Profile

José Alberro coheads Cornerstone Research's international arbitration and litigation practice. He has provided expert testimony in both investor-state and commercial disputes in English, French and Spanish. He has been an arbitrator at ICSID and an Independent Expert at ICC. Dr. Alberro has estimated damages in a variety of industries, with particular depth in oil and natural gas, petrochemicals, electricity, mineral resources (uranium; gold; silver), telecommunications, construction projects; port operations; and real estate development projects.

Dr. Alberro was the CEO of a natural gas company with $10 billion in sales. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago. He was a tenured full professor at the age of 33 and taught economics at universities in the United States, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Science and has published extensively in academic journals. He has consulted for the UN, ECLAC, UNDP, the WB and the IMF.

Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in all phases of complex litigation and regulatory proceedings. The firm has earned a reputation for consistent high quality and effectiveness for over 30 years.