Montserrat Manzano

Nationality(ies): Mexican, Salvadoran

Practice Areas

  • Administrative Law
  • Agency - Distribution - Franchising
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Law
  • Construction - Engineering
  • Energy - Natural Resources
  • Infrastructure
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investment - Concession agreements
  • Other

Bar Admission

COUNTRYSTATE / REGION
Bar Admission - Country and State:
Country: Mexico
State: México

Experience with other jurisdictions

Mexico

Experience with arbitral institutions

  • Centro de Arbitraje de México (CAM)
  • International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR)
  • International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
  • International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  • Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

Education

Law Degree (with honors), Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), Mexico City (1999-2004).
Studies in International Treaties and European Law, University of Salamanca, Spain (2002).
Diploma, International Commercial Arbitration (first of the class), International Chamber of
Commerce and Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City (2005).
Master of Laws (LL.M.), International Commercial Law, Lucy Cavendish College, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge (2006 - 2007).
Diploma, "Dispute Resolution in the International Energy Sector", ICC/IBA, Mexico City (2015).
Diploma, "State Investment Arbitration in Latin America: Recent Issues and Future Perspectives",
ICC/IBA, Mexico City (2010).
Diploma, "Cross-examination in International Arbitration", Vienna (2010).
ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Latin America (2016 - 2018).
Diploma, "Executive Legal Education, Management of Legal Studies in Times of Change",
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Buenos Aires (2020).
CIAC Arbitrator
FCIArb, Fellow Program, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators North American Branch (2023).

Speaking Engagements

Speaker, “Early Disposition under LCIA Rules”, LCIA Symposium, Mexico City (2026).
Speaker, “Business and Disputes with North American and Chinese Parties”, ICC Mexico,
Guadalajara, (2026).
Speaker, “Current Issues in International Arbitration”, 11th Conference in International
Arbitration and the CISG, Guadalajara (2026).
Lecturer, “Non-signatory Parties”, ARBANZA, online (2026).
Speaker, “Jurisdicción del Tribunal Arbitral”, Diplomado de Arbitraje CCB, online, (2025).
Moderator, “Gestión de Disputas en Proyectos Ferroviarios”, ICDR, CNEC (2025).
Moderator, “Masterclass: Learning and thriving from the use of AI,” LACCA Live, Mexico City
(2025).
Panelist, “El Arbitraje de Inversión como herramienta estratégica frente a actos fiscales y
administrativos”, ICC Taller de Arbitraje de Inversión (2025).
Panelist, “Investor-State dispute settlement: what´s the future”, IBA Conference, Mexico City
(2024).
Speaker, “Jurisdicción del Tribunal Arbitral”, Diplomado de Arbitraje CCB, online, (2024).
Panelist, “Diplomado en Arbitraje Comercial Internacional Modulo 1: 360 del Proceso Arbitral”
“Aplicación práctica de los principios generales del arbitraje desde la perspectiva del Tribunal
Arbitral”, CIAC Mujeres, online (2024).see full resume

 

Teaching Experience

ICC-Escuela Libre de Derecho International Arbitration Diploma

Other Information

Member of Instituto Mexicano de Arbitraje (2026- to date)
Co-president, New Technologies and AI Committee, ALARB (2025- to date).
Editorial Board, ICC Bulletin (2025-to date).
Mexico's delegate to the ICC Global Commission on Arbitration and ADR (2022-to date).
Co-Chair, Strategic Planning, Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) (2024-2026).

 

Chambers and Partners, 2026 (Dispute Resolution: Arbitration | Latin America Mexico Band 3)
Latin Lawyer 250, 2026 (Highly Recommended)
Legal 500 (Private Practice Powerlist, Tier 1)
Global Arbitration Review: GAR 100 (Arbitration)

Main Country of Residence

Mexico

Firm Name

Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.

Site

Address

Torre SOMA Chapultepec, Campos Elíseos 204, Polanco Acceso por Calle Arquímedes N.° 1018th floor - 11550 - MexicoCity - Alvaro Obregón
Mexico

Professional Phone

Mobile Phone

+1+525541403710
Published elsewhere

Contributor, “Chapter 11 Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration Awards in Mexico”,
Arbitration in México, Wolters Kluwer, 2024.
Author. Danubia Files 2: Lessons from the Vis Moot, Jus Mundi, March, 2024.
Author, “Tendencias recientes sobra la institución del árbitro en la judicatura Mexicana”, Revista
Jurídica del Centro de Arbitraje de Mexico, Vol. 2, 2024.
Author, "Mexican Jurisprudence. Ejecución de Sentencia 205/2021", Revista de arbitraje comercial
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y de inversiones, Volume XV (2023).
Co-author. "DELOS Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP): Mexico" (2023).
Co-author. "Gender diversity in law firms, a social demand", Expansión Mujeres (2023).
Co-author. "Know-how: Construction Arbitration", GAR Chapter (2022-2026).
Co-author. "Reforma al litio afecta al sector minero y a la cadena de valor", Excélsior (2022).

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Firm Name
Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C.
External Profile
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