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Miguel Angel Hernandez Romo

Of Counsel

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Miguel Angel Hernandez Romo

Of Counsel

[email protected]

Mexico City ES 52.55.5284.8556

Practice Areas

Education

Harvard University Law School (LL.M., 1961)
Escuela Libre de Derecho (J.D., summa cum laude, 1960)
Pontifical Gregorian University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1954)

Miguel Ángel Hernández Romo is a litigation attorney that focuses his practice on specializing in civil, commercial, arbitration, and bankruptcy proceedings. A professor and practitioner of law since 1961, Miguel is a former dean of his alma mater, Escuela Libre de Derecho, and a member of the American Law Institute where he was the chair and co-reporter for the Transnational Insolvency Project. He has authored several articles on Mexican civil, commercial, and procedural law. He is the only student to ever obtain the Emilio Rabasa award for a perfect score in each subject matter while attending law school.

Awards and Recognition

The Best Lawyers® in Mexico, Commercial Litigation (2010-2025)
Chambers® Latin America: Latin America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Leading Lawyer by the Practical Law Company
Who’s Who Legal publication, Insolvency & Restructuring and Litigation

Affiliations

Chairman and co-reporter, Mexican Committee of the American Law Institute for the Transnational Insolvency Project
Former member, Legal Council for Major of Mexico City
Member, American College of Bankruptcy
Member, American Law Institute
Member, Legal Committee of the Archbishop of Mexico City

Community Involvement

Dean, Escuela Libre de Derecho (1993-1998)
Professor, Escuela Libre de Derecho & Universidad Iberoamericana
- Roman Law, International Law, Jurisprudence, and Torts and Introduction