3Ct. James A. Graham Experience excerpts: Senior Equity Partner, 3CT

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1 3Ct Trre Avalanz, Pis 17, Batallón de San Patrici 109, Cl. Valle Oriente, San Pedr Garza García, 66260, N.L., Mexic Tel James A. Graham Experience excerpts: Senir Equity Partner, 3CT Tenured UANL prfessr, Favrable litigatin f a sharehlders dispute f an US-Mexican cmpany (460 M USD) Favrable litigatin f an internatinal sales cntract (20 M USD) Favrable defense against a 211 M eurs letter f credit against a Swiss cmpany Graduated, University f Paris Law Degree, University f Paris 2 LLM, University f Paris 1 Dctrate, University f Paris 1 Academic tenure, UANL: C-cunsel in a freign investment dispute between an Eurpean cmpany and an Asian State (237 M USD). Chairman f a tribunal in a dispute f a financial guarantee between an Eurpean and a Latin American cmpany (123 M EUROS) C-arbitratr in a dispute f heavy machinery between an Mexican and Italian cmpany under the CISG (30M USD). Head f the Internatinal Business & Law Department Head f the Internatinal Law Cllege Head f the Crprative Law LLM Expert Witness befre federal US Curts n Mexican Private Internatinal Law in a class actin (360M USD) Expert Witness befre federal US Curts n a parallel NAFTA arbitratin (100 M USD) Main Publicatins: Derech Favurable recurse befre the Federal curts fr a freign hedge fnd (856 M USD) Tratad de Arbitraje cmercial internacinal mexican Favurable recurse befre the Mexican Supreme Curt in regard t the freign applicable law in a telecmmunicatin case (685 M USD). Tería general internacinal de

2 Brn in Luxemburg in 1970, James Graham studied Law in Paris. Once he btained his JDS cum magna laude frm the University f Paris II (1996), he has been awarded a dctrate cum magna laude in Internatinal Law, Private Internatinal Law and Arbitratin Law frm the University f Paris I (2001, under the directin f Pierre Mayer). Furthermre, he cunts with a degree cum magna laude in Plitical Sciences frm the University f Paris II (1996) and a degree cum magna laude in Internatinal Relatins frm the Institut des Hautes Etudes Internatinales de Paris (1996) and visited The Hague Internatinal Law Academy (Private Internatinal Law and Internatinal Law, 1996). He started his career practising fr the Luxemburgish Justice Department, participating in varius sessins f The Hague Cnference n Private Internatinal Law. Afterwards, he taught law at the University f Saarland (Germany) and the University f Luxemburg. In that time, he cunselled as a Natinal Researcher (CRPGL- LDE) the Luxemburgish Gvernment, varius chambers f cmmerce, the Luxemburgish Banking Assciatin and the 100 Ranked Cmputer and IT Cmpanies (IBM, Tshiba, Tang, etc ) in matters f Internatinal Business Law, E-cmmerce, and Arbitratin. In 2001, he mved t Mexic, where he first wrked as Full Prfessr at the Facultad Libre de Derech de Mnterrey. One year later, he funded the law firm Lb & Graham, which in 2011 merged with a law firm in New Yrk and several ther Mexican firms t give raise t DeFrest, where as an internatinal partner he headed the Internatinal Law and Arbitratin Practice Grup, and at ne time was its CEO. Afterwards, in rder t escape the t many cnflict f interests inherent t any large firm, he decided t fund 3CT with all the members f its frmer ffice jining him. As Lawyer, he acts n a regular base in internatinal arbitral prceedings, as sle arbitratr, c-arbitratr r Chairman. He represents varius clients in judicial recgnitin and enfrcement f internatinal awards. His experience ranges frm ICC and AAA prceedings t UNCITRAL ad hc arbitratins, in English, Spanish, and French. Furthermre, he manages internatinal business cases including investment