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Hogan Lovells US LLP has a strong team of Houston-based professionals that have a substantial focus on Latin America oil and gas transactions and projects. While much of the office’s focus is on oil and gas, especially in Mexico, it does have a strong presence in other industries such as insurance, along with other jurisdictions, including Ecuador. Admitted to practice in Venezuela and a foreign legal consultant in Texas, Bruno Ciuffetelli is hugely experienced in oil and gas, and also has a background in representing sovereigns and quasi-sovereigns, especially the Republic of Ecuador and other Ecuadorian sovereign entities. Additionally, Ciuffetelli has expertise in joint ventures, construction contracts, license and technology transfers, and project finance, and is also noted for Latin America financings involving Chinese lenders and sovereign debt restructurings. Carlos Ramos Miranda splits his time between Houston and Mexico City, notably advising clients in multiple energy and infrastructure matters, including oil-and-gas contracts and regulatory matters, along with insurance M&A and regulatory work; among numerous Latin America transactions, he led the team that advised Petrobal on the sale of a 50% interest in an oil-and-gas exploration and extraction contract with the Mexican government. David Locascio provides further expertise in upstream oil and gas, LNG and power. Houston managing partner Bruce Oakley and Aaron Crane are experienced names in Latin America disputes.

With a team featuring a number of Latin American natives and native Spanish and Portuguese speakers, Hogan Lovells US LLP has an illustrious history in Latin America energy and infrastructure projects. It continues to land significant engagements across the region and acts for a range of project sponsors, contractors, governments, commercial banks, ECAs, and many others; this includes government ministries and state-owned companies. Jorge Diaz-Silveira is managing partner of the Miami office and leads the Americas infrastructure, energy, resources, and projects group; he continues to lead many of the firm’s top matters in Latin America. Houston based Bruno Ciuffetelli is a senior name in the oil-and-gas sector, often advising sovereigns and quasi-sovereigns in the region. Mexico and Houston-based Carlos Ramos Miranda has an impressive record in energy and infrastructure matters in Mexico and beyond.

A long-standing presence in the sector, Hogan Lovells‘ Mexico City office fields an insurance practice that has notable expertise in the formation and acquisition of insurance, surety and brokerage companies. Indeed, securing authorisations to acquire and/or form insurance and bonding companies is a particular strength. The team is led by Carlos Ramos Miranda, whose broad practice includes regular assistance to insurance and reinsurance companies and brokers, regulatory issues, transactions and litigation in the sector. Omar Guerrero focuses on the representation of insurance companies in commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings, as does Monterrey-based partner Alejandro García González. Younger partner Luis Ernesto Peón is a further insurance disputes expert of note, while associate Andrea Tinoco supports across corporate and regulatory matters for insurance companies.

Hogan Lovells‘ team offers broad banking and finance expertise, regularly advising financial institutions, fintechs, alternative lenders and rating agencies on transactions and regulatory matters. The group counts international giants Banco Santander, China Development Bank, and Credit Agricole among its clients, as well as domestic lenders Banorte and Banca Afirme. Team members have also recently represented several sponsors regarding infrastructure ESG projects and financings in the states of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas. Four partners share leadership of the practice: René Arce Lozano of the Monterrey office is knowledgeable with regards to structured financing operations, monetization, project finance and PPPs. In Mexico City, Federico de Noriega Olea focuses on representing lenders and borrowers in asset-backed deals and structured financing, and also provides regulatory advice to financial institutions. Carlos Ramos Miranda and Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón complete the leadership group. Aldonza Sakar and Ana Catalina Decanini are the key counsel-level contacts and are based in Mexico City and Monterrey, respectively. Sakar focuses on finance, banking, securities and corporate law; while Decanini handles financing, real estate, and commercial transactions.

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.

The group at Hogan Lovells handles the full spectrum of corporate transactions and has additional expertise in foreign investment matters, due diligence review, contracts negotiation, restructurings and corporate reorganisations. The practice’s diverse client roster includes household names in the food, banking, aerospace and retail segments. A group of six partners share leadership; key names in Mexico City include Juan Francisco Torres Landa, who routinely assists corporate clients with their arrivals to the Mexican market; Federico De Noriega, who focuses on finance, M&A and data privacy mandates; and Carlos Ramos Miranda, who splits his time between Mexico City and Houston and whose broad practice takes in due diligence for M&A transactions, the securing of regulatory permits and internal investigations. At the Monterrey office, Guillermo González Frankenberger specialises in M&A, real estate, and corporate governance; Gina Decanini majors on corporate, financing, real estate and commercial matters. Counsel Andrea López De La Campa and senior associate Karla Rabasa are the key non-partner contacts for corporate and M&A work at the Mexico City office. Mario Jorge Yañez left the firm in October 2023.