Profile

María Inés is an experienced lawyer in both private and public law and sector. Her practice is focused on the assessment of highly regulated sectors, due diligence and compliance, administrative and taw controversy, project finance and structuring. She has also experience in the Supreme Court, leading the implementation of legal reforms, such as the Judicial Reform of 2021 regarding binding precedents and jurisprudence.

Studies:

• Master in Anticorruption Studies and Compliance, International Anti-Corruption Academy, Viena, Austria, ongoing.
• Law degree (J.D. equivalent, graduated with honors with the Thesis “Organized Crime: Rethink the State’s Role before the Insecurity and Rule of Law Crisis in Mexico”), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Mexico City.

Her working languages are Spanish and English.

Experience

Her experience is focused on administrative law, regulation, compliance, consulting and assessment on controversy strategies. She has advised highly regulated clients on normative compliance and various sectors, as well as in project finance and structure in cross border operations, and tendering processes. She has also experience in the implementation of projects and legal reforms in the public sector, specifically in the Judicial Power.

Academic and Publishing collaborations

• Collaboration for the investigation on “The Role of Judicial Powers in Guaranteeing the Right to Education: A Systematic Study of Litigation in Mexico” written by Ana Zorrilla Noriega and Sofía Charvel;
• Collaboration for the investigation on “Challenges for skills creation in legal education: an analysis of the Mexican context in line with global trends”, written by Ana Zorrilla Noriega.