arbitratin. Amng his experience, ne may cite his practice as cunsel and lawyer in varius internatinal transactins like sales, telecmmunicatin, franchising, stand-by letters, crss-brder bankruptcies, internatinal payments, internatinal sprt cases, as well as his pr bn wrk in Child Restitutin cases, and in favur f varius Mexicans in Death Rw in the frame f the ICJ s Avena Ruling. Recently, his services are mre and mre required in the field f freign investment cases where internatinal law prblems are invlved. Presently, he als is a member f the cnsultative bard f the Mexican Center fr Arbitratin (CAM). As a mediatr, his experience ranges frm legislative wrk (drafter f the Mediatin Law f Nuev Len), t certificatin, and cmmercial mediatin, in particular in US-Mexican and Eurpean-Mexican cases. He was a funding member and legal advisr t the Mediatin Bar Assciatin f Nuev Len. As a Tenured Prfessr at the secnd largest university in Mexic (Universidad Autónma de Nuev León) he headed the Internatinal Law and Business Department, the Business Law LLM and the Cllege f Internatinal Law. He teaches Internatinal Law, Arbitratin, and Supranatinal Cnstitutinal Law in the Law Schl s Dctrate Prgram. He lectured, amng thers, at the Tec f Mnterrey, UNAM, La Salle University (Mexic), the San Simn University f Cchabamba (Blivia), the Universitarian Institute f Luxemburg, Facultad de Derech de La Habana (Cuba), Cmplutense (Madrid), El Rsari (Bgta), Universidad de San Francisc (Quit), Universidad Ri Grande (Brasil), etc, as well as with varius prfessinal assciatins. He is a Lifetime Fellw f the Mexican Academy f Private Internatinal Law and Cmparative Law and f the Mexican Sprts Law Academy; Hnrary

3 Member f the Blivian Academy f Criminal Sciences; Member f the Center fr Studies and Diffusin f Law in Latin America (CEDDAL); Hnrary Member f the Institute f Internatinal Studies, Cchabamba, Blivia; Hnrary Member f the Assciatin f Attenders and Alumni, Institut des Hautes Etudes Internatinales, Paris. He was a Vice Chair f the Arbitratin Cmmittee f the US-Mexic Bar Assciatin, a Chair f the Mexican Crprate Lawyer Assciatin (Chapter Nuev Len) and presided the Internatinal Arbitratin Club f Mnterrey; the Mexican Ftball Law Assciatin; the Litigatin and Arbitratin Cmmittee f the Mexican Bar Assciatin (Chapter Nuev Len); the Litigatin and Arbitratin Cmmittee; f the Mexican Crprate Lawyer Assciatin (Chapter Nuev Len); the Bar Assciatin f the Dctrs in Law f Nuev Len which he presided; and the Mexican Bar Assciatin f Certified Lawyers. He is currently the president f the Mexican Academy f Sprts Law and a member f the Bard f the US-Mexican Bar Assciatin. He is a member f the French Cmmittee f Arbitratin, American Sciety fr Internatinal Law, French Sciety fr Internatinal Law, Internatinal Law Assciatin, amng else. Amng his mst imprtant publicatins, ne may qute: Tería general del Derech internacinal, 2 nd ed., Zamanga editres, 2014 Tratad de Derech mexican del arbitraje cmercial internacinal, 2 nd Ed., Limusa, 2012 (with Perezniet Castr) El Derech internacinal privad de Nuev León, UANL, 2011 La Cnvención de Viena sbre Relacines Cnsulares y ls Nacinales Mexicans cndenads en ls Estads Unids, Vice ministeri de Justicia, Blivia, 2008 Guía práctica para la ejecución de sentencias y lauds cmerciales internacinales, Lazcan, 2007 Lectures n the Legal System f the United States, 3. ed, UDEM, 2007

