Lic. Manuel Garcia Pimentel Caraza- Lic. Josefina De Palacio Hinojosa
- Lic. Jesús Arturo Pelayo García
- Lic. Gerardo Arias Gaitán
Manuel graduated as a lawyer at Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico on 29th October 1986 presenting a thesis entitled "The Subject Matter of the Contract of Insurance and Legal Nature of the Insurance Company's obligation" having passed the exam. He took a post degree course on "International Legal Business" at Escuela Libre de Derecho comprehending studies on U.S law; August 1994 - June 1995.
On October 2010 to June 2011 Manuel took a post degree course identified as D-1 B High Direction of Business at Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empresa (IPADE) in Mexico City; having taken all the continuity and updating courses of said program from the years 2011 to 2015; having taken also a post degree course at IPADE known “Person and Family in 2011.
Manuel is a partner at Garcia Pimentel y Asociados, S.C. which is a law firm based in Mexico City.
Manuel´s practice in general is litigation in civil, administrative and commercial matters; having participated for more than 27 years until now representing the interests of insurers and reinsurers in relation to claims related to aviation accidents and/or incidents, airport accidents and/or incidents as well as in claims related to liability in general including liability from hotel operations, products liability; either litigious or non litigious claims in Mexico and when dealing with litigation abroad Manuel has participated in the same with the collaboration of foreign law firms; having participated also in advising insurers in relation to Directors & Officers insurance claims as well as Errors & Omissions insurance claims; property and casualty in general in insurance and in reinsurance.
Also Manuel has participated in defending the interests of insurers and/or reinsurers in claims on reinsurance matters through counseling and also in litigation in Mexico or abroad through correspondent law firms.
Manuel has provided advice in general on corporate and administrative matters including industrial and intellectual property law including litigation.
Manuel has participated in arbitration procedures in Mexico and abroad in relation to claims against insurers and has acted as Mexican expert on Mexican law in litigations pursued in the United States of America; having acted as arbitrator in several cases.
Manuel has been the President of the Legal Committee of Swiss Re in Mexico for the periods 2012 to 2016. He has been a professor on alternate means of solving controversies at Escuela Libre de Derecho since 2011 until today and is the coordinator of the seminar named "Law on Insurances and Bonds" at Escuela Libre de Derecho since 2015 with the collaboration of the National Commission of Insurances and Bonds. Manuel has been appointed as professor of Insurances and Bonds Law at Escuela Libre de Derecho since 2015.
Manuel has been a professor of law also at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Universidad Anahuac del Sur, Universidad Iberoamericana, Universidad Panamericana and in Mexico City on several subjects including Roman law, International Public Law and International Private Law as well.
Manuel has participated as a speaker in several conferences in Mexico sponsored by companies in the insurance and reinsurance market including Swiss Re Mexico and has written several articles related to insurance and reinsurance law which have been published in Mexico by Swiss Re Mexico and Aon Benfield; having attended also several conferences organized by Swiss Re in Mexico in insurance and reinsurance matters as well as other conferences organized in London, England on the subjects of aviation insurance and reinsurance.
Manuel was admitted in several legal organizations. Member of Phi Delta Phi (Gustavo R. Velasco Chapter at the Escuela Libre de Derecho), acting as President in 1984; member of the Asociación Mexicana de Derecho de Seguros y Fianzas, A.C. (Mexican Association of Insurance and Bonds, A.C.) accepted in 1997; and member of the International Association of Defense Counsel accepted in 1998.
Education
Elementary, Secondary and Preparatory, in Mexico City.
School Year 1976-77; abroad, in the United States of America.
Professional, 1981-86: ITAM, México City.
January 1989: passed Professional Oral Exam. Thesis entitled "The Service Mark in Mexican Law."
Professional experience.
Mrs. Josefina De Palacio Hinojosa has been involved in the representation of interests of clients with regard to:
Trademarks and Copyright practice including registration, litigation and counseling;
From October 1986 to July 1995, associate of the trademarks and copyrights agency Othon De Palacio y Asociados, S.C. which handled trademarks and copyrights registrations.
From November 12th. 2001 to this date partner of the law firm Garcia Pimentel y Asociados, S.C. handling industrial and intellectual property matters (including franchising matters).
Education
Elementary, Secondary and Preparatory, in Mexico City.
Professional, 1991-1996 at Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, having presented a Professional Exam on 9 December 1998 with the Professional Thesis named “The Mass Outcasted as a Figure of International Law and the Need to Regulate it”, having been approved.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid in the school period 2003-2004; Master in Public and Private International Law.
Boston University; course named Select Topics of American Law in the year of 2003.
Professional Practice.
1994 - 1995 as paralegal in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Mexican Government; Direction of Multilateral Treaties.
1995 – 1996 as paralegal of Lic. Carlos Sodi Serret handling litigious cases in civil and mercantile matters.
1996- 1998 as lawyer in Banca Serfín handling litigation on civil and mercantile matters.
1998 – 2002 as lawyer of the law firm Laffan Mues y Garay handling corporate and contract matters in general.
2002 – 2006 as general lawyer at Formación Educación y Cultura, S.C. which is an educative institution in Mexico City handling corporate, contract, labour, civil and mercantile matters.
2006 – to this date at García Pimentel y Asociados, S.C. as partner handling matters related to insurance and reinsurance; particularily aviation accidents, products civil liability and conflicts reinsurers/insurers.
Academic achievements
At Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City from 2003 to 2008, with the professional thesis “Fundamental Rights and private relationships” acquiring professional degree as Lawyer cum laude for the professional examination.
Professional experience
General de Seguros, S.A.B. and General de Salud, Compañía de Seguros, S.A. from 2008 to 2010 as lawyer in the legal department of both companies with activities of litigation and legal advice in insurance and insurance companies matters.
AXA Seguros, S.A. de C.V. from 2011 to 2012 as lawyer in the Litigation Claims Unit with activities of litigation and legal advice in insurance matters as well as coordination outsourcing personnel.
García Pimentel y Abogados, S.C. from 2013 to date, with activities of litigation and legal advice in the following matters: insurance, reinsurance, reinsurance brokerage, regulatory authorities, civil liability, amongst others.
Publications
“The Supreme Court of Justice before the liability for damages to passengers in air accidents and human rights. Its impact on the aviation insurance”. Swiss Re, Jornadas de Seguro y Reaseguro, Mexico, 2014.
Other activities
Guest speaker at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, post degree of the School of Psychology.
Guest speaker at Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos in civil liability subjects.