Chilean Lawyer, since 1999. Aijudefa Founder and Past President. UIA Family Law Commission past president, IAFL Fellow since 2012, ABA Int, NYC Bar Association, IBDFAM, AAF and Colegio de Abogados de Chile. Senior partner at Horvitz & Cia. Lawyer of the year by Best Lawyers 2024

ANA MARÍA KUDISCH CASTELLÓ is the sole administrator of Kudisch Abogados S.C., an independent law firm she has led for over 20 years, working alongside highly experienced lawyers and expert consultants who support her legal practice.
She earned a Master’s Degree in Family Law from the Instituto de Ciencias Jurídicas, now Universidad Tepantlato. She is Private Mediator No. 002, certified by the Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City.
Ana María has been appointed as an expert witness in Mexican Family Law in the United States and Canada, with extensive experience in child abduction and restitution cases. Since 2001, she has been an active member of the Mexican Bar Association.
In 2019, she was appointed Vice President of the Mexican Bar Foundation and received the Pro Bono Award in 2016 from the same organization. She also served as Council Member of the National Bar Association from 2020 to 2021.
She is an active member of the National College of Mediators (CONAMEC).
Internationally, she is a member of:
• The International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
• The American Bar Association (ABA) – Family Law Commission
• The International Association of Family Law Jurists (AIJUDEFA)
• The International Association of Lawyers (UIA) – Family Commission and Interstate Planning Commission

Maria holds a degree in Law from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, and a Master's degree in Private Law from the Université Paris XI (France) in 2005. She began her legal practice in Madrid in 2006, specialising in family and child law from the outset. Specialized in international family law from the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid, she combines the defense of cases with participation in conferences and congresses on family law and child protection, at national and international level. Since 2015, she has been practising as a civil mediator in the field of family law. Since 2016, she has co-directed and taught the Master's in Family and Succession Law at the Barcelona Bar Association. She is a member of the Childhood and Adolescence Subcommittee of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers and co-president of the Childhood and Adolescence Section of the Madrid Bar Association. Involved in teaching and field studies, her contributions include: Member of the research team for the DAPHNE Programme – EUROPEAN CHARTER project on L’Avocat des Femmes Victimes de Violence, supported and funded by the European Union. Participation on behalf of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers before the Committee on the Rights of the Child in the pre-session of Spain's 7th periodic review. External advisor to the Expert Group for a report commissioned by the Ministry of Youth and Children on child and adolescent protection in the digital environment. Direct involvement through associations and institutions as an external advisor in drafting amendments to regional and national legislation on childhood and adolescence rights. She is a member of national and international family and child law associations, including AEAFA, AIJUDEFA, ACF, AMAFI, and the Family and Law Platform.

Family Law Practice since 1999 in Santo Domingo. Attended many international meetings regarding children's rights and work on the ratification process of the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. Teaches Family Law at local university. Former Vice Minister of the Presidency (2020-2024) Opened up her own practice on January 2010.

Cassio S. Namur • Masters in Comparative Civil Law, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC / SP), 2006 • MBA in Corporate Finance, Economics and Administration School (FEA) of the University of São Paulo (USP), 1993 • Degree in Law, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC / SP), 1986 • Lawyer in São Paulo (Brazilian Bar Association), since 1988, presently partner of Tortoro, Madureira and Ragazzi, where he works in Arbitration, Civil Law, Family and Succession Law, Institutional and Government Relations. • Specialized in Family and Succession Law also as in Estate Planning. Practice areas in the Family Law field are: Adoption, Appeals, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contract, Child Support, Cohabitation, Divorce, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Property Issues, Finance: Trust, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony. • Lawyer in Lisbon (Portuguese Bar Association), since 2017. • Immedaite past president of the International Association of Family Law Jurists (AIJUDEFA), 2022-2024 period. • Governor at Large, International Academy of Family Lawyers, (IAFL), 2021-2023 and 2023-2024 periods. • Member of the Deliberative Council and Director of International Relations of the São Paulo Lawyers Institute (IASP). • First Deputy Director of International Relations of the Brazilian Institute of Family Law (IBDFAM) • Member of the Arbitration and Mediation Center Referees List of the Brazil Lebanon Chamber of Commerce (CCBL) and the Eurochamber Chamber of Arbitration (CAE), in São Paulo • Second vice-president of the Federation of the Portuguese Language Lawyers (FALP) • Member and several international entities, such as International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), presently Governor at Large, International Society of Family Law (ISFL), Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) and International Bar Association (IBA) • Former Assistant Professor of Civil Law Teaching at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Law School (PUC /SP) • Has written, lectured and broadcast on family law issues