Leveraging the experience of many of its practitioners' previous experience at Pemex and the Mexican Ministry of Energy, the energy and natural resources department at Norton Rose Fulbright is a strong choice across hydrocarbons matters and one of the heavyweight transactional firms in the space. The practice also undertakes project development matters, as well as reaching in renewables as well as traditional oil-and-gas. In Mexico City, César Fernández Gomez and Hernán González are the lead contacts and they coordinate the group with New York based partner Raquel Bierswinsky, who is dual qualified in the US and Mexico. From a considerable pool of non-partner lawyers, Itzell Méndez (promoted to counsel in March 2024) and associate Angélica Álvarez receive client praise for their 'great capacity and knowledge'; senior associate José Luis Romo assists with oil and gas upstream and midstream projects, energy regulation and corporate transactions.
Testimonials
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‘It is a highly trained office that accompanies the client throughout the entire operation, with great availability and knowledge of the subject.’
‘Itzell Mendez and Angélica Alvarez have great capacity and knowledge in the matter, with great availability and support for the client.’
Key clients
- Talos Energies
- INPEX
- RWE Mexico
- New Fortress Energy
- Renaissance
- Bancomext
- TotalEnergies
- TMM División Marítima
- Chevron
- Newpek
- CTG LatAm
- Cokinos Energy
- GDT Offshore
- Kino Energia
Work highlights
- Advising an international oil and gas company on the procedure to unify the operation of oil and gas field Unitization.
- Advising a private gas producer in Mexico’s northern region on the negotiation with Pemex of an Integrated Services Contract for Exploration and Extraction (CSIEE Cuitláhuac).
- Advising a local energy company on the acquisition of a portfolio of 13 renewables projects in northern Mexico.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Raquel Bierzwinsky, César Fernández Gomez, Hernán González