Mr Manuel Cervantes > MCM Abogados > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
MCM Abogados Offices
GUILLERMO GONZÁLEZ CAMARENA NO 1900
OFICINA 203, PISO 2, COL CENTRO DE CIUDAD SANTA FE
DEL ALVARO OBREGÓN, MEXICO CITY 01210
Mexico
Mr Manuel Cervantes
Work Department
Energy & Natural Resources
Position
Managing Partner
Career
MCM Abogados
Partner 2012 – Present
Berezowsky & Cervantes, S.C.
Partner 2011 – 2012
López Velarde, Heftye y Soria, S.C.
(now Dentons López Velarde, S.C.)
Associate 2000 – 2010
Head of the Villahermosa office of the Firm López Velarde Heftye y Soria, S.C. (now Dentons López Velarde, S.C.)
Period 2005-2006
Languages
Spanish & English languages
Memberships
Since 2009, Manuel has been recognized as a leader attorney in the oil & gas industry in Mexico by Chambers and Partners, Who’s Who International, The Legal 500, Newsweek Latin America and Global Law Experts.
Active spokesperson in forums such as LAGCOE and the Mexican Petroleum Congress.
Member of AIPN and has been invited as expert in different international and national forums regarding the Mexican Energy Reform. He is actively involved in national and international publications, in publications of articles related to the development in the oil & gas sector in Mexico
Education
Escuela Libre de Derecho – J.D.– 2000
Northwestern University School of Law (Chicago) – LLM – 2012 (with honors)
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation – International Oil & Gas Law, Contracts and Negotiations, Parts 1 & 2 – 2014
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Energy and natural resources
(Leading partners)Energy boutique MCM Abogados is best known for its ‘extensive experience in oil and gas matters in Mexico‘ and is counsel of choice to some of the international heavyweights of the sector, including ExxonMobil, and domestic leaders such as Vista Energy. Cross-border oil-and-gas work, particularly involving the US and the UK, is something of a central pillar at the firm, while on the power generation front, it’s practice is steadily growing, with Kino Energia added as a client for wind power in 2023. Three partners coordinate the department: Manuel Cervantes, firm founder and managing partner, who is regarded as one of the go-to lawyers in the market for complex financial and development structures; Mariana Hernandez, an expert in corporate and M&A work in the energy space; and younger partner Jorge Cabeza, who acts for oil companies, investors, traders and service providers. Primary support to the practice heads comes from Francisco Valencia, a senior associate with experience in the hydrocarbons and power sectors, on both regulatory and litigious matters.