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Roberto Hernandez-Garcia is a Mexican attorney specialised in public and private construction projects, public procurement, and dispute resolution related to these areas of practice. He is a managing partner of COMAD, SC, a prestigious boutique law firm established in 1965 and based in Mexico City, with a focus on public procurement, construction and compliance in these areas.

Since 1989, he has advised top-class European, American and Mexican construction, engineering and architect firms in relevant construction projects in Mexico and Central America in the energy, oil, health, water, sewage, gas, petrochemical, parks, transportation, airports and building sectors, among others.

Mr Hernandez has been involved in many relevant complex construction projects, acting in different capacities. Such projects include the Central American Transmission line (SIEPAC); the Túnel Emisor Oriente (a 62-kilometre sewage tunnel in Mexico City and surrounding states); the Mexico City Metro Line 12; the Panama Canal; the construction of one of the most important buildings in Mexico City; the design and build of the largest brewery plant in Latin America, the New Mexico City Airport and the Mexico-Toluca train.

One of Mr Hernandez’s strengths in the construction area is his experience in dispute boards in Central and Latin America. He is the only Mexican and one of the very few Latin Americans appointed as sole adjudicators in projects in the region, and has been requested to speak and train in several Latin American countries on the topic because of his specific expertise. Projects include: Highways, bridges and sport facilities for international sport games.

Mr Hernandez has served as co-chair of the international construction projects committee of the IBA (ICP); chair of the construction disputes committee of ICC México. Currently he serves as a member of the steering committee of division 8: international construction, devised by the ABA's forum on construction law. He is also a member of the anticorruption group of the International Federation of Construction Chambers (FIIC).

Mr Hernandez is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers.

Mr Hernandez has published several books as consulting editor and co-author, including International Public Procurement: A Guide to Best Practice, Construction and Infrastructure Disputes and Anticorruption Laws and Regulations: A Global Guide, all of them published by Globe Law and Business in London, England, and Dispute Boards in Latin America, published in Peru; he was also the consulting editor and co-author of the book Legal Aspects of Public Procurement in Mexico, published by the BMA; and he was a co-author of the book International Construction published by the ABA. He has been invited as a speaker in several countries by international institutions and organisations such as King’s College London, the IBA, the ABA, the ICC, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, the University of Lima, the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the OECD, the government of Brazil and the governments of Colombia, Guatemala, Paraguay and Chile, among many others in matters related to public procurement, construction and compliance.

Roberto Hernández-García is a Mexican attorney specialised in public and private construction projects, public procurement, and dispute resolution related to these areas of practice. He is a managing partner of COMAD, SC, a prestigious boutique law firm established in 1965 and based in Mexico City, with a focus on public procurement, construction and compliance in these areas.

Since 1989, he has advised top-class European, American and Mexican construction, engineering and architect firms in relevant construction projects in Mexico and Central America in the energy, oil, health, water, sewage, gas, petrochemical, parks, transportation, airports and building sectors, among others.

Mr Hernández has been involved in many relevant complex construction projects, acting in different capacities. Such projects include the Central American Transmission line (SIEPAC); the Tunel Emisor Oriente (a 62-kilometre sewage tunnel in Mexico City and surrounding states); the Mexico City Metro Line 12; the Panama Canal; the construction of one of the most important buildings in Mexico City; the design and build of the largest brewery plant in Latin America, the New Mexico City Airport and the Mexico-Toluca train.

One of Mr Hernández’ strengths in the construction area is his experience in dispute boards in Central and Latin America. He is the only Mexican and one of the very few Latin Americans appointed as sole adjudicators in projects in the region, and has been requested to speak and train in several Latin American countries on the topic because of his specific expertise. Projects include: Highways, bridges and sport facilities for international sport  games.

Mr Hernández has served as co-chair of the international construction projects committee of the IBA (ICP); chair of the construction disputes committee of ICC México. Currently he serves as a member of the steering committee of division 8: international construction, devised by the ABA's forum on construction law. He is also a member of the anticorruption group of the International Federation of Construction Chambers (FIIC)

Mr Hernandez is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers.