4 RESUME Prf. James A. Graham EDUCATION Dctrate in Internatinal Law, Private Internatinal Law, and Arbitratin, University f Paris I Panthén-Srbnne, 2001 Master in Internatinal Law & Arbitratin, University f Paris I Panthén-Srbnne, 1997 Degree in Law, University f Paris II Panthén-Assas, 1996 Degree in Plitical Sciences, University f Paris II Panthén-Assas, 1996 Degree in Internatinal Relatins, Institut des Hautes Etudes Internatinales, Paris, 1996 Visiting Fellw, The Hague Academy f Internatinal Law, 1996 Admissin t the Bar Schl f Paris, 1996 ACADEMIC POSITIONS Tenured Prfessr, Universidad Autónma de Nuev León (2008- ) Teachings: Internatinal Law, Arbitratin (degree level); Internatinal Litigatin (master level); The Art f Teaching Law (dctrate level); Internatinal Investment Arbitratin (dctrate level), Head f the Internatinal Law and Business Department (2009-) Chair f the Internatinal Law Cllege (2009-) Directr f the Crprate Master (2010-) Invited Prfessr in Internatinal Trade Law, Master University f Mnterrey-University f Paris 2, Full Prfessr, University f Mnterrey, Teachings: Private Internatinal Law and Internatinal Arbitratin (degree level) US Law (master level) Chair f the Internatinal Law Academy ( ; ) Lecturer in Private Internatinal Law (master level), Universidad Autónma de Nuev León, Visiting Prfessr in Internatinal Law and Investment Arbitratin, University San Simn, Cchabamba, Blivia ( ) Lecturer in Cmparative Law, University f Mnterrey ( ) Tenured Prfessr, Facultad Libre de Derech, Mnterrey, Mexic ( ) Teachings: Internatinal Law, Private Internatinal Law, Internatinal Arbitratin (degree level), Directr f the ADR Center ( )

5 Lecturer in Civil Law, University f Saarland, Germany ( ) Lecturer in Criminal Law, University f Luxemburg ( ) Researcher in Private Internatinal Law, Natinal Research Center G. Lippman ( ) PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Senir Equity Partner, 3CT Internatinal Partner and Head f the Internatinal Law & Arbitratin Practice Grup, DeFrest, ; CEO ( ) Name Partner, Lb & Graham, Mnterrey, Private Of Cunsel t varius law firms, Luxemburg, LEGISLATIVE WORK Drafter fr the Federal Gvernment f the Statute f the Right f Victims fr the State f Nuev Len, 2012 Invited Cunsel fr the Refrm f the Extraditin Law, State s Attrney Office f Nuev Len, Mexic, 2007 Drafter f the Prpsal fr the Refrm f Prvisinal Measures Ex Parte in Arbitratin, Mexic, 2005 Invited Expert fr the creatin f the Virtual Tribunal, Cngress f Nuev Len, Mexic, 2005 Drafter f the Cybercrimes Sectin f the Prcedure Cde, Cngress f Nuev Len, Mexic, Invited Cunsel fr the draft f the ADR Law, State s Attrney Office f Nuev Len, Mexic, 2004 Expert fr the E-cmmerce Law, Cngress f Mexic, Member f the Legal Cmmissin, Media & Cmmunicatin Department f Luxemburg, 2001 Member f the ad hc Cmmissin fr Dmain Names Plicies, Gvernment f Luxemburg, 2001 Member f the Drafting Cmmittee fr the Luxemburgish E-cmmerce Act ( ) PROFESSIONAL and ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS Mexican Academy f Private Internatinal Law and Cmparative Law: Lifetime Member; Member f the Bard, Treasurer ( ), Secretary ( ) US-Mexic Bar Assciatin: Frmer Vice-President f the Arbitratin Cmmittee; member f the Bard ( ; ) Natinal Crprate Lawyers Assciatin: Frmer President f the Nuev Len Chapter ( ); frmer member f the Natinal Bard; Chair f the Litigatin & Arbitratin Cmmittee, and Member f the Bard f the Nuev Len Chapter ( ) Mexican Bar Assciatin: frmer member f the Bard f the Nuev Len Chapter; frmer Chair f the Litigatin & Arbitratin Cmmittee f the Nuev Len Chapter; Chair f the Internatinal Business Law Cmmittee f the Nuev Len Chapter ( ) Mexican Ftball Law Assciatin: President ( )( ) Mexican Academy fr Sprts Law: Liftime Member; President ( ) Cllege f Dctrs in Law f Nuev Len: frmer General Secretary; frmer President Memberships: American Sciety f Internatinal Law; Lndn Curt f Internatinal Law; Swiss Arbitratin Assciatin; French Arbitratin Cmmittee; German Arbitratin Institute; Internatinal Law Assciatin; Sciété française pur le Drit internatinal.

