Atty. Edward Martin Regalado

    Mr. Regalado is an expert in civil and commercial law, both in litigation and arbitration, with more than 15 years of experience. His practice includes cases of patrimonial responsibility of the State for irregular activity, constitutional law issues (e.g. freedom of expression and right of reply), public and private international law, financial law, real estate, insurance and bonds, energy law, leases , trusts, consulting and contracts in general, as well as conflict of rights and jurisdictions.

    He is recognized for successfully and creatively directing parallel lawsuits in the fraudulent bankruptcy of the financial companies “Ficrea” and “Alta”, calling for the lifting of the corporate veil to make the shareholders of said companies responsible, on the one hand, and the responsibility patrimonial of the National Banking and Securities Commission for its irregular supervision, on the other hand. Mr. Regalado has also successfully led the recovery of the property, possession and legal control of a luxurious resort in Mexico, in respect of which more than one hundred apocryphal contracts were entered into, obtaining favorable sentences in the 91 litigations that derived from that case. .

    Edward M. Regalado
    Studies
    • Lawyer with honorable mention from the Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico.
    • Master in International Dispute Resolution from the University of Cambridge, UK.
    • Degree in Industrial Electricity with honorable mention, CETMA.
    • Studies in energy law at the Escuela Libre de Derecho.
    Languages
    • Spanish.
    • English.
    Academics
    • Citizen Judicial Counselor elected by the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico City.
    • Professor of Civil Obligations, Universidad Iberoamericana.
    • Professor of Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution, Universidad Iberoamericana.
    • Associate Professor of Civil Obligations, Escuela Libre de Derecho.
    • Adjunct professor of commercial procedural law, Center for Economic Research and Teaching.
    • Coordinator of the Commercial Law Commission, Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados.
    • Legislative Liaison Coordinator and sub-coordinator of the Civil Law Commission, Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados.
    Main publications

    “Usury before the diffuse control of conventionality ex officio: a questioning in the case of commercial contracts”, “Diffuse conventional control and freedom of contract.

    A new way to resolve controversies”, “The Theory of Lack of Foresight in the Civil Code for the Federal District”, “Of the difficulties for the unburdening of evidence or resistance to knowing the truth”, “Reforms to the civil procedure code of the D.F.” , “Same-sex marriage.

    Cutting-edge legislation or weakening of institutions?”, “The new configuration of liability for non-pecuniary damage in the Federal District and in federal matters”.