Alejandro N Gomez-Strozzi

Partner

Alejandro N Gomez-Strozzi

Partner

Alejandro N. Gómez-Strozzi is a leading international trade attorney, providing advisory and consulting services related to international trade compliance, antidumping, customs, foreign trade, competition, antitrust, regulatory, and Mexican administrative law. He is a partner in the firm’s International Trade and Transactions Practices, where he advises major multinational companies in the automotive, steel, consumer products, and other sectors.

Alejandro provides advice regarding available foreign trade programs, tax implications of foreign trade operations, implementation of free trade agreements entered into by Mexico, customs procedures, trade compliance, and unfair trade practices. He represented a number of industries during the full negotiating process to conclude the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). He has private and public sector experience in the alternate dispute resolution processes of the World Trade Organization, and the now USMCA (formerly NAFTA).

As the lead trade consultant of the Mexican associations and confederations of pork, poultry, and beef producers, Alejandro provides advice in tariff and nontariff trade regulations and standardization. He participates in the defense of their interests in both domestic courts and international trade panels.

Alejandro has experience in private practice and government as well. During President Vicente Fox´s administration (2000-2006), Alejandro was the Undersecretary of Economy in charge of foreign investment, standards, and trade remedies. In addition, he previously led the Mexican Investigative Authority regarding trade remedies and safeguards (UPCI) in the Ministry of Economy.  Alejandro began his legal career by clerking in Mexico´s Supreme Court of Justice and is admitted both across Mexico and in New York.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Recognized, The Best Lawyers in Mexico (Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith eds., Woodward/White Inc.)
    • International Trade and Finance Law (2020)
  • Recognized, The Legal 500 Latin America
  • Merit in Advocacy by the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (2014)

Affiliations

  • Professor, Monterrey Institute of Technology in the Master of Laws Program (2000)
  • Professor, Graduate Program of the University of the Americas, Mexico City (2013, 2015)

Presentations and Publications

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English
23 September 2024 In the News

Alejandro Gomez-Strozzi Assesses Proposed US Prohibitions on Foreign Connected Vehicle Tech

Foley & Lardner LLP partner Alejandro Gómez-Strozzi assessed the U.S. Department of Commerce's recently proposed ban on the importation of connected vehicles that contain Chinese and Russian software and hardware in the El Economista article, “EU anuncia prohibiciones a las importaciones automotrices desde China y Rusia por tecnología.”
09 September 2024 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

Mexico's Creation of Electric Vehicle Standards Provides An Opportunity for Companies to Influence Final NOM Provisions

Mexico is on the electric vehicles mandatory-technical-standard (NOM)-creation roll. (“NOM” is the acronym for Normas Oficiales Mexicanas.)
19 July 2024 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

Chinese Mobility in the USMCA Region: A Choking Process that will Upend the U.S. and Mexican Automotive Industries

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement automotive sector must be prepared to navigate a new set of requirements that will likely reshape supply chains, impact costs, and alter the competitive dynamics within the industry.
15 May 2024 Manufacturing Industry Advisor

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About …Tariff Increases in Mexico and Their Potential Impact on Your Supply Chain

On April 22, 2024, Mexico’s president increased import duties in the range of 5% to 50% on 544 Harmonized System (HS) codes, affecting a significant number of product categories such as steel, aluminum, textiles, plastics, glass, chemicals, electric, and transportation materials, among others.
09 May 2024 Foley In Fashion

Chinese Footwear Imports Feeling the Heat in Mexico: Antidumping Investigation and Increased Duties

On April 26, 2024, the Mexican Government initiated an antidumping investigation on Chinese footwear imports.
17 January 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Barnes Group in Sale of Associated Spring™ and Hänggi™ Businesses

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Barnes Group Inc., a global provider of highly engineered products, differentiated industrial technologies, and innovative solutions, in its entering into a definitive agreement to sell its Associated Spring™ and Hänggi™ businesses to One Equity Partners.