Praised for its 'attention to detail and knowledge of regulations in Mexico', the energy practice at Hogan Lovells is one of the strongest choices for regulatory matters, licensing and permits throughout the sector. In oil and gas, the team continues to represent major project owners and investors on upstream, midstream and downstream activities; Equinor and Qatar Petroleum International being among those to instruct the team recently. A number of international energy companies also look to the team for advice on conventional and renewable power projects, with practice co-heads Carlos Ramos Miranda, Juan Francisco Torres Landa and Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón all leading counsel regarding high-end power projects. On the regulatory side the broad practice extends to mining, wherein senior associate Perla Díaz Taracena is the name to note. Further key contacts at senior associate level include transactional lawyer Mauricio Fuchs Tarlovsky; and the dual-qualified (Mexico / Venezuela) Víctor Barrientos, who has extensive experience in the oil, gas and petrochemicals arenas.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘I think that one quality of Hogan Lovells compared to other firms is that they are very client-oriented, they always look for an alternative to address the problems we share with them while other firms tend to give more blunt answers as to why a solution is complicated.’

  • ‘A multi-high availability of the team to attend to the legal needs of its clients in an agile manner. In addition, a great knowledge of the industry and the details that surround it. Among its most outstanding lawyers are: Miguel Angel Mateo Simón, Carlos Ramos, Perla Díaz, Victor Barrientos and Mauricio Fuchs.’

  • ‘The energy team has good attention to detail and knowledge of regulations in Mexico.’

Key clients

  • Wintershall DEA
  • EverGo
  • Jugos del Valle- Santa Clara
  • Grupo Solarever-Auto SEV
  • Engie
  • Beetmann
  • TC Energy
  • Enel
  • Mexico Pacific
  • Qatar Energy
  • PetroBal
  • Transportadora de Gas del Perú

Work highlights

  • Advised Wintershall DEA’s Mexican subsidiary companies on the acquisition of 37% share in Hokchi block offshore Mexico.
  • Advising EverGo on the installation and operation of a network of electric vehicle charging stations in Mexico.
  • Advising a client on the transition from receiving the basic electric energy supply service to receiving qualified service supply.

Lawyers

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Practice head

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Carlos Ramos, Juan Francisco Torres Landa, Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón