LÓPEZ VELARDE, ROGELIO |
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Attorney and Counselor-at-Law, admitted in Mexico in 1988, and in the State of New York in 1991. Mr. López-Velarde received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho), summa cum laude, from the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School in 1988, and earned his LL.M. degree from University of Houston Law Center in 1989.
Mr. López-Velarde held various positions at Pemex during 1988-1993, including that of Financial Advisor to the Finance Department, In-House Counsel in Houston, Texas, In-House Counsel in New York, and Head of the International Legal Department of Pemex. He was honored with the “Most Distinguished Attorney Award” of Pemex for the period 1990-1991.
Mr. López-Velarde practice concentrates on international business transactions, with special emphasis on international energy matters, NAFTA, and international business transactions.
Mr. López-Velarde is the former Chairman of the Energy Committee of the Mexican Bar Association, and currently he is the President for the Latin America Chapter of the Association of the International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN).
Mr. López-Velarde was a Professor of Private International Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School from 1992-2000, was Visiting Professor of Judicial Process on the Mexican Legal Studies Program at the University of Houston Law Center, and he is currently the director of the Energy Law Seminar organized between the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Mexican Bar Association. He has been an active speaker on numerous occasions, and has extensively published articles on international law in Mexico, U.S., Canada, Europe and South America. He is a member of the Mexican Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Mexican Academy of Private International Law, among other associations. He is the Mexican representative of the Editorial Board of the Oil & Gas Law and Taxation Review, the U.K.-based International Law Office, and the Oil & Gas Committee of the International Bar Association, and Editorial Board of the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law of the International Bar Association.
Mr. López-Velarde has been appointed by the Mexican Government as representative in the NAFTA Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes, and has been designated as arbitrator in NAFTA-related commercial arbitration proceedings.
Mr. López-Velarde is considered by Euromoney, Who is Who and Latin Lawyer as one of the top energy lawyers in the world.
HEFTYE, EDUARDO |
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Attorney and Counselor-at-Law, admitted in Mexico in 1989. Mr. Heftye received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho), summa cum laude, from the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School in 1989. Mr. Heftye has graduate studies in Taxation and Corporate Law in Mexico.
Mr. Heftye has been a Professor of Business Organizations Law at Universidad Iberoamericana for the last eleven years. He is a member of the Mexican Bar Association. Mr. Eduardo Heftye has focused his practice in the areas of corporate law, finance, taxation, foreign investment and real estate.
ELIZONDO, LEÓN RICARDO |
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Attorney and Counselor-at-Law, admitted in Mexico in 1990 from the Universidad Tecnológica de México. He obtained his LL.M. degree in 1993 from the University of Houston Law Center and his MBA from IPADE in 1999. He is the former General Counsel of Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission, from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Elizondo was part of the Working Group formed under NAFTA’s article 1501 and advised Mexico on the Bilateral Antitrust agreement with the USA.
He was also an in-house counsel with the Pemex Houston Legal Department, and a visiting attorney at the Houston, Texas law firm Crady, Jewett & McCulley, L.L.P.
He has been professor of Antitrust Law at Universidad Panamericana and ITAM law schools. Mr. Elizondo authored Chapter 9 of the book Competition Regulation at the Pacific Rim (Oceanic Publication, Inc.), entitled “Mexico’s Federal Law of Economic Competition“; Antitrust Law in the Energy Industry” in a Joint Publication of the Ministry of Energy and the Legal Research Institute of UNAM, Relative “The 2002 Handbook of Competition Enforcement Agencies. Mexico’s Chapter”. Global Competition Review. Special Report as partner with Lopez Velarde Heftye y Soria, S.C.; “Landmark Cases Related to Proceedings Commenced by the CFC for Monopolistic Practices”. United States - Mexico Law Journal, 2001.. He has been an active speaker in seminars and conferences on economic competition in Mexico and in the U.S. Global Counsel has recommended him as leading antitrust practitioner.
Mr. Elizondo is member of the BMA, ABA, ANADE and IBA.
Mr. Elizondo specializes in antitrust, litigation, government procurement, and international business transactions.
SORIA, GERARDO |
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Attorney and Counselor-at-Law, admitted in Mexico. Mr. Soria received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho), summa cum laude, from the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School in 1991. In January 2002, he was appointed by the President of Mexico, Vicente Fox, Commissioner of the Federal Telecommunications Commission.
