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Fernando Rodriguez-Cortina is a partner in King & Spalding's Houston office and a member of the International Arbitration Practice Group. Mr. Rodriguez-Cortina’s practice focuses on investor-state and commercial arbitration.
Mr. Rodriguez-Cortina has been involved in disputes relating to private and public international law issues, bilateral investment treaties, and breach of contract under the ICC, ICSID and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. He has represented clients in the oil and gas, mining, aerospace, retail, construction, pharmaceutical, automotive, aviation and insurance industries.
Mr. Rodriguez-Cortina earned his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City and completed the Law and Global Economy dual degree LL.M program at the New York University School of Law and the National University of Singapore. He also completed a diploma course on International Commercial Arbitration at the Mexican Arbitration Center in Mexico City.
Fernando has been recognized as Recommended Lawyer by Legal 500, Rising Star in International Arbitration by Law360, Arbitration Future Leader by GAR/Who’s Who, and On the Rise Attorney for International Arbitration by the Texas Lawyer.
LL.M., New York University School of Law
LL.M., National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law
Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, with academic distinction
Mexico
New York
Texas
Mexico (admitted 11/2009; Reg. # 6206347)
English
Spanish
April 23, 2024
K&S represents Lima Expresa in a highway dispute before the International Arbitration Chamber of Paris
March 22, 2024
King & Spalding Ranked Number One in International Arbitration For Fourth Year
Representing Talos Energy in a USMCA dispute against Mexico relating to Mexico’s actions in connection to the unitization of an oil field shared with Pemex.
Representing Amerra Capital in a NAFTA arbitration against Mexico to Mexico’s actions in connection to mortgages held by the investor.
Representing Odyssey Marine Exploration in a NAFTA arbitration against Mexico regarding a dredging project to extract phosphate from the Pacific Ocean off the Baja California Peninsula.
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May 18, 2023
Mexican Law Amendment Could Stifle Mining Activity
May 12, 2023
Mexico Enacts New Legal Regime for Mining Concessions
April 12, 2022
Mexico’s Supreme Court Weighs-In on AMLO’s Reform to Power Sector Law
April 23, 2024
K&S represents Lima Expresa in a highway dispute before the International Arbitration Chamber of Paris
March 22, 2024
King & Spalding Ranked Number One in International Arbitration For Fourth Year
Representing Talos Energy in a USMCA dispute against Mexico relating to Mexico’s actions in connection to the unitization of an oil field shared with Pemex.
Representing Amerra Capital in a NAFTA arbitration against Mexico to Mexico’s actions in connection to mortgages held by the investor.
Representing Odyssey Marine Exploration in a NAFTA arbitration against Mexico regarding a dredging project to extract phosphate from the Pacific Ocean off the Baja California Peninsula.
See more
May 18, 2023
Mexican Law Amendment Could Stifle Mining Activity
May 12, 2023
Mexico Enacts New Legal Regime for Mining Concessions
April 12, 2022
Mexico’s Supreme Court Weighs-In on AMLO’s Reform to Power Sector Law
April 23, 2024
K&S represents Lima Expresa in a highway dispute before the International Arbitration Chamber of Paris
March 22, 2024
King & Spalding Ranked Number One in International Arbitration For Fourth Year
LL.M., New York University School of Law
LL.M., National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law
Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, with academic distinction
Mexico
New York
Texas
Mexico (admitted 11/2009; Reg. # 6206347)
English
Spanish