Luis Torres focuses his practice in the area of civil and mercantile litigation, with an emphasis on international commercial litigation. Luis has broad experience in the international arena with multi-jurisdictional procedural matters, such as judicial notifications and service of process, discovery and collection of evidence, letters rogatory, claims of forum non conveniens, and the recognition and enforcement in Mexico of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Luis has also appeared as an expert witness before U.S. state and federal courts to assist in the clarification and application of Mexican legal and case law precedent.

Domestically, Luis has represented national and international insurers and re-insurers on matters spanning from the negotiation with insureds regarding the determination and valuation of property loss, the collection of evidence and preservation of rights, and the implementation of subrogation actions, to the negotiation of claims awards and payment of the same. Luis has also represented foreign banks and financial institutions in the structuring, documentation, and authorization of financings in Mexico, as well as collection of such financings that fall into default. He has additionally advised important institutional investors in the legal due diligence, evaluation, and acquisition of industrial and residential developments, the acquisition of title insurance, and the defense of property rights before Mexican tribunals.

In his practice, Luis has counseled national and international clients in the following industries: banking services; finance; investment and insurance; energy and oil & gas; mining; aviation; hotels; sports; food & drink; and manufacturing in the ceramic, glass, and appliances industries.

Practice Areas & Industries
Amparo & Constitutional Claims
Banking & Finance
Civil & Commercial Litigation in Mexico
Energy & Natural Resources
Expert Witness in Mexican Law
Insurance Liability & Subrogation
International Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution
International Litigation
Real Estate

Professional & Community Involvement
Professor, Comparative Law Mexico-United States, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, 2005.

Professor, Mercantile Law and Private International Law, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, 1999-2000.

Memberships
Member, New York State Bar Association
Member, New York University Alumni Association
Member, Barra Mexicana – Colegio de Abogados

Education
LL.M. (International Law), New York University, New York, New York, 2001.

Legal Specialty, Legal Regimen of International Business, Escuela Libre de Derecho, México, D.F., 1998.

LED, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, 1997, with Honors.

Publications & Lectures
Co-Author, El ABC de la Operación de las Sociedades Mercantiles en México, Ed. Fundación Legal Mexicana, A.C., 2008.

Lecturer, “Highlights on Civil Liability and Litigation under Mexican Law”, a presentation for the ACE Insurance Seminar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2006.

Lecturer, “Mexico Case Study, Value of Title Insurance”, a presentation for the Star Conference 2005, Houston, Texas, November 2005.

Lecturer, “Harmonization, Corporate Governance and Mexican Law”, a presentation for the 10th Anniversary of the NAFTA Enactment by the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, June 2003.

Lecturer, “Mexican Amparo Proceedings; The Equivalent of the US Constitutional Habeas Corpus”, a presentation for the University of Houston Law School, Houston, Texas, November 2002.

Panelist, “Litigio Transnacional” a presentation for the 9th Annual Conference of the Mexico-Texas Bar Association, Monterrey, Nuevo León, October 2002.

Author, “El Anatocismo”, Revista de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, September 2000.

Author, La Cooperación Procesal Internacional en Materia Comercial, Ed. Lazcano Garza Editores, July 2000.

Author, “Cooperación Procesal Internacional en Materia Comercial, El Juicio Ejecutivo Mercantil Mexicano y sus Figuras Afines”, Revista de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la Escuela Libre de Derecho, 1999.

Admissions
Republic of Mexico
State of New York, USA

Languages
English
Spanish