In September 2002 he joined Lopez Velarde, Heftye y Soria, S.C. as head of its telecommunications practice. His legal practice focuses in telecommunications, stock capital, corporate and debt restructures, mergers and acquisitions, international co-investments, infrastructure and project financing.
He has actively participated in mergers and acquisitions of telecommunication companies.
He has broad experience in representing telecommunications companies in Mexico as well as in South America.
His expertise in representing telecommunication companies includes the representation of several foreign and domestic companies in a broad range of telecommunication services, including, among others, local and long distance services, cellular services, satellite services, cable television, open radio and television, value added services and remote communication services (such as mobile radio localization).
He has advised companies regarding the structure, negotiation, bidding process, permits and authorization for local service, fixed and mobile, wire, wireless and long distance services. In addition, he has represented and advised clients regarding the establishment and operation of diverse telecommunication services.
Furthermore, he has broad experience in representing and advising telephone companies in technology acquisition -hardware and software- for the modernization and digitalization of their networks, rendering of new digital services, as well as in the negotiation of equipment supply and turn key agreements, related to the installation and operation of telecommunication and telephonic networks.
His expertise in telecommunications includes the representation and advising of basic telephone service companies, local, long distance and cellular service, regarding the interconnection thereof with other public telecommunication networks, foreign and domestic. In connection with the foregoing, he has represented and advised telephone companies in interconnection negotiations, proportional traffic exchange and international settlement rates with the principal long distance carriers in the United States of America.
Mr. Soria is member of the Telecommunications Law Commission of the Mexican Bar Association, and founding member and Chairman of the Telecommunications Law Institute.
JIMÉNEZ, JORGE |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 1997, and in the State of New York in 2000. He received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho), summa cum laude, from the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School, and earned his LL.M. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. He has been recognized by Euromoney in its 2005. Guide to the World's Leading energy and Natural Resources Lawyers.
Mr. Jiménez is a fulbrightt scholar professor in the Graduate Studies Division of the Universidad Iberoamericana, where he teaches Energy Law. He is a regular contributor of articles for the North American Free Trade and Investment Report, and the Latin American Law and Business Report.
He writes on the topics of foreign investment and legal aspects affecting international business in Mexico. He is also an active speaker on these topics. Mr. Jiménez has published legal materials on energy and antitrust in law reviews in Mexico and Europe. Mr. Jiménez is a member of the Mexican Bar, the New York State Bar, the American Bar Association, the Texas-Mexico Bar Association and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, and the fulbright Board.
Mr. Jiménez is also admitted by the Federal Courts as an authorized court translator.
During 1999 and 2000 Mr. Jiménez worked as foreign associate in the law firm of Porter & Hedges in Houston, Texas. Mr. Jiménez’ practice areas include government procurement, energy, infrastructure, foreign investment, antitrust and arbitration.
PIANA, MARIO |
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Mario Piana obtained his law degree in 1996 (Licenciado en Derecho) from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). He has postgraduate studies in Obligations and Contracts from Escuela Libre de Derecho.
He has spent most of his professional practice in prominent law firms in Mexico City. During the years of 2001 and 2002 he was invited as visiting foreign lawyer in the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in Houston, Texas.
He represents an array of Mexican and foreign clients in domestic and international transactions. He has broad experience in advising and representing clients in cross-border transactions, project finance, infrastructure, telecommunications, energy, railroads, among other matters. He has also participated as counsel in transactions related to real estate, leisure and hospitality industry, and related services. As part of his general practice in corporate matters, he is continuously involved in mergers, acquisitions, and in structuring special corporate vehicles, joint ventures, associations, subsidiaries, as well as in planning all kinds of investment strategies according to clients’ specific needs.
His practice also involves the representation and advising of clients in public and private, national and/or international, bids. He represents clients in administrative proceedings before all Mexican governmental and regulatory agencies. He renders general legal advice in commercial law, civil law, and international commerce.
Euromoney recognized him in its 2005 “Guide to the World’s Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers”.
He is a member of the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C.) since 1997.
He has been an active speaker at national and international forums on topics related to foreign investment, telecommunications, and general aspects of doing business in Mexico.
