TILPA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Main Lawyer ( Trade & Arbitration )
- TILPA´S Managing Director
Jorge HUERTA-GOLDMAN worked for more than twelve years as trade legal adviser for the Mexican Ministry of Economy mainly in Geneva-negotiation/administration of international agreements with substantial experience in State Arbitration.
He worked for three years as a private litigator on mercantile law (debt recovery, contract breaches, negotiable instruments, among others).
He has ample experience in domestic and international litigation before different tribunals. For example, he has had direct participation in the litigation of more than twenty WTO dispute settlement cases (covering all WTO procedural stages).
He was the Chairman of the WTO Committee on Anti-dumping Practices (2008-2009), administering the functioning of the agreement and reaching consensus on disputed topics.
He has directly participated in many trade and investment negotiations, such as:
Dr Jorge A. HUERTA-GOLDMAN is TILPA´s Managing Director and main lawyer, advising companies, governments and other stakeholders on international trade and investment law.
His practice focuses on the legal aspects of international trade. He works on transactional law, such as contract law, payment terms, penalty clauses, INCOTERMS and arbitration, working closely with different enterprises. He also advises on the law of international investment agreements, such as, NAFTA Chapter 11, the Energy Charter Treaty or Bilateral Investment Treaties, working with governments and investors/investments. His practice also includes international trade law (working with enterprises and different WTO Members), such as the law of the World Trade Organization, free trade agreements and administrative law applicable to trade (e.g., antidumping, import taxes and custom procedures).
He teaches trade and investment law, and is often invited as a lecturer or visiting speaker to different universities (law schools, and other schools such as economics, business administration and political science). He trains government officials on trade and investment law, and is a frequent speaker at leading trade, investment and commercial seminars throughout the world (list of teaching and speaking engagements).
Jorge HUERTA-GOLDMAN is an active researcher, publishing books, academic articles and short articles for practitioners (list of publications).
Mr. Francisco CEBALLOS GODÍNEZ has provided legal and corporate advice to companies, investors, governmental entities, international organizations, and multilateral banks in various sectors of the national and international economy. He has experience managing companies in areas such as construction, tourism, retail, and mass consumption, and has been part of boards of directors of leading companies in these sectors. In the legal field he has specialized in: