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EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER · FORMER USMBA CHAIR

Luis Fernando Martínez Serna

Partner · International Trade, Customs & Foreign Investment · Abogados Martínez Serna S.C.

International Trade & Customs Law WTO & USMCA Trade Agreements Foreign Investment & Trade Compliance Audits

Professional Biography

Luis F. Martínez advises clients on the application of trade and customs laws, and the application of international trade agreements of the World Trade Organization (WTO), NAFTA/USMCA, and others. His practice covers export programs, customs regimes, trade and customs compliance, import and export controls, compliance with non-tariff restrictions, government procurement, international commercial transactions, foreign investment, and trade and customs audits.

Before going into private practice, Luis worked as a legal researcher on international trade, investment, and customs matters at the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade in Tucson, Arizona and at the Centro Jurídico para el Comercio Internacional at Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Luis has taught courses on the regulation of international trade, comparative trade law, NAFTA/USMCA, and customs law, and has published several papers and articles on international trade, investment, and trade compliance.