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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.
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
June 20, 2023
Two King & Spalding Lawyers Named Law360 Rising Stars
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
Representing Corporación America and Kuntur Wasi against Perú in an ICSID arbitration regarding an airport concession in Cusco, Perú.
Representing Mexican shareholders and bondholders in an UNCITRAL arbitration arising from the resolution of their interests in the fifth largest bank in Spain
Representing Colombian investors in an ICSID arbitration against Peru relating to a toll-road concession contract
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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
June 20, 2023
Two King & Spalding Lawyers Named Law360 Rising Stars
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
Representing Corporación America and Kuntur Wasi against Perú in an ICSID arbitration regarding an airport concession in Cusco, Perú.
Representing Mexican shareholders and bondholders in an UNCITRAL arbitration arising from the resolution of their interests in the fifth largest bank in Spain
Representing Colombian investors in an ICSID arbitration against Peru relating to a toll-road concession contract
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
June 20, 2023
Two King & Spalding Lawyers Named Law360 Rising Stars
June 8, 2023
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide
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