Dentons López Velarde lawyers and other professionals have consistently been recognized by the business and legal communities for exceptional client service and as leaders in law and business solutions. Our legacy firms and lawyers have received high rankings from a wide range of industry-leading publications, both regional and global, for overall excellence and for our work in key sectors and industries.

In 2017, Who’s Who Legal, for the second straight year, named Dentons Energy Firm of the Year, while IFLR1000 ranked Dentons as a top-tier firm in its fourth annual Guide to Energy and Infrastructure. These recognitions, among many others for our global energy practice, reflect the growing scale of Dentons’ legal offering to clients in this sector and the excellence and commitment in client service delivered by our global energy team.

Managing Partner Rogelio Lopez-Velarde was named a Star Individual for energy by Chambers Latin America, which has ranked Rogelio in the top tier since its first edition. Best Lawyers 2019 also named him Lawyer of the Year for Energy Law.

For over 15 years, Rogelio Lopez-Velarde, Jorge Jiménez and  Amanda Valdez have been consistently featured in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Energy Lawyers.

Sources praise the activity and involvement of Partner Jorge Jiménez, highlighting “his good understanding of the industry.” He attracts particular praise for his knowledge of regulatory matters, and admission to the New York bar.

Partner Amanda Valdez is endorsed by sources, who describe her as “a very impressive, client-oriented lawyer,” and add: “She is very knowledgeable and focused on the details.” Amanda won a Lawyer Monthly Women in Law award in 2018 for her Real Estate in Mexico.

Amanda Valdez is featured in Euromoney´s Guide to the World´s Leading Project Finance Lawyers and Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Law. Lawyer Monthly (2018) named her Lawyer of the Year for Oil, Gas & Mining in Mexico. Finance Monthly Magazine Legal Awards 2019 also named her Project Finance – Lawyer of the Year - Mexico.

The Legal 500 (2017) ranked Rogelio Lopez-Velarde Top Energy Lawyer and Dentons López- Velarde in Tier 1 for Energy and Natural Resources in Mexico; and named Daniela Monroy a Next Generation Lawyer.

Partner David Berezowsky was ranked by Chambers Latin America 2018 after receiving copious praise from clients.

Best Lawyers 2019 named Rogelio Lopez-Velarde as Best Lawyer in Administrative, Energy, Natural Resources, Oil & Gas and Project Finance and Development Practice Law, Jorge Jiménez in Competition/Antitrust, Energy and Natural Resources Law, Eduardo Heftye in Competition/Antitrust and Corporate and M&A Law and Amanda Valdez in Energy Law.

Additionally, we have obtained the following awards:

• Leaders League Competition, Law & Antitrust - Ranking 2019, Recommended Law Firm - Mexico 
• Lawyers World Country Awards 2019, Energy & Project Finance Law Firm Of The Year - Mexico
• Lawyers World Country Awards 2019, Real Estate Law Firm Of The Year - Mexico
• Best Lawyers 2019 in Mexico, Energy Law Firm of the Year and Natural Resources Law Firm of the Year
• DealMaker, 2018, M&A Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• LegalComprehensive.com, 2018, Energy Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• LegalComprehensive.com, 2018, M&A Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• Superior Lawyers, 2018, Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• Finance Monthly Global Awards, 2018, Oil and Gas Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• InterContinental Finance & Law Global Awards, 2018, Energy Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• IFLR1000’s Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms: Tier One, Project Development; Tier Two, Project Finance, 2018
• Leaders League Competition Law and Antitrust Rankings, 2018, Recommended Law Firm, Mexico
• Worldwide Financial Advisor Awards Magazine, Superior Lawyers 2018 Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year - Mexico.
• Global Markets M&A Awards, 2017, Energy Project Finance Law Firm of the Year, Mexico 
• ACQ Law Awards, 2017, Energy & Natural Resources Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• Worldwide Financial Advisor Awards Magazine Continent Awards, 2017, Energy Law Firm of the Year and Project Finance Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• Lawyers Worldwide Awards Magazine/Super Lawyers, 2017, Energy Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• The Lawyer International Global Awards, 2017, Energy Law Firm of the Year and Project Finance Law Firm of the Year 
• DealMakers Country Awards 2017,  Energy Law Firm of the Year, Mexico
• Global Competition Review GCR100, 2017, Recommended Law Firm