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Alejandro N Gomez-Strozzi

Partner

Alejandro N Gomez-Strozzi

Partner

Alejandro N. Gómez-Strozzi is a leading international trade attorney, providing advisory and consulting services related to international trade compliance, antidumping, customs, foreign trade, competition, antitrust, regulatory, and Mexican administrative law. He is a partner in the firm’s International Trade and Transactions Practices, where he advises major multinational companies in the automotive, steel, consumer products, and other sectors.

Alejandro provides advice regarding available foreign trade programs, tax implications of foreign trade operations, implementation of free trade agreements entered into by Mexico, customs procedures, trade compliance, and unfair trade practices. He represented a number of industries during the full negotiating process to conclude the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). He has private and public sector experience in the alternate dispute resolution processes of the World Trade Organization, and the now USMCA (formerly NAFTA).

As the lead trade consultant of the Mexican associations and confederations of pork, poultry, and beef producers, Alejandro provides advice in tariff and nontariff trade regulations and standardization. He participates in the defense of their interests in both domestic courts and international trade panels.

Alejandro has experience in private practice and government as well. During President Vicente Fox´s administration (2000-2006), Alejandro was the Undersecretary of Economy in charge of foreign investment, standards, and trade remedies. In addition, he previously led the Mexican Investigative Authority regarding trade remedies and safeguards (UPCI) in the Ministry of Economy.  Alejandro began his legal career by clerking in Mexico´s Supreme Court of Justice and is admitted both across Mexico and in New York.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Recognized, The Best Lawyers in Mexico (Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith eds., Woodward/White Inc.)
    • International Trade and Finance Law (2020-2025)
    • Trade Law (2025)
  • Recognized, The Legal 500 Latin America
  • Merit in Advocacy by the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (2014)

Affiliations

  • Professor, Monterrey Institute of Technology in the Master of Laws Program (2000)
  • Professor, Graduate Program of the University of the Americas, Mexico City (2013, 2015)

Presentations and Publications

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English
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February 20, 2026

When Trade Becomes National Security: What the Administration’s 2025 National Security Strategy Signals for Companies and Cross Border Business

The Trump Administration’s release of the 2025 National Security Strategy (the “2025 NSS”) reinforces what has already become evident through policy and enforcement trends: trade, supply chains, and economic leverage are no longer supporting elements of national security policy, but rather its central tools. The most recent National Security Strategy was issued by the Biden administration in 2022.
February 9, 2026 In the News

Alejandro Gómez-Strozzi and John Turlais Discuss Mexico’s Role in US Trade Strategy

Foley & Lardner LLP attorneys Alejandro Gómez-Strozzi and John Turlais analyzed Mexico's expanding role as the United States' leading trade partner in the Mexico Business News article, “Mexico Emerges as the US’ Most Competitive Trade Partner.”
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February 5, 2026 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

Mexico’s Winning Edge in Trump’s Trade War

As 2026 rolls in, companies must confront the reality that a high-tariff environment is not just a temporary negotiating tactic, but rather a critical and permanent pillar of the Trump Administration’s trade policy.
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December 29, 2025 Tariff & International Trade Resource

Mexican January 2026 Tariff Tsunami: Maquilas Aren’t Immune

On January 1, 2026, Mexico will increase its general import tariff rate (known as the most favored nation (MFN) rate). The increase will be in the range of five to fifty percent, impacting 1,463 eight-digit tariff lines encompassing thousands of products originating in countries with which Mexico does not have a free trade agreement (FTA or the measure).
October 27, 2025 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

Foley Manufacturing Sector Takes the Stage at the Mexican Autopart Industry Association’s 23rd Annual International Automotive Industry Congress in Mexico City

Earlier this month, Foley Manufacturing Sector and International Trade Group partners Vanessa Miller and Alejandro Gómez-Strozzi...
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October 22, 2025 Events

Fall International Trade Webinar Blitz

The Trump administration has issued dozens of new forms of tariffs. To help manage these unprecedented tariff and international trade risks, the Foley International Trade practice is presenting a comprehensive three-part “Tariff Blitz” webinar to cover the significantly changing international trade landscape under the Trump administration.