Mrs Regina Legorreta Palomino > Holland & Knight > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Holland & Knight Offices
Paseo de la Reforma No. 342 Piso 28
Col. Juárez, Cuauhtémoc
06600, CDMX, México
Mexico
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Mrs Regina Legorreta Palomino
Work Department
Energy
Position
Counsel
Career
Regina Legorreta Palomino focuses her practice on energy and infrastructure matters, specializing
in structuring all types of energy and natural resources infrastructure projects in Mexico and
assisting transnational companies in the energy (conventional and renewable), gas, pipeline,
transmission, and water sectors. She has extensive experience regarding the energy reform;
power auctions; and the drafting, negotiation, and administration of PPA (under Power Supply and
Self-Supply schemes), EPC, O&M, and OPF agreements. Additionally, her experience includes
project financing and due diligence for energy and infrastructure projects, including those
grandfathered from previous legislations and matters related to corporate, agrarian, tax, regulatory,
and contractual law.
Regina has also been involved in real estate and corporate matters, including transactions
regarding the incorporation of companies with foreign investment, special purpose entities, and the
representation of foreign corporations in Mexico; transformation and dissolution of corporations;
and drafting and negotiation of a variety of commercial agreements, ranging from the structuring of
trusts and other financing schemes to stakeholder relationships.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
Mexican Academy of Energy Law (AMDE)
Phi Delta Phi, Velasco Inn
Women’s Law Network
Women in Renewable Energies Mexico
Education
LL.M., Northwestern University School of Law
Bachelor of Law (J.D. equivalent), magna cum laude, Escuela Libre De Derecho
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Energy and natural resources
The Mexico City and Monterrey offices of Holland & Knight work in close conjunction to offer clients comprehensive counsel on energy sector matters. The team regularly advises on licensing, construction and development issues across the spectrum of energy matters, as well as on transactional mandates. Clients include project owners, sponsors and lenders of varying sizes, but including some of the biggest stakeholders in the Mexican market. At the helm of the practice, Carlos Ochoa has recently led counsel to a diverse range of clients on regulatory matters. He co-leads from Mexico City alongside Rodolfo Rueda, whose practice focuses on regulatory and government related matters, as well as transactions in the energy and natural resources space. At the Monterrey office it’s Gerardo Prado and Gabriel Ruiz who are the lead contacts. Ruiz assists with corporate matters and the operational design of oil-and-gas and other energy projects; while Prado’s focus is on transactional mandates. At senior counsel level, Regina Legorreta supports on energy project structuring, while Aldo González focuses on energy-related banking and finance matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus - Monterrey
- Energy and natural resources
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- Compliance and data privacy