6 PUBLICATIONS Bks Manuel de Derech internacinal privad (Mexic City, Tirant L Blanch, 2016) Teria General del Derech internacinal, 2 nd ed. (Mexic City: Zamanga Editres, 2014) Tratad de Arbitraje Cmercial Internacinal Mexican, 2 nd ed. (Mexic City: Limusa, 2013) (with L. Perezniet) Guía práctica para la ejecución de sentencias y lauds cmerciales internacinales, 2 nd ed (Mnterrey: Zamanga Editres, 2014) El derech internacinal del fútbl, 2 nd ed (Mnterrey: Zamanga Editres, 2014) El derech internacinal privad de Nuev León (Mnterrey: UANL, 2012) (with E. Ocha) Teria General del Derech internacinal (Cchabamba: Kybus, 2012) Lectures f the Legal System f the US, 3 rd ed. (Mnterrey: UDEM, 2009) Ley de Métds Alterns de Slución de Cntrversias de Nuev León (Mnterrey: Lazcan, 2008) (with C. Treviñ) Guía práctica para la ejecución de sentencias y lauds cmerciales internacinales (Mnterrey: Lazcan, 2007) El derech internacinal del fútbl (Mnterrey: Lazcan, 2007) El fall Avena de la Crte Internacinal de Justicia y la vilación de ls derechs cnsulares de ls detenids extranjers (La Paz, Viceministeri de la Justicia, 2007) La Cnvención de Viena sbre Relacines Cnsulares y ls Nacinales Mexicans cndenads en ls Estads Unids (UDEM, 2006) Guía práctica para el Arbitraje Internacinal, (Mnterrey: Lazcan, 2005) (with C. Leal-Isla & H. Tijerina) El derech internacinal privad del cmerci electrónic (Mexic City: Themis, 2003) An Intrductin int E-cmmerce, Cyberbanking and Law (Luxemburg: Bauler, 2000) Chapters f bks La n ejecución de un laud cmercial cm una medida de exprpriación baj un tratad de prtección de la inversión extranjera, Actas del XXXV Seminari de Derech Internacinal Privad (Mexic City: Escuela Libre de Derech, 2013) La implementacin del cntrl de jus cgens en el derech intern, Actas del I Cngres de Derech Supranacinal (Mexic City: Escuela Libre de Derech, 2013) The cmpensatin f damage as result f the state s internatinal respnsability: an verview, Respnsabilidad internacinal de ls Estads (Argentina: EDUCC, 2012) La reparación del dañ cm resultad de la respnsabilidad patrimnial del Estad, Derech Internacinal Públic (Mexic City: Prrúa, 2012) La prblemática de ls estándares en Derech internacinal de las Inversines, Rets y perspectivas del Derech mexican en el sigl XXI (Mexic City: BMA, 2012) 1005 Relectura de la filsfía del derech internacinal de Agustín Basave, Estudis Jurídics en hmenaje al dctr Agustín Basave Fernández del Valle (Mnterrey: UANL, 2011) El acuerd arbitral y ls falss tercers, Escenaris actuales delarbitraje internacinal (Mnterrey: UDEM, 2011) La factibilidad de instaurar prcedimients arbitrales en materia fiscal, Lex Negtii III (Mexic city: Dfiscal, 2011) Hw case law made Mexic a true Internatinal Arbitratin place, Liber Amicrum Bernard Cremades, (Madrid: La ley, 2010) La n ejecución de un laud arbitral cmercial cm exprpiación indirecta, Arbitraje en Materia de Inversines (Mexic city: UNAM, 2010) Guantánam, símbl de la injusticia?, Guantánam y el Imperi del Derech en el Cntext

