Civil Litigation
José Covarrubias
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
José is a litigation attorney with more than 17 years of experience in various judicial proceedings regarding a wide spectrum of civil and commercial disputes, including bankruptcy proceedings.
He has participated in multiple arbitrations of the International Chamber of Commerce, with a significant experience in disputes with independent energy producers and in the construction of electrical infrastructure.
Likewise, he has experience in the drafting of energy supply agreements (PPAs) and natural gas supply agreements, as well as construction agreements (EPCs).
José holds a law degree from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and an LLM from Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
Overview
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- English
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Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Mexico™ 2026 for work in:
- Civil Litigation
Case History
Cases
- Aircraft Leasing Company (Galaxy)
Represented an Aircraft Leasing Company (Galaxy) in taking possession of a leased aircraft from a Mexican regional airline
- Assian Car Assambler
Represented an Assian Car Assambler in multiple disputes with a former bus and truck dealer in Mexico. Certain provisional measures that seriously affected the operations of the client's subsidiaries in Mexico were suspended and revoked.
- European car manufacturer
Represented a European car manufacturer in non-pecuniary damage proceedings.
- Export Import Bank
Represented Export Import Bank in the bankruptcy proceedings of a commercial airline company, where 5 aircraft were separated and recovered that were assigned to a trust as a guarantee of financing.
- Federal Electricity Commission (CFE)
Represented the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) in numerous ICC commercial arbitrations (more than 10), in relation to construction disputes and controversies with independent energy producers.
- Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relación con la Agricultura (FIRA)
Represented Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relación con la Agricultura (FIRA) in several multimillion-pesos trials against non-banking financial intermediaries, which allocated FIRA’s financial resources among rural producers.
- Japan Tobacco International
Advised Japan Tobacco International in a series of disputes brought by and against a former distributor in Mexico. We also represented the Client in the proceedings for the enforcement and recognition of an arbitral award obtained issued in France, under the rules of the ICC.
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Represented Overseas Private Investment Corporation in a mortgage foreclosure action on a multimillion-dollar real estate property in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
- Syndicated group of development banks (FMO-DEG-IIC)
Represented a Syndicated group of development banks (FMO-DEG-IIC) in the separation and takeover of a portfolio of mortgage loans with a value of more than $ 30 million dollars.
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