Cecilia Ibarra joined the Houston location of the International Law Firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in May 2001. Mrs. Ibarra is a licensed attorney in Mexico where she practiced for 9 years prior to joining Fulbright, serving as in-house counsel with Copamex, S.A. de C.V., senior associate with Santamarina y Steta, S.C., and in the legal department of Banca Confia, S.A. (now Citibank Mexico). 

Mrs. Ibarra was also a professor of law at her alma mater, the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM).

As Foreign Legal Consultant, Mrs. Ibarra's practice includes representing U.S. and other international clients in matters relating to Mexico, and Latin America in general, including M&As, securitizations, infrastructure, government contracts, energy, real estate, dispute resolution, compliance, government investigations and cross-border matters in general.  She also works closely with lawyers from throughout Fulbright's practice areas representing the interests of clients from Mexico and Latin America on varied matters.  Due to her background and day to day contacts in the region, Mrs. Ibarra is active in developing and maintaining an extensive network of contacts with local counsel throughout Latin America.

With over 17 years of combined practical experience in Mexico and the U.S. as both in-house and outside counsel, Mrs. Ibarra brings a unique set of skills, experience and perspective to Fulbright's International Practice.

• Houston Bar Association - International Law Section, Chair 2007-2008, Council member 2005-2008, 2008-2011
• U.S. - Mexico Bar Association, member
• American Bar Association - International Law Section, affiliate member
• ANADE (Mexican Corporate Lawyers Association), member 
• American Foreign Law Association, member
• USCIB Young Arbitrators Forum, member
• International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), international associate member
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Young International Arbitrators Group, member
• Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, ITESM Chapter, alumni

• Co-Author, "CANACO Issues New Arbitration Rules," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s 2008 International Arbitration Report, May 2008
• Co-Author, "Update on FTAs in the Americas: President Bush signs the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement into Law," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Latin America Fulbright Briefing, December 19, 2007 
• Co-Author, "Private Entities Now Allowed to Participate in Gas Development Projects," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Latin America Update, June 2006
• Co-Author, "President Bush Signs CAFTA," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Latin America Update, August 5, 2005

• "Communicating Effectively with Clients, Colleagues and Co-Counsel Across Cultures," 2008 ABA Annual Meeting, New York, August 2008
• "Paths to Planning and Developing an International Legal Career," Association of Latin American In-house Counsel in Houston, Houston, May 2008
• "Due Diligence: Acquiring and Developing Real Property in Latin America," STAR Conference 2007, Stewart Title Latin America, Houston, November 2007

2005 - LL.M., University of Houston
1992 - Law Degree, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Monterrey, México

• Pro-bono case involving the representation of a Mexican national sentenced to death
• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

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