Mr. Chanez graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. While at Tulane, Mr. Chanez was a member of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, Pi SIgma Alpha Honor Association and the Pi Alpha Beta Nation History Honor Society. He attended Loyola University New Orleans College of Law where he graduated with Honors in May 2009. In law school Mr. Chanez achieved recognition with the following Honors and Law Journals:

• Loyola Law and Technology Annual, Managing Editor
• Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, Member
• Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, Editorial Board Award
• Frank Deutschmann Award Recipient Highest Grade in Insurance Law
• Police Jury Association Award Recipient – Highest Grade in Real Estate Transactions
• Law Excellence Award Recipient – Highest Grade in International Energy Law
• Anzelmo-Steward Scholarship Recipient.

Mr Chanez received a masters of law, Latin Legum Magister (LLM) with Merit Honors in 2010 from Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom. His specialization was Antitrust law. His dissertation title was “Un-caging the Jaguar: An Analysis of Regional Competition Agreements within the Americas.”