Francisco’s practice focuses on international arbitration and cross border commercial litigation, primarily involving Latin America, where he advocates in English and Spanish. He has extensive experience in all phases of the international project life-cycle from the drafting of tailored dispute resolution clauses, to arbitrating controversies, to confirming and enforcing arbitral awards through existing conventions and investment treaties. 

Francisco has served as both arbitrator and party representative in ad hoc and administered disputes before international (including the ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and SCC) as well as regional administrating bodies (such as the AAA, BCC, CANACO, and LCC). Francisco likewise advises on investment treaty-arbitration. He has counseled clients on pre- and post-judgment attachment, the pursuit and application of interim and injunctive measures, as well as in obtaining evidence for use in domestic and international proceedings.

Francisco regularly serves as managing counsel to companies with assets, controversies, or interests throughout Latin America. He likewise supports clients on investigations, monitoring, and compliance matters around the world.

Francisco is an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, co-teaching the course, International Risk Management in Energy Projects and has guest lectured at the University of Alabama School of Law and the University of Houston on International Commercial Arbitration. He is currently Houston Co-Chair of the Firm’s Diversity Committee and has overseen and participated in tens of pro bono asylum cases through the Human Rights Initiative (“HRI”).