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Mediator Resume
Rafael Lobo Niembro
Current Employer-Title
Alinea Centro de Mediacion y Solucion de Controversias
Profession
Lawyer and Mediator
Work History
Senior Associate member, Alinea Mediation Center and Conflict Resolution, 2010 - Present;
Founder and Senior Partner, Lobo & Graham Law firm, 2002 - 2010;
Consultant in Mediation and Conflict Management, 2000 - Present;
External Consultant for the ABA (American Bar Association) and USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in the Mediation Project in Mexico, 2001 - 2006;
Creator and Founder of the first Center of Municipal Mediation in Mexico;
Municipal Presidency of San Pedro Garza Garcia N.L., 1996 - 2000; Director of the municipal office related with the Secretary of External Affairs;
Municipal Presidency of San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L. Urban control SEDUE, 1994 - 1996,
Practicing lawyer, Independent Law firm, 1993 - 1996;
Practicing lawyer, Valdez and Associates Law firm, 1991 - 1993.
Experience
Worked in cases related to legal issues, foreign investment, construction, insurance, transportation, international business.
Mediator Experience
Worked in cases related to legal issues, foreign investment, construction, insurance, transportation, international business.
Founder and the first President of the Nuevo Leon Association of Mediators, the first Association of its kind in Mexico and is also one of the Founders and first Vice-President of ARCO (Association for Conflict Resolution) the first National Association for Mediators in Mexico.
Long-term consultant to the ABA (American Bar Association) on the Mediation Project in Mexico.
Certified by the State Supreme Court of Nuevo Leon as the first Mediator in state. Also certified by the States of Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Yucatan.
Graduated from the Law School at the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon. Finished studies in a master degree in ADR.
Associate at Alinea, a conflict management consulting firm. www.alinea.mx
Co-creator of the national standard to certified labor conciliators en Mexico.
World Bank Group Mediator for Mexico and the Caribbean
Member of the Global Mediation Panel for the Office of the Ombudsman for United Nations Funds and Programms
Received the medal for peace and harmony, Mexico's highest recognition for a mediator.
Professor on mediation and Director of the Conflict Resolution Center at Universidad de Monterrey
Representative Issues Handled as a Mediator
Family companies were emotions and businesses matters.
International commercial cases between US and Mexico companies, related to international contracts.
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) practice since 2011.
Mediator Style & Process Preferences
As a mediator I prefer to adapt the style that the parties in the case need, using the tools and methodology required to provide a service designed for them.
Education
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León (Law School-1992).
Professional Licenses
Attorney at Law License: Mexico, 1992.
First Mediator to be certified by the State Supreme Court of Nuevo Leon (PSMCNL-001), 2005.
Professional Associations
Certified Mediator and Member of the IMI Independent Standards Commission (since 2008), International Mediation Institute, The Hague;
Member Founder of the AMPRAC (Mexican Association of Professionals in Alternative Resolution of Conflicts) (since 1999)
Law Bar Association from Nuevo Leon (Director of Mediation and Arbitration, since 1999);
US-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA) (Participated as chair from the Mexican side of the mediation committee, since 1999);
Member Founder and First President of the State Mediators Bar of Nuevo León (The First State Bar in Mexico since 2002);
Member Founder and Past President of ARCO (Association for Conflict Resolution) (The First National ADR Association in Mexico, since 2007);
Member of Global Intermediation an international panel for commercial mediation (since 2007).
Recent Publications & Speaking Engagements
International Peace Makers. The Lobo Brothers: Two of Mexico´s Mediation Stars. The Texas Mediator, October 2016. Texas Association of Mediators. (TAM)
Coordinator for the Book: ADR in Mexico. Tirant Lo Blanch, 2019. Isbn Paper: 9788491903529 Isbn Ebook: 9788491903536
Mediation in Mexico and the use of ODR: Access tu Justice in the new reality. November-December 2020. Abogado Corporativo Magazine. Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (ANADE) National Lawyers Association for Business.
Speaker invited to National and International congresses, also invited by Universities, Bars and Lawyers Associations as well as ADR Associations to talk about mediation.
Compensation
Hourly Rate: $400.00
Daily Rate: Not provided
Study Rate: $200.00/hr
Cancellation: Not provided
Cancellation Period: Not provided
Comment:
Languages
English; Spanish
Citizenship
Mexico
Locale
Mexico
