After finishing with honors his LL.M., specializing in International Trade and Investment Law, at Maastricht University, Emilio Arteaga returned to VTZ. Our young partner actively participates in trade remedies and dispute settlement proceedings.
• Trade Remedies
• FTA
• WTO
• Non-Tariff Barriers
• NAFTA
• Investment
• Domestic Remedies
• Amparo
Mr. Arteaga is a Mexican licensed lawyer that has a strong academic and professional background, particularly in the field of International Economic Law. During his bachelor studies, Mr. Arteaga was an intern in Law firms and government entities, gaining experience in several fields of Law. After concluding his law degree, Mr. Arteaga joined VTZ and has been actively involved in antidumping investigations and NAFTA binational panel reviews. Mr. Arteaga frequently provides assistance to foreign law firms on trade remedy investigations as well as non-tariff barriers to trade. Mr. Arteaga has also represented successfully individuals and companies before domestic courts, including the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice.
Spanish, English, French
Academic Degrees
LL.M. with cum laude distinction, in Globalization and Law, specialization in International Trade and Investment Law, Maastricht University, The Netherlands (2015)
LL.B., Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), campus Monterrey (2012)
Additional Academic Experiences
Mexico in the international economic legal regime, Ricardo Ramírez (Appellate Body member of the WTO) (2016)
International Exchange Program, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium (2011)
Seminar on Contemporary Legal Theory and its Implications on the Judicial Control of the Constitution and International Conventions, Administrative & Tax Federal Tribunal (2014)
Seminar on International Trade and Customs Law, Grupo Maerker S.C. (2013)
Seminar on Human Rights, ITESM and the Human Right Commission of the State of Nuevo León (2010)
• Phi Delta Phi, García Rendón Inn (2011)
• Former Mexican delegate at the Y20 Puebla Summit (2011)
• International Bar Association
News
Mr. Arteaga wins a scholarship from the (IBA) to attend to (IBA)’s Annual Conference 2016 in Washington D.C. (July, 2016)
Mr. Arteaga was interviewed by The Economist. (June 25, 2016)
Mr. Arteaga attends WTOLATAM (December, 2015)
Publications
Adrián B. Vázquez, Horacio A López-Portillo, Emilio Arteaga and Mariana Malváez, International trade in goods and services in Mexico: overview, Thomson Reuters, August 2017
Emilio Arteaga Vázquez and Emilio Arteaga, ‘ Mexico’, The Energy Overhaul’s Effects on Mexico’s NAFTA Reservations Concerning Investments in the Oil Sector. in Latin American Journal of International Trade Law , Vol. 4(2)
Adrián Vázquez and Emilio Arteaga, ‘ Mexico’, The International Trade Law Review, No.3, 2015
Emilio Arteaga, ‘ The Amendment to the First Article of the Mexican Constitution and its Effect on Judicial Rulings,’ IUSTITIA, No. 24, May 2012