7 Internacinal (Argentina: EDUCC, 2010) Case cncerning the dispute regarding navigatinal and related rights (Csta Rica v. Nicaragua), Derech, Refrma del Estad y Gbernabilidad Frente a ls Prcess de Integración Latinamericana (Mnterrey: UANL, 2009)141 Panrama del arbitraje en Méxic, Métds Alterns de Reslución de Cnflicts (Queretar: Fundap, 2009) 55 El artícul VII de la Cnvención de Nueva Yrk y la ejecución de lauds anulads en el Estad del lugar sede del arbitraje, Cnvención de Nueva Yrk de 1958 (Peru: IPA, 2009) Generalidades del arbitraje y el acuerd arbitral, Mediación y Arbitraje (Mexic: Prrúa, 2009) La atracción de ls n firmantes de la cláusula cmprmisria en ls prcedimients arbitrales, Obra en hmenaje a Rdlf Cruz Miramntes (Mexic City: UNAM, 2008) La muerte prgramada del Estad sede del arbitraje?, Estudis de arbitraje. El arbitraje en el Perú y en el mund, (Lima: Institut Peruan de Arbitraje, 2008) 745 La muerte prgramada del Estad sede del arbitraje?, Estudis de arbitraje. Libr hmenaje al prfesr Patrici Aylwin Azócar (Santiag de Chile: Editrial Jurídica de Chile, 2007) 595 Méxic, Derechs humans y Derech internacinal, Derech, Ética y Plítica a inicis del Sigl XXI (Mnterrey: UANL, 2007) 203 La Jurisprudencia francesa en materia de respnsabilidad médica, in: Grjón & alii, Arbitraje médic, 2da ed. (Mnterrey: UANL, 2006) The Cybersecurities' Ntin f "Targeting" in General Private Internatinal Law, Acts del II Cngres Mundial para el Derech Infrmátic (Madrid: Universidad Cmplutense, 2003) Le nuveau règlement cmmunautaire sur les prcédures d inslvabilité, Guide des cmptes annuels pur le Luxemburg (Bruxelles : Kluwer, 2001) Papers Cncimient y Cultura Jurídica La re-nacinalización rampante del alt mar, 5 (2011) 213 La intrducción del cntrl cnvencinal en el derech psitiv mexican, 3 (2009) 13 La Transnacinalización del Arbitraje, 2 (2008) 199 El principi de la kmpetenz-kmpetenz en la actualidad mexicana, 1 (2007) 217 Revista Mexicana de Derech Internacinal Privad y Cmparad La restitución internacinal de menres en algunas tesis de ls Tribunales Federales mexicans, 27 (2010) 71 Alguns Breves Cmentaris a las Dispsicines sbre las Obligacines Cntractuales y Extracntractuales del Pryect de Códig Mdel de Derech Internacinal Privad, 26 (2010) 109 SCJN: Tesis Jurisprudencial 146/2007: Laud arbitral. Cntra la Interlcutria que Declara su Nulidad Prcede el Juici de Ampar Indirect, 24 (2009) 93 Pderes Otrgads en el Extranjer. Alcance de la Apstilla Cuand sn Validads pr un Funcinari Públic, 24 (2009) 97 Juici Arbitral. N Puede Abslver Litigis Crrespndientes a ls Tribunales Judiciales, 24 (2009) 99 Ley Aplicable a la Frma del Matrimni Celebrad al Extranjer: cmentaris a la Tesis CXIV/2006 de la Suprema Crte de Justicia de la Nación, 22 (2008) 99 Recncimient y Ejecución de Lauds Extranjers, Observacines a la Tesis CXIX/2005 de la Suprema Crte de Justicia de la Nación, 19 (2006) 43 Dónde se queda la legítima expectativa de ls Estads en ls arbitrajes en materia de inversines extranjeras?, 15 (2004) 147

