Erin Castro

Erin has extensive experience in strategic areas including customs compliance, export and import regulations, maquiladora operations, and advising companies with IMMEX and PROSEC programs. She specializes in proceedings against unfair trade practices, safeguard measures, and international arbitration, with a comprehensive focus on complex cross-border transactions for governments and multinational corporations.
She has represented Mexico in Investor-State arbitration proceedings before ICSID and the World Bank, participating in major international trade negotiations such as the Free Trade Agreement between the Pacific Alliance and Singapore, USMCA, and UNCITRAL Working Group III. During Mexico's Pro Tempore Presidency of the Pacific Alliance, she coordinated specialized technical working groups.
As a recognized thought leader, she has presented at numerous international trade and arbitration conferences. She is a member of prestigious professional associations including the American Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Association, and American Society of International Law.
She holds an LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law from American University Washington College of Law and a J.D. from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), with international studies at Sciences Po, Paris.
She was admitted to practice law in Mexico in 2020, has anticipated admission to the New York Bar (2026), and contributes to public service through her volunteer work with FIFA.