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Mr Nicolas Borda

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Position

Partner

Career

Nicolas Borda focuses his practice on all facets of oil and gas (upstream, midstream and downstream), power and renewable energy projects. Nicolas is licensed to practice law in Mexico and in New York. He advises clients in international and cross-border transactions, regulatory, mergers and acquisitions, energy infrastructure project development, government procurement, public policy, anticorruption, compliance and dispute resolution including offshore, LNG, commodities, storage, NAFTA and international trade.

Nicolas represents companies involved in the different E&P rounds for exploration and production of hydrocarbons conducted by the National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) and negotiations of joint ventures with Pemex affiliates. He has also been active in downstream regulatory issues (storage, transportation, trading and import of different fuels) before the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) and the Ministry of Energy.

Nicolas has been very active with public bids by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and to develop natural gas transportation pipelines, public auctions of CENACE in connection with the new electricity market and the representation of large off-takers in the different alternatives to optimize electricity supply. Mr. Borda has represented several governments in the capitalization of strategic assets and has been involved in many energy deals throughout Latin America.

Languages

English and Spanish

Memberships

National Association of Corporate Counsels (ANADE), Chairman, Energy Committee, 2013-2016; Mexican Bar Association, Chairman, Energy Committee, 2010-2012; National Association of Corporate Counsels, Board of Directors, 2009-2010; Mexican Academy for Energy Law, President, 2000-2004; Universidad Iberoamericana Law School, Mexico City, Professor, Energy Law, 1997; Escuela Libre de Derecho, Professor at the Energy Postgraduate Degree; Institute for Energy Law, Advisory Board; World Energy Council, Mexican Chapter, Legal Advisor; Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN); Mexican Association of Energy Economics; Mexican Bar Association; National Association of Corporate Counsel;
New York State Bar Association; Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation; and U.S.-Mexico Bar Association.

Education

LL.M., University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 1994, Associate Editor, International Law Journal; Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, 1993.