BASILA LAGO, MAURICIO |
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Attorney and counselor at law admitted in Mexico in 1993. He obtained his law degree from Universidad La Salle, and a Master degree in International Banking and Financial Law from Boston University.
His career experience has been mainly within the financial sector, public and private. He has been legal manager for a banking group. In the federal government, at the Nation’s Treasury, he was Secretary to the Treasurer and Deputy Director General for assets disposition and management. At the Treasury, he led the last reform to the Treasury law.
From 2001 to 2004 he was Director General of Issuers at the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), participating in the reform of 2001 of the securities market law to introduce principles of corporate governance in the legislation for the first time, and a new debt instrument, specially created for the capital markets.
From 2004 to 2007, he was Vice President of Securities Market Regulation at the CNBV, where he coordinated a working group of authorities and renowned practitioners that drafted a new securities market law, to promote private equity, corporate governance and foster investors’ protection, passed by congress in 2005.
He has been a professor of securities and financial law, and corporate law at Universidad La Salle and securities market and derivatives at the Seminar of Financial Law at Universidad Iberoamericana, where he received an award as one of the university’s best postgraduate professors.
He has published articles related with securities law in the monthly publication of the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants, and invited to collaborate in publications related to securities regulation.
He is a frequent speaker in seminars and conferences in Mexico and abroad in topics related with securities market regulation, corporate governance, private equity, derivatives, and investment funds.
Mr. Basila practice concentrates on the finance and securities areas.
CONTRERAS, JOAQUIN |
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Attorney and Counselor-at-Law, admitted in Mexico in 1989. He received his J.D. degree (Licenciado en Derecho) from Universidad Iberoamericana and his LL.M. degree in 1991 from the University of Houston. From 1992 to 1993, he acted as international counsel for Pemex in Houston and New York and representative of the legal department in New York at the law firm Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton.
Mr. Contreras was the resident partner of our Port of Tampico-Altamira office until August, 2005 when he moved to the Mexico City office. Prior to joining our Firm, Mr. Contreras was the Director of the Customs Administration of the Port of Altamira, the largest industrial and energy port of the north-east cost in Mexico. He also acted as Chief Regional Counsel for the North-Center Region for the Mexican Tax Service Administration, Chief of Staff of the General Directorate of Foreign Investment of the Ministry of Commerce and Advisor to the Ministry of Energy. He is a member of the Mexican Bar Association and the International Bar Association.
From 1989 to 93, Mr. Contreras acted as international counsel for Pemex in Houston and New York and representative of the legal department in New york at the law firm Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton.
Mr. Contreras areas of expertise are general corporate law, international trade and customs, oil and gas, foreign investment, international commercial transactions in particular related to ports, energy and maritime projects and antitrust law. Mr. Contreras practice also includes administrative litigation before different governmental agencies and courts. He is professor of International Trade Law at Universidad Iberoamericana Law School.
VALDEZ, AMANDA |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 1998. She received her J.D. Degree in 1998, summa cum laude, from the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School, and has performed subsequent studies relating to U.S. law and finance at the George Washington University and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), respectively.
Mrs. Valdez has published various articles on the legal framework of the energy industry in Mexico, the U.S. and Europe. She is also an active speaker on this topic. She has been recognized by Euromoney and its Guide to the World’s Leading Energy and Natural Resources Lawyers and by Latinlawyer as one of the top energy lawyers in Mexico. Mrs. Valdez is a member of the Energy Committee of the Mexican Bar Association and a member of the International Bar Association. The practice of Mrs. Valdez’s includes corporate, foreign investment and energy law, with special emphasis on regulatory issues, project finance and infrastructure projects.
SÁNCHEZ, DANIEL |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2002. He received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho) from Universidad La Salle Law School. Mr. Sánchez specializes in real estate, energy & corporate law.
CERVANTES, MANUEL |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2001. He received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho) from Escuela Libre de Derecho. Mr. Cervantes specializes in administrative law, amparo & administrative litigation and government procurement law.
BEREZOWSKY, DAVID |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2005. He received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho) from Universidad Iberoamericana .
Mr. Berezowsky specializes in civil law , commercial law, insolvency and bankruptcy law, civil and mercantile litigation.