Mr Hernández has published several books as consulting editor and co-author, including International Public Procurement: A Guide to Best Practice, Construction and Infrastructure Disputes and Anticorruption Laws and Regulations: A Global Guide, all of them published by Globe Law and Business in London, England, and Dispute Boards in Latin America, published in Perú; he was also the consulting editor and co-author of the book Legal Aspects of Public Procurement in Mexico, published by the BMA; and he was a co-author of the book International Construction published by the ABA. He has been invited as a speaker in several countries by international institutions and organisations such as King’s College London, the IBA, the ABA, the ICC, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, the University of Lima, the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the OECD, the government of Brazil and the government of Colombia, Guatemala, Paraguay and Chile, among many others in matters related to public procurement, construction and compliance.

Roberto Hernández-García is a Mexican attorney specialised in public and private construction projects, public procurement, and dispute resolution related to these areas of practice. He is a managing partner of COMAD, SC, a prestigious boutique law firm established in 1965 and based in Mexico City, with a focus on public procurement, construction and compliance in these areas.

Since 1989, he has advised top-class European, American and Mexican construction, engineering and architect firms in relevant construction projects in Mexico and Central America in the energy, oil, health, water, sewage, gas, petrochemical, parks, transportation, airports and building sectors, among others.

Mr Hernández has been involved in many relevant complex construction projects, acting in different capacities. Such projects include the Central American Transmission line (SIEPAC); the Túnel Emisor Oriente (a 62-kilometre sewage tunnel in Mexico City and surrounding states); the Mexico City Metro Line 12; the Panama Canal; the construction of one of the most important buildings in Mexico City; the design and build of the largest brewery plant in Latin America, the New Mexico City Airport and the Mexico-Toluca train.

One of Mr Hernández’s strengths in the construction area is his experience in dispute boards in Central and Latin America. He is the only Mexican and one of the very few Latin Americans appointed as sole adjudicators in projects in the region, and has been requested to speak and train in several Latin American countries on the topic because of his specific expertise. Projects include: Highways, bridges and sport facilities for international sport  games.

Mr Hernández has served as co-chair of the international construction projects committee of the IBA (ICP); chair of the construction disputes committee of ICC México. Currently he serves as a member of the steering committee of division 8: international construction, devised by the ABA's forum on construction law. He is also a member of the anticorruption group of the International Federation of Construction Chambers (FIIC)

Mr Hernández is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers.

Mr Hernández has published several books as consulting editor and co-author, including International Public Procurement: A Guide to Best Practice, Construction and Infrastructure Disputes and Anticorruption Laws and Regulations: A Global Guide, all of them published by Globe Law and Business in London, England, and Dispute Boards in Latin America, published in Peru; he was also the consulting editor and co-author of the book Legal Aspects of Public Procurement in Mexico, published by the BMA; and he was a co-author of the book International Construction published by the ABA. He has been invited as a speaker in several countries by international institutions and organisations such as King’s College London, the IBA, the ABA, the ICC, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, the University of Lima, the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the OECD, the government of Brazil and the governments of Colombia, Guatemala, Paraguay and Chile, among many others in matters related to public procurement, construction and compliance.

Roberto Hernandez-Garcia is a Mexican attorney specialised in public and private construction projects, public procurement, and dispute resolution related to these areas of practice. He is a managing partner of COMAD, SC, a prestigious boutique law firm established in 1965 and based in Mexico City, with a focus on public procurement, construction and compliance in these areas.

Since 1989, he has advised top-class European, American and Mexican construction, engineering and architect firms in relevant construction projects in Mexico and Central America in the energy, oil, health, water, sewage, gas, petrochemical, parks, transportation, airports and building sectors, among others.

Mr Hernandez has been involved in many relevant complex construction projects, acting in different capacities. Such projects include the Central American Transmission line (SIEPAC); the Túnel Emisor Oriente (a 62-kilometre sewage tunnel in Mexico City and surrounding states); the Mexico City Metro Line 12; the Panama Canal; the construction of one of the most important buildings in Mexico City; the design and build of the largest brewery plant in Latin America, the New Mexico City Airport and the Mexico-Toluca train.

