Francisco J. Valdés López > Sainz Abogados > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Sainz Abogados
BOULEVARD MANUEL AVILA CAMACHO 24 PISO 21
COL. LOMAS DE CHAPULTEPEC
11000 CIUDAD DE MÉXICO
Mexico
Francisco J. Valdés López photo

Work Department

Energy / Oil & Gas
Natural Resources Law

Position

Partner and Chairman of the Energy & Natural Resources Practices

Career

Francisco Valdes leads the firm’s Energy Practice area, former Executive Secretary of the Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). He provides advice in the areas of natural gas, LPG, LNG, storage, oil, electricity and petrochemical, and represents national and international clients in all kinds of regulatory matters and in the development of infrastructure projects. Additionally, Francisco has acted as special advisor to the Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation on diverse telecommunications matters.

Languages

Spanish, English 

Memberships

Member of the Mexican Bar Association and Professor of Constitutional and Labor Law at Universidad Anahuac.

Education

Postgraduate studies in Constitutional and Administrative Law, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
Postgraduate studies in Business law, Universidad Iberoamericana.
Academy of American and International Law, The Center for American and International Law, University of Dallas, Texas.
Licenciado en Derecho (J.D. equivalent), Universidad de Monterrey, 1990.