Jorge is a Mexican-qualified lawyer whose work in international commercial and investment arbitration spans government service and private practice. At Mexico’s Secretariat of Economy, he served as Deputy Director and Head of Department, representing Mexico in investor–State arbitration proceedings. He subsequently practised at Alvarado Moreno Abogados in Mexico City, working on complex, high-value, cross-border commercial arbitrations and related litigation. He currently serves as tribunal secretary in an international commercial arbitration.
Before joining MIDS, Jorge worked as a graduate student researcher in international dispute resolution at the Centre for International Law of the National University of Singapore (NUS). He completed his LL.M. in International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution at NUS, where he received the Helmsman Singapore Prize in Maritime Law and was nominated by his LL.M. co-directors for the NUS–MIDS Double Degree Programme. He earned his LL.B. with honours from Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City, where his thesis examined fair and equitable treatment and States’ right to regulate.
Jorge has taught international commercial law at Universidad Panamericana and co-authored a chapter on Mexico’s investment treaty framework in Arbitration in Mexico (Wolters Kluwer). In 2026, he served as an invited arbitrator at the PCA Singapore Vis Pre-Moot. He has also spoken at international arbitration conferences and moderated panel discussions. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and co-chair of Mexico Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (MXVYAP). His specialised training includes oral and written advocacy, tribunal secretary training, arbitral award writing, maritime arbitration, and the use of AI in arbitration.
At MIDS, Jorge seeks to deepen his expertise in international dispute settlement and advance his career in international arbitration, particularly in investment arbitration. Outside law, he enjoys visiting skyscrapers, reading about major construction projects and geopolitics, exploring history museums, running, and tasting different coffees.
Nationality
Mexico
Working Languages
Spanish
English
French
Areas of Expertise
International Commercial Arbitration
Investment Arbitration and Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Public International Law
Cross-Border Commercial Litigation
International Investment Law
Maritime Arbitration
Arbitral Tribunal Secretary Practice
Bar Information
Mexico, 2024