Erika Godínez is the managing attorney in the firm’s Mexico City office and focuses her practice on civil and mercantile law litigation, as well as the appeals and constitutional amparo claims related thereto. Erika has a broad background in a number of areas, and has significant professional experience in family law, where she practiced before the family law courts, as well as corporate and finance law, where she held various positions of responsibility within a Commercial Law Notary. Erika has particular expertise in the review and analysis of legal instruments subject to public registration, especially those related to title to property.

Erika has represented a variety of corporate clients, including foreign investment funds, in the due diligence, evaluation, and acquisition of large industrial and residential developments, the acquisition of title insurance, and the defense of their legal rights in Mexican courts.

Practice Areas & Industries
Amparo & Constitutional Claims
Banking & Finance
Civil & Commercial Litigation in Mexico
Corporate & Partnership Law
Family & Succession Law in Mexico
Insurance Liability & Subrogation
Real Estate
Tax & Administrative Litigation in Mexico

Professional & Community Involvement
Participant, Annual Symposium of Law, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, 2006.

Participant, Annual Symposium of Law, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, 2005.

Memberships
U.S. – Mexico Bar Association
Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity

Education
Master’s in Constitutional Procedural Law, Universidad Panamericana, 2010 (projected).

Specialization in Amparo Law, Universidad Panamericana, with honors, 2008.

Diplomate, Federal Procedural Law, sponsored by the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico and the Dirección General de Casas de la Cultura Jurídica y Estudios Históricos, Casa de la Cultura Jurídica de Nuevo León, 2007.

Post-Graduate Studies, Legal Argumentation and Interpretation, Graduate School of Public Administration and Policy, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, May 2007.

LED, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, with honors, 2005.

Admissions
Republic of Mexico

Languages
English
Spanish