emmanuel.gonzalez@deminimislaw.com
Geneva: +41 (0)78 694 1217
José Emmanuel González Carbajal is an international lawyer specializing in international economic law, trade-plus obligations, and international dispute settlement. He supports panelists in international proceedings related to trade and investment disputes — including the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism of the USMCA — and advises on treaty interpretation, complex public international law issues, and procedural matters.
He previously served as Director of International Trade Disciplines at Mexico’s Ministry of Economy, where he was responsible for a broad range of disciplines, including competition policy, consumer protection, state-owned enterprises, and other trade-plus obligations. Prior to that, he worked at Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Office of the Legal Advisor) in the international litigation and international law departments, representing Mexico before international courts and foreign tribunals and advising on matters of the law of the sea, international environmental law, human rights, and other public international law issues.
Mr. González Carbajal holds an LL.M. in International Law with a specialization in International Economic Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva, a Diploma in Intellectual Property Law from the Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology (ITAM), and a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He also attended the Public International Law course at The Hague Academy of International Law and brings strong advocacy skills from his years as a participant and coach in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
He is fluent in Spanish and English, with working knowledge of French.
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