Arbitrator Profile | Dr. Gabriel Cavazos Villanueva — Independent Arbitrator Mexico
Available for appointments as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, or president of an arbitral tribunal. Commercial and foreign investment arbitration. Bilingual Spanish-English. ICC, ICDR, CAM, CANACO, NAFTA/USMCA.
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Availability as a referee
Available for appointments as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator or president of arbitral tribunal in national and international arbitration proceedings
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Working languages
- Spanish (native language)
- English (full proficiency — LLM University of Toronto, LLM and PhD Tulane University)
Ability to conduct arbitration proceedings, review documents and issue awards in both languages.
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Nacionalidad y jurisdicciones
Nationality: Mexican
Jurisdictions with practical experience: Mexico, United States, Canada
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Areas of arbitral specialization
- International commercial arbitration
- Investment arbitration (investor vs. State)
- Trade disputes under NAFTA / USMCA (Chapter 19 — antidumping and countervailing duties)
- Foreign investment and investment protection
- International contracts
- Energy (context of energy reform in Mexico)
- Comparative Law Mexico–United States–Canada
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Institutional experience
- ICC — Vice President of the Arbitration Committee, Nuevo León Chapter, ICC Mexico
- ICDR — Counsel for parties in arbitrations under ICDR rules
- CAM (Mexico Arbitration Center) — Arbitrator and lawyer for the party
- CANACO (National Chamber of Commerce) — Attorney for the party
- NAFTA / USMCA — Panelist and chair of binational panels (Chapter XIX)
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Roles performed
- Sole referee
- Co-arbitrator appointed by one party
- President of binational panel
- Panelist/referee assistant
- Expert witness (expert) in Mexican law before foreign courts
- Legal counsel in arbitration proceedings
- Amicus curiae before the Supreme Court of Justice of the United States
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Relevant cases
- Panel MEX-USA-2012-1904-02 (Ether Case) — Panelist and Chair
- Panel USA-MEX-2014-1904-02 (Rebar Case) — Panelist
-Assistant to panelists at MEX-USA-2005-1904-01 and MEX-USA-2006-1904-02
- Publications on COMMISA v. Pemex, KBR v. Mexico, El Paso v. Argentina (ICSID
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Memberships and affiliations
- Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA)
- Advisory Board, Center for US and Mexican Law, University of Houston
- Advisory Council, Autonomous University of Nuevo León
- Observatory of Autonomous Constitutional Bodies of Mexico