Omar Guerrero Rodríguez
Office Managing Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
English, Spanish
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Chambers and Partners"An impressive lawyer whose arbitration work is simply amazing also 'an expert in the litigation field, who is well versed in the rapidly changing legislative landscape of Mexico.'"
Omar Guerrero has mastered the "10-thousand-hour rule" in civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, and antitrust. Based in Mexico City, he co-heads our arbitration and litigation, and antitrust practices.
Omar is currently the Office Managing Partner for the Mexico City and Monterrey offices. With three postgraduate degrees, including an LL.M from LSE, he brings vast experience to the table. Omar has advised a wide range of industries —energy, pharmaceuticals, telecom, food, consumer electronics, and more— helping them navigate disputes and antitrust challenges.
Omar's passion for litigation is evident. His persuasive storytelling has swayed tribunals, judges, and even Supreme Court justices. Omar is party counsel in a wide array of commercial arbitration proceedings under the most known arbitration institutions. He is also very active in investor-state arbitrations, and has acted as expert witness in such proceedings. He also serves as an arbitrator, deciding cases with the same rigor he brings to his advocacy. Omar has a strong background in administrative litigation, including discrimination cases.
In antitrust, a passion that he has devoted for more than 30 years, Omar tackles abuse of dominance and cartel investigations, and other proceedings with a hands-on approach. He not only tries cases but also educates and mentors others in the field. His work spans competition authorities and federal courts, including the Federal Supreme Court where he has secured landmark victories.
Omar is also an academic at heart, having authored over 45 pieces on competition, litigation, arbitration and digital technologies. He taught at undergraduate and master level on these topics, reinforcing his commitment to delivering valuable client solutions.
Omar is a team player and enjoys his family and sharing with them his three passions: travel, tennis and running.
Chambers and Partners"An impressive lawyer whose arbitration work is simply amazing also 'an expert in the litigation field, who is well versed in the rapidly changing legislative landscape of Mexico.'"
Representative experience
Represented a major candy-coded manufacturer in a multi-million dollar action in commercial litigation.
Co-represented a Mexican-American joint venture in the home appliances industry in an international arbitration proceeding.
Representation of key agents in cartel investigations in pension-fund market.
Represented a multinational pipeline company in three multimillion arbitrations and related court proceedings against a state-owned public entity in connection with the termination of contracts.
Represented a reinsurer in an international commercial arbitration over a claim under policies covering risks associated in the construction of a subsea pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico.
Representing a Japanese company in an arbitration arising out of a supply contract.
Representing a client in an arbitration arising out of a breach of an asset purchase agreement.
Representing investors in a post-NAFTA investor-state claim arising out denial of justice.
Representing a multi-national company (pipeline) in an arbitration arising out an alleged breach of transportation service contract.
Representing investors in a state-investor claim related to the France BIT.
Representation of creditors in some of the most relevant reorganization and Mexican bankruptcy proceedings.
Representation of a pharmaceutical company in the first civil action for damages in Mexico resulting from a cartel settlement before the Federal Judiciary, based on a claim filed by the IMSS.
Representation of economic agents in administrative and judicial investigations of cartels in poultry markets, including the Federal Supreme Court.
Representation of economic agents in proceedings for the investigation of abuse of dominant position in the petroleum, telecommunications and retail markets.
Represented a transnational candy company in proceedings before the Antitrust Commission and Supreme Court to challenge the constitutionality of Article 10 of the repealed Federal Antitrust Law.
He has participated in antitrust and merger proceedings in several markets, such as poultry, paint, electronics, maritime and foreign-owned businesses, among others.
Credentials
- Master in Constitutional ("amparo") Proceedings, with excellence, 2018
- LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science, with merits, 1997
- Postgraduate Course, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Commercial Law, 1995
- Postgraduate Course, Escuela Libre de Derecho, International Business Transactions, 1994
- Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, León Campus, 1991
- Head of the Antitrust/Competition Section of the Mexican Bar Association 2010-2013
- Board Member, Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados) 2019-2020
- Member, United States Mexican Bar Association