ALMARAZ, RUBEN
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2005. He received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho) from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Campus Ciudad de México.
Mr. Almaraz specializes in corporate law, civil and commercial litigation.
HERNÁNDEZ, MARIANA |
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Graduated from Universidad Panamericana Law School in 2007.
Ms. Hernández specializes in corporate law and foreign investment.
MELGOZA, ALEJANDRA
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2008. She received her J.D. degree from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Law School (ITAM).
Ms. Melgoza specializes in financial matters.
MONROY, DANIELA |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2008. She received her J.D. degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School.
Ms. Monroy specializes in corporate matters.
DENIS, BENOIT |
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Attorney admitted in France in 2007. He then received his Master degree from the City University in London in 2008.
Mr. Denis specializes in corporate, antitrust and international trade areas.
RODRÍGUEZ, ARTURO |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2002. He received his J.D. Degree from Universidad La Salle Law School and several port-graduate studies in Real Estate and Financial Strategy were performed during 2004 -2007.
Mr. Rodríguez specializes in corporate, foreign investment, real estate areas, M&A business strategy and REITs.
PÉREZ, MARÍA DEL MAR |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2008. She received her J.D. Degree from Universidad Iberoamericana Law School.
Ms. Pérez specializes in corporate, foreign investment and real estate areas.
ZAVALA, JOSÉ MANUEL |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2006. He received his J.D. Degree from Universidad Iberoamericana Law School.
Mr. Zavala specializes in finance and securities areas, and has represented agencies, commercial bank lenders and project developers in connection with infrastructure projects. He also has experience in antitrust, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investment and general corporate law.
JOSÉ, YAMIL |
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ttorney admitted in Mexico. He received his J.D. Degree (Abogado), from the Escuela Libre de Derecho in 2001; and earned a Master Degree in Fiscal Law from the Universidad Panamericana; he has postgraduate studies in International Commercial Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce Escuela Libre de Derecho & amparo from Poder Judicial de la Federación, Judicial School.
Mr. Jose is Arbitrator of the National Chamber of Commerce in México City. His legal practice focuses in administrative law, amparo, constitutional, administrative, civil & commercial litigation and government procurement law.
ELIZONDO, ARTURO |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2000. He received his J.D. Degree (Abogado), from the Universidad Tecnológica de México.
Mr. Elizondo specializes in all legal aspects of corporate matters, in administrative law, civil, commercial, labor, administrative litigation and government procurement law.
Mr. Elizondo participates as a speaker and panelist in different seminars and conferences organized by the American Chamber of Commerce, among other organization, pertaining his areas of expertise.
NUÑEZ, DIANA |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2006. She received her J.D. Degree ( Licenciado en Derecho) , summa cum laude, from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.
Miss. Nunez specializes in notarial, constitutional and corporate law.
GÓMEZ, RICARDO |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2009. He obtained his law degree from Universidad Iberoamericana, and has performed postgraduate studies in Finance Law from Universidad Panamericana.
Mr. Gómez specializes on the finance and securities areas.
CARRILLO, JOSE |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 2008. He received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho) from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México; he attended the Master on International Company Law, at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam as a foreing exchange student in 2006 and was granted the "2007 Diploma on International and Comparative Law in London" by University of San Diego.
He is currently undertaking the Master on International Law at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México.
His practice concentrates on the finance and securities areas.
CURZIO, ALDO |
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Attorney admitted in Mexico in 1990. He received his J.D. Degree (Licenciado en Derecho), with honors from the Universidad Autónoma de México.
Mr. Curzio worked as in-house counsel for Pemex Gas y Petroquímica Básica, CH Industries, and as general director of AES México.
Mr. Curzio practice areas include corporate law and project finance.
LÓPEZ, RAÚL |
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TEL: 36 85 33 32 Email: rlopezg@lvhs.com.mx |
He is a third year student at the Barra Nacional de Abogados Law School.
SERRALLONGA, L. FERNANDO |
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TEL: 36 85 33 33 Email: fserrallonga@lvhs.com.mx |
He is a third year student at the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School.
ALVAREZ, ROGELIO |
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TEL: 36 85 33 33 Email: ralvarez@lvhs.com.mx |
He is a fourth year student at the Universidad Iberoamericana Law School.