Legal Team

Habib Díaz Noriega

Partner

Attorney with more than 20 years of experience in complex litigation, recognized for his ability to design comprehensive legal strategies in civil, family, administrative, constitutional, and amparo matters.

Bachelor of Law, Escuela Libre de Derecho (Degree: 2004). Thesis: “The Diffuse Interest in Defending the Constitutionality of Laws.”

Professor of Theory of Law, Escuela Libre de Derecho (2010–2020)

Professor of Human Rights, Universidad Anáhuac del Norte (2010–2017)

Professor of Business Law, Master’s Degree in Private Law, ELD (2020–present)

Lexology – Commercial Litigation (2020-2025).

Best Lawyers International – Administrative Law, Amparo Law, and Commercial Litigation (2014–2025)

Leaders League – Dispute Resolution and Administrative Litigation (2017–2025)

Coordinator of the Civil Law Commission, Mexican Bar Association (BMA)

Former Coordinator of the Constitutional Law, Amparo, and Human Rights

Commission, Mexican Bar Association (BMA)

Active member of:

International Bar Association (IBA)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Arbitration Division

Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA)

AIJUDEFA – International Association of Family Law LawyersEuro LATAM Lex

Forum at the Second International Congress on Private Law, organized by the Institute for Legal Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Escuela Libre de Derecho (ELD), and UNESCO.

Forum “Towards a National Code of Civil and Family Procedures,” organized by the Senate of the Republic, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, and the Escuela Libre de Derecho.

Continuing education organized by the Federal Judiciary Council on the National Code of Civil and Family Procedures, aimed at personnel of the Federal Judiciary.

Expert witness in Mexican law before courts in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Invited as an expert to participate in the program “Fighting for Justice” on the “Mexican Radio Institute IMER” to explain the particularities of the National Code of Civil and Family Procedures.

Speaker at national and international legal forums in organizations such as the BMA, ANADE, UIA, and AIJUDEFA (Italy, Portugal, Mexico).

Advised several U.S. law firms in various product liability cases brought before U.S. courts against U.S. companies due to car accidents that occurred throughout Mexico, in which the plaintiffs claimed millions of dollars.

The U.S. judge ruled that the substantive law applicable to resolve these cases was the relevant laws of Mexico and ultimately found that the U.S. companies, as defendants, were not liable for any of these accidents.

He assisted in the defense of a Mexican bottling company in connection with several cases of injury and death to third parties due to negligence on the part of its personnel brought before Mexican courts.

He also advised this client in connection with an alleged case of food poisoning due to the contamination of certain products.

He acted as counsel to an automobile manufacturer in connection with several class action lawsuits related to product liability issues.

He acted as counsel to a tire manufacturer in order to pierce the corporate veil of a Mexican company, which is a particularly new and complex type of litigation in Mexico.

He collaborated with several renowned U.S. law firms in preparing the defense of several U.S. oil companies that was filed in opposition to all claims by Mexican government entities for the theft of gas condensate.

These defense arguments were presented before U.S. courts, which ruled that most of these foreign oil companies were not liable to the Mexican government.

He assisted in the defense of several North American financial institutions facing a $60 million lawsuit filed in Mexican federal courts by the Mexican government in connection with a pastdue portfolio management contract.

Thanks to his participation in that case, the aforementioned entities reached an outofcourt settlement for a considerably lower amount.

He effectively provided advice in bankruptcy proceedings involving a Mexican financial institution in order to obtain a better position for one creditor compared to others.

This financial institution was able to collect $6 million from a credit agreement.

He represented an energy sector company in an amparo proceeding (constitutional review process) in order to have a government entity in the electric power sector convicted.

As a result, the amparo courts recognized that the company should be compensated in the amount of $10 million.

Advised a North American financial institution on improving its position versus a Mexican company engaged in marine engineering services, with the aim of renegotiating a debt of $15.5 million and obtaining payment, which was covered in full.

Advisor in the defense of a public tourist passenger transport company, which had an administrative permit, against the copyright of an individual who allegedly allowed it the exclusive provision of this type of passenger transport service in Mexico.

At the end of that process, the courts ruled that the public tourist passenger transport company did not infringe on the individual’s copyright and that the transport company could continue to operate under its public transport permit.

He successfully represented two companies in the natural gas pipeline transport sector in commercial arbitration proceedings to obtain measures to prevent the federal government from collecting letters of credit worth $180 million.

He has successfully represented various natural gas pipeline transport companies in defending the rights of way generated to develop these infrastructure projects, especially in agrarian proceedings (initiated by ejidos and/or ejido members).

He successfully defended a private security company in litigation to obtain a suspension order against the revocation of its permit to continue providing these services and, ultimately, prevailed in the litigation, obtaining an extension of the permit for the client.

In the health sector, he has designed strategies to obtain the necessary health registrations for the import, manufacture, distribution, and marketing of medical supplies.

He acted as secretary to an arbitrator in a case in which the plaintiff sought the termination of a master franchise agreement (involving a global trademark).

The objective of his participation was to ensure that all arbitral orders were compatible with Mexican public policy and human rights.

In family law, he has experience in international matters involving divorce, guardianship and custody, visitation rights, alimony, relocation and restitution of children and adolescents, inheritance, among other issues.

Child Relocation 2024, Chambers and Partners

Getting the Deal Through – Comparative analysis of class actions, product liability, and family law (2012–2023)

European Lawyer – International family law (2013)