Before dedicating herself full-time to arbitration, Elsa was the head of the international arbitration practice at Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, one of Mexico's most prestigious law firms, where she led the representation of clients in large-scale disputes and consolidated her career as an arbitrator.
Her joining Creel was preceded by more than fifteen years of independent practice at Ortega y Gómez Ruano, a boutique law firm specializing in arbitration that she cofounded, from which she acted both as arbitrator and as party-appointed counsel in domestic and international arbitration proceedings.
Elsa began her career in arbitration under the direction of Guillermo Aguilar Álvarez at SAI Consultores, where she represented clients in high-profile arbitration cases and received her first appointments as arbitrator.
Curriculum vitae
Founder, Arbiter 2026
Partner, Creel, García-Cuellar, Aiza y Enríquez 2022-2026
Founder and Partner, Ortega y Gómez Ruano 2007-2022
Associate, SAI Consultores 1999-2007
Associate, Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa 1996-1999
Diploma on International Trade Negotiations, El Colegio de México and Ministry of Economy, Mexico 2020-2021
Advanced Arbitration Academy for Latin America Diploma, International Chamber of Commerce 2016-2018
LL.M. in European Legal Studies, College of Europe, Brugge, Belgium 1997-1998
Bachelor of Laws (J.D. equivalent), Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, Mexico 1991-1996
Mexican
Languages
Spanish, native English, bilingual proficiency
French, advanced
