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Energy, Natural Resources, and Strategic Sectors Practice Areas

Our specialized team of lawyers provides counsel on the regulatory, financial, administrative, and contractual aspects of energy, petroleum, and mining activities, among others.

The team counsels on the regulatory aspects of distributed generation, co-generation, and self-generation of electricity; State delegation of electricity generation to the private sector and competition in these markets; the wholesale electrical energy market; as well as on revenues and the payment chain. For the petroleum industry, the team counsels on current modes of exploration and development contracting; participation in public petroleum procurement processes; the environmental management system for oil fields; payment mechanisms for private parties seeking to provide services to the State; and guarantees of legal stability for foreign investors.

Additionally, the team provides counsel on regulatory concerns associated with authorization for mining exploration and extraction operations, environmental permits, and management of citizen participation processes in rural sectors where mining occurs.

Services

  • Contractual, commercial, labor, and tax counsel to incorporate national and international strategic sector service providers
  • Regulatory counsel to energy and non-renewable natural resource producers
  • Administrative permits for energy, oil, and mining concessions
  • Counsel on the pre-contractual and contractual stages of State contracts
  • Counsel to financial entities and promoters on financing for energy and non-renewable natural resource projects
  • Counsel and support at all stages of concession processes, public-private partnerships, and other forms of association between private and public entities
  • Support in negotiating investment agreements to enjoy tax incentives
  • Counsel on environmental concerns and tripartite agreements with communities living in concession areas
  • Legal counsel and representation in disputes regarding permits, contracts, and concessions in the energy and strategic sectors
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