Rene Licona focuses his practice in the areas of civil and mercantile law, and constitutional amparo claims. In his practice, Rene has represented a variety of multi-national companies in the defense of their interests and contractual rights. He has unique experience in the litigation of airline other large commercial accidents in the defense of passenger and victim claims.

In combination with his practice at the firm, Rene has worked in the Prosecutor’s Office of the City of Los Angeles, California, and for the Superior Courts of the County of Los Angeles. He has also handled cases in conjunction with Public Counsel, the largest pro bono law firm in the United States.

Rene is one of only a few Mexican attorneys expert in the accusatorial system and oral advocacy. He frequently serves as an instructor in oral advocacy for Latin American court systems working to implement oral trials and the adversarial system.

Practice Areas & Industries
Amparo & Constitutional Claims
Civil & Commercial Litigation in Mexico
Tax & Administrative Litigation in Mexico

Professional & Community Involvement
Professor, Oral Trial and Advocacy Skills, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, 2009 to present.

Working Group Member, Project to Design a Model for Reform of the Mexican Criminal Law System, sponsored by the National Commission of Supreme Courts of Justice of the United Mexican States (CONATRIB), and the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, 2009 to present.

Member, Center for the Development of Trial Advocacy, Monterrey, Nuevo León, 2009 to present.

Participant, Professional Training for Professors of Trial Advocacy, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, San Francisco, California, 2008.

Participant, Oral Advocacy Skills Training, National Session, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Denver, Colorado, 2008.

Professor, Business Law, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, 2006 a 2008.

Professor, Mexican History, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, 2005.

Memberships
American Bar Association
Asociación de Ex–Alumnos de Derecho, ITESM Campus Ciudad de México

Education
LL.M., Trial Advocacy, Southwestern Law School, 2009.

Master’s in International Law, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, 2006.

Post-Graduate Studies, Foundations of American Law & Legal Education, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, DC, 2006.

E.D.I., Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, 2005.

LED, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México, 2005.

Publications & Lectures
Author, “Los Tratados Internacionales; Su Integración Nacional y la Supremacía Constitucional en México y Estados Unidos", an essay for the Concurso Nacional de Ensayo Jurídico por Tutoría organized by the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico, Third Place Honors, 2006.

Author, “Participación Ciudadana en el Distrito Federal; Una Reflexión Teórica", an essay for the III Concurso de Tesis, Ensayo y Cuento, organized by the Federal Distrito Electoral Institute (IEDF), Honorable Mention, 2003.

Admissions
Republic of Mexico

Languages
English
Spanish