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Alberto Román Palencia graduated in 1995 from the Universidad Iberoamericana, Campus Santa Fe, in Mexico City, receiving a law degree in 1996, after supporting a professional examination.
He carried out face-to-face studies (teaching part) of the Doctorate course in European Union Law and Human Rights, taught by the National Distance Education University of Madrid (UNED). He was Full Professor of the Civil Procedural Law course at the Law Department of the Universidad Iberoamericana, AC, from January 1997 to June 2000, and from August 2001 to 2010. He has been Professor of the subject of Processes and Jurisdictions, in the Law degree of the Center for Economic Research and Teaching, AC. He has participated as a Guest Professor to teach the Test Module, within the Diploma in Civil Procedure, carried out by the Universidad Iberoamericana AC, Campus Laguna, Torreón Coahuila.
He is an active member of the Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, AC and the Union Internationale Des Avocats (International Lawyers Union) based in Paris, France. He is also a full member of the Illustrious and National Bar Association of Mexico.
In addition to the multiple seminars and courses in which he has participated, he has carried out, among others, the following activities:
He was honorary guest speaker of the Special Commission for the Preparation of the Civil Code and Civil Procedures for the Federal District, convened by the First Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (as of August 1998).
He was Sub-coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of the Mexican Bar, Colegio de Abogados, AC, from August 2002 to September 2004.
He was invited as a speaker at the First National Congress “Culture of Legality and Legal Information”, organised by the Ministry of the Interior of the Federal Executive Power, in October 2003.
He is an associate and proprietary member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Legal Services, AC (body for the defence and free assistance of people with limited resources), dependent on the Mexican Bar, Colegio de Abogados, AC.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, AC, from February 2007 to February 2011.
His conference and panel appearances include:
Relevant aspects about the new bankruptcy legal framework (ISEC University, AC; Administration and Law Week; Wednesday June 21, 2000).
New bankruptcy commercial legal framework (Directors of various companies and staff of various Banking Institutions, Grupo Frysa, Monday, January 15, 2001).
He was a panellist in the debate held on the matter of Pro-Bono Legal Service, organised by the Directorate of Law Student Societies and the Ibero-American University, Santa Fe Campus, in February 2006.
Access to Justice and Pro - Bono Culture in Mexico; Lecture given within the framework of the law conferences of the Universidad Iberoamericana, Santa Fe campus. October 3, 2006.
Speaker of the Pro - Bono Seminar organised by the Mexican Bar, Colegio de Abogados, AC, with the assistance of Mexican and American lawyers, which was verified at the University Club of Mexico. November 9, 2006.