8 Revista Latinamericana de Mediación y Arbitraje: La tercerización de la financiación del arbitraje internacinal, XII (2012) 3 La previsibilidad en materia de arbitraje sbre inversión extranjera: criteris jurídics cntradictris y ls cass CMS y LG&E, VII (2007) 122 Sme bservatins n the kmpetenz-kmpetenz principle and related issues, VI (2006) 131 Mexic: UNCITRAL Mdel Law Related Case Law, IV (2004) 190 Dónde se queda la legítima expectativa de ls Estads en ls arbitrajes en materia de inversines extranjeras?, III (2003) 96 Saptadhikaranasamatha, arbitraje restaurativ y recnciliación explicativa, II (2002)112 El prcedimient de la UDRP n es definitivamente un prcedimient arbitral, II (2002) 6 Grundlegung y lex cntractus en ls cntracts estatales, I (2001) 18 Revista Internacinal de Derech y Ciencias Sciales, UDEM: The internatinal watercurse case Csta Rica vs Nicaragua, 18 (2011) 49 Crónica de jurisprudencia en materia arbitral , 14 (2009) 83 Hacia una verdadera justicia arbitral transnacinal del sigl XXI, 11 (2007) 31 El reglament de la Unión Eurpea sbre prcedimients de inslvencias transfrnterizas, 9 (2006) 67 Breves bservacines sbre el cntrat sin ley en materia internacinal, 8 (2006) 74 La práctica de la revisión de ls lauds en materia de arbitraje institucinal, 6 (2005) 79 La fase pst-arbitral en materia de cntrversias cmerciales internacinales, 5 (2004) 9 Bletín infrmativ, CAM: La negación pr parte de la SCJN del atribut de definitividad a ls lauds arbitrales, January 2013 Un nuev pas adelante en materia de arbitraje cmercial en Méxic, N 32, February 2008 Supreme Curt denies the kmpetenz-kmpetenz principle, September 2006 Revue de l arbitrage Chrniques de jurisprudence Mexicaine 1(2012) Jurisprudence Étrangère, 1 (2011) 201 Chrniques de jurisprudence Étrangère, 1 (2010) 147 Jurisprudence Étrangère, 4 (2006) 1039 Jurisprudence Étrangère, 3 (2005) 775 Newsletter Arbitratin Internatinal Bar Assciatin Awards are n lnger mandatry withut prir judicial recgnitin, 2013 (t be published) Mexican Supreme Curt decisins n the authrity f curts ver arbitratin agreements and the enfrcement f awards, 2008 Revista de arbitraje cmercial y de inversines Las decisines arbitrales en derech y en amigable cmpsición en búsqueda de su carácter bligatri y final ante la Suprema Crte mexicana

9 El arbitraje cmercial internacinal latinamerican, en busca de una dctrina prpia 4 (2011) 455 Revista de Derech Privad La ley aplicable a ls cntrats arbitrales, 2 (2012) 281 Transnatinal Dispute Management Available Recurses in Mexic t Challenge the Result f an Arbitratin (2011) Revista Ecuatriana de Arbitraje La n ejecución de un Laud Arbitral Cmercial Internacinal cm exprpiación directa, (2010) 225 Arbitratin Mexican Supreme Curt rejects the principle f kmpetenz-kmpetenz, 72 (2006) 388 Lima Arbitratin El principi de la cmpetencia-cmpetencia en la actualidad mexicana, 2 (2007) 240 Revista Peruana de Arbitraje La falsa extensión el acuerd arbitral a tercers 7 (2008) 155 El Acuerd La utilidad del Acta de misión en ls prcedimients arbitrales, #70, 2005 Revista Brasileña de Arbitraje La figura del ampar y la ejecución de ls lauds en Méxic, (2004)100 Suplement de Derech Internacinal Privad - el Dial Breves bservacines sbre la nción de cnflict en el derech internacinal privad mdern, 30/5/2005 The Internatinal Cmmercial Practitiners' Newsletter, ABA Internatinal Aspects f Distributin Agreements in Mexican Law, #2,