One of Mr Hernandez’s strengths in the construction area is his experience in dispute boards in Central and Latin America. He is the only Mexican and one of the very few Latin Americans appointed as sole adjudicators in projects in the region, and has been requested to speak and train in several Latin American countries on the topic because of his specific expertise. Projects include: Highways, bridges and sport facilities for international sport games.

Mr Hernandez has served as co-chair of the international construction projects committee of the IBA (ICP); chair of the construction disputes committee of ICC México. Currently he serves as a member of the steering committee of division 8: international construction, devised by the ABA's forum on construction law. He is also a member of the anticorruption group of the International Federation of Construction Chambers (FIIC).

Mr Hernandez is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers.

Mr Hernandez has published several books as consulting editor and co-author, including International Public Procurement: A Guide to Best Practice, Construction and Infrastructure Disputes and Anticorruption Laws and Regulations: A Global Guide, all of them published by Globe Law and Business in London, England, and Dispute Boards in Latin America, published in Peru; he was also the consulting editor and co-author of the book Legal Aspects of Public Procurement in Mexico, published by the BMA; and he was a co-author of the book International Construction published by the ABA. He has been invited as a speaker in several countries by international institutions and organisations such as King’s College London, the IBA, the ABA, the ICC, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, the University of Lima, the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the OECD, the government of Brazil and the governments of Colombia, Guatemala, Paraguay and Chile, among many others in matters related to public procurement, construction and compliance.

Roberto Hernández-García is a Mexican attorney specialised in public and private construction projects, public procurement, and dispute resolution related to these areas of practice. He is a managing partner of COMAD, SC, a prestigious boutique law firm established in 1965 and based in Mexico City, with a focus on public procurement, construction and compliance in these areas.

Since 1989, he has advised top-class European, American and Mexican construction, engineering and architect firms in relevant construction projects in Mexico and Central America in the energy, oil, health, water, sewage, gas, petrochemical, parks, transportation, airports and building sectors, among others.

Mr Hernández has been involved in many relevant complex construction projects, acting in different capacities. Such projects include the Central American Transmission line (SIEPAC); the Tunel Emisor Oriente (a 62-kilometre sewage tunnel in Mexico City and surrounding states); the Mexico City Metro Line 12; the Panama Canal; the construction of one of the most important buildings in Mexico City; the design and build of the largest brewery plant in Latin America, the New Mexico City Airport and the Mexico-Toluca train.

One of Mr Hernández’ strengths in the construction area is his experience in dispute boards in Central and Latin America. He is the only Mexican and one of the very few Latin Americans appointed as sole adjudicators in projects in the region, and has been requested to speak and train in several Latin American countries on the topic because of his specific expertise. Projects include: Highways, bridges and sport facilities for international sport  games.

Mr Hernández has served as co-chair of the international construction projects committee of the IBA (ICP); chair of the construction disputes committee of ICC México. Currently he serves as a member of the steering committee of division 8: international construction, devised by the ABA's forum on construction law. He is also a member of the anticorruption group of the International Federation of Construction Chambers (FIIC)

Mr Hernandez is a fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers and a fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers.

Mr Hernández has published several books as consulting editor and co-author, including International Public Procurement: A Guide to Best Practice, Construction and Infrastructure Disputes and Anticorruption Laws and Regulations: A Global Guide, all of them published by Globe Law and Business in London, England, and Dispute Boards in Latin America, published in Perú; he was also the consulting editor and co-author of the book Legal Aspects of Public Procurement in Mexico, published by the BMA; and he was a co-author of the book International Construction published by the ABA. He has been invited as a speaker in several countries by international institutions and organisations such as King’s College London, the IBA, the ABA, the ICC, the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, the University of Lima, the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the OECD, the government of Brazil and the government of Colombia, Guatemala, Paraguay and Chile, among many others in matters related to public procurement, construction and compliance.