Lawyer for the Mexico City-based Escuela Libre de Derecho, holding a master’s degree in Data Protection and Access to Information from the San Pablo-CEU University, Madrid, Spain.
For more than 20 years, he has focused on the protection of personal data, dedicating 15 years to public service and 5 to independent international consulting.
Edgardo has worked with the Mexican Data Protection Authority (DPA) where he stands out for his participation in the following works:
● Preparation of the draft reforms to the Mexican Constitution to include the right to the protection of personal data.
● Consulting for the adhesion and subscription to the agreement for the protection of individuals with respect to the automated processing of personal data and its additional protocol. (Agreement 108).
● Negotiation of the trade agreement between Mexico, the United States, and Canada (T-MEC/USMCA), specifically in the chapter on electronic commerce (personal data).
● Support for the draft reforms of the Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties and its Regulations.
● Preparation of the draft reforms of the General Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Obligated Subjects and its guidelines.
From his time as an independent international consultant with the Inter-American Development Bank, the following projects stand out:
● Consulting for regulatory strengthening to facilitate the cross-border flow of personal data between members of the Pacific Alliance.
● Preparation of a comparative study on personal data laws in Latin America and the Caribbean.
● Participation in the creation of the draft Regulation of the Organic Law on Personal Data Protection of Ecuador.
● Advice on the design of draft personal data laws in Bolivia and Honduras.