel from Mexico – Zeroing (WTO/DS344)
• Mexico’s state representative in the dispute Mexico – Definitive Countervailing Measures on Olive Oil from the European Communities (WTO/DS341)

GOVERNMENT TRADE EXPERIENCE

• Undersecretary for Foreign Trade in Mexico’s Ministry of the Economy (2006-2011). In charge of the international trade relationship of Mexico with the world, international trade negotiations and litigation and Mexico´s representation before economic and trade international forums and organizations (WTO, APEC, OECD and ALADI)
• Represented Mexico as Senior Official in the Doha Round negotiations (2006-2011). Oversaw the preparation of and lead the Mexican delegation in the Trade Policy Review process (2008)
• Represented Mexico as Senior Official during the FTA negotiations with Peru
• Represented Mexico as Senior Official during the deepening of Mexico´s FTA with Colombia, Japan and the United States and Canada
• Represented Mexico as Senior Official during the Bilateral Investment Treaties negotiations with Singapur and Kuwait
• Represented Mexico as Senior Official during the FTA negotiations with Central America and agreed with Brazil on the terms of reference for a Strategic Economic Integration Agreement to be negotiated
• Director of Legal Analysis of the Office in charge of negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Negotiated NAFTA’s dispute settlement, intellectual property and trade remedies provisions
• As Senior Official implemented cumulation of origin for Mexican textile goods under the US – Central America and Dominican Republic FTA; implemented retaliatory measures against the USA for its noncompliance of NAFTA´s obligations pertaining cross-border trucking services and negotiated a settlement; and obtained a favorable result in the tuna case presented against the USA under the WTO
• Advisor on Consular Affairs at Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Legal Advisor at Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior