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Rogelio Lopez-Velarde

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Rogelio Lopez Velarde

Rogelio Lopez-Velarde

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Rogelio López-Velarde is an Attorney and Counselor at Law, admitted in Mexico in 1988, and in the State of New York in 1991. With over 30 years of experience, Rogelio López-Velarde leads Dentons’ energy and infrastructure practice groups in Mexico, focusing his practice on energy, international business transactions, infrastructure, corporate, M&A and antitrust. His experience includes representing major stakeholders (including developers, lenders, and investment funds) in multiple landmark transactions and projects of the Mexican energy and infrastructure industries.

Rogelio López-Velarde held various positions at Pemex from 1988 to 1993, including In-House Counsel in Houston, Texas, In-House Counsel in New York, N.Y. and Head of the International Legal Department of Pemex, he was the Chairman of the first Energy Committee of the Mexican Bar Association, and he is also former President for the Latin America Chapter of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) and former Chairman of the International Practice Committee of the U.S. Institute for Energy Law, 2010 – 2012.

Mr. López-Velarde has been an active speaker on numerous occasions and has extensively published articles on international law in Mexico, U.S., Canada, Europe, and South America. He is a member of the Mexican Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Mexican Academy of Private International Law, amongst other associations. He was the Mexican representative of the Editorial Board of the Oil & Gas Law and Taxation Review, the Oil & Gas Committee of the International Bar Association, and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law of the International Bar Association. In 2017, Mr. Lopez-Velarde was appointed as member of the Energy Council of the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission.

Recognition

  • Ranked as a “Star Individual” for Energy & Natural Resources by Chambers Latin America, which has ranked him in the top tier of energy lawyers in Mexico since its first edition.
  • Consistently considered for over 15 years by Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Energy Lawyers as a leader in its field in Mexico and recognized by such publication as one of the top energy lawyers in the world.
  • Considered by Latin Lawyer one of the 250 as Thought Leader for his Energy Practice.
  • Ranked as a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 Latin America 2024 edition, on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • Ranked as Highly Regarded lawyer by IFLR1000 2023 edition, for his M&A practice.
  • Energy Thought Leader, Project Finance Recommended Lawyer and Government Contracts.
  • Recommended Lawyer in Who’s Who Legal 2023 rankings.
  • Best Lawyers has consistently ranked Rogelio Lopez-Velarde as a top tier lawyer for Energy, Administrative, Natural Resources, Project Finance and Project Development.
  • Appointed as a member of the Energy Council of the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission in 2017.

Activities and Affiliations

  • Held various positions at Pemex from 1988 to 1993, including In-House Counsel in Houston, Texas, In-House Counsel in New York, N.Y. and Head of the International Legal Department of Pemex
  • Former Chairman of the Energy Committee of the Mexican Bar Association
  • Former President for the Latin America Chapter of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
  • Former Chairman of the International Practice Committee of the U.S. Institute for Energy Law, 2010 – 2012
  • Appointed as a member of the Energy Council of the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Has been an active speaker on numerous occasions and has extensively.
  • Published articles on international law in Mexico, U.S., Canada, Europe, and South America
  • He was the Mexican representative of the Editorial Board of the Oil & Gas Law and Taxation Review, the Oil & Gas Committee of the International Bar - Association, and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law of the International Bar Association
  • In 2017, Mr. Lopez-Velarde was appointed as member of the Energy Council of the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission

Memberships

  • Member, Mexican Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Mexican Academy of Private International Law
 

Contact information

Mexico CityLocal time
D+52 55 3685 3334
 

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Areas of focus

  • Competition and Antitrust
  • Developing and investing in data centers
  • Electricity
  • Employment and Labor
  • Energy
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Infrastructure and PPP
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mexico
  • Oil and Gas
  • Project Development
  • Project Development
  • Project Finance
  • Public Law
  • Public Policy and Regulation
  • Public Procurement
  • Real Estate
  • Transportation, Freight and Logistics
  • White Collar and Government Investigations

Education

Ibero-American University School of Law, JD

University of Houston, LL.M.

Admissions and qualifications

Mexico

New York

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

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