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Mexico’s Energy Reform


Jesús Rodríguez Dávalos, Rodríguez Dávalos Asociados (RDA)


“Mexico’s energy reform bill has been undoubtedly one of the most transcendent reforms in decades, especially because it has been implemented in probably the most crucial as well as debated sector in Mexico.”


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esús Rodríguez Dávalos is the founding partner and director general of the law firm Rodríguez Dávalos Asociados (RDA), which started its counselling activities


15 years ago. Jesús’ main practice areas include: Hydrocarbons, Corporate, Finance and Administrative Law; Contracts and contractual negotiations; Foreign Investment, and Public Offerings.


Jesús is a Board Member and Secretary of the Mexican Natural Gas Association, Secretary of the World Energy Council, member of the Legal Publishing Committee of the American Gas Association, and member of several Administration Councils in the financial, energy and entertainment sectors in Mexico and the United States.


Previous to his current professional activities, Jesús worked as Foreign Associate in Crowell and Moring, (1995 - 1998); Assistant Professor of International Organizations at the Universidad Iberoamericana, (1992 - 1993); In-house counsel for Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Pemex Gas y Petroquímica Básica, (1988 - 1995); And in-house counsel for Nacional Financiera (Nafinsa), Mexico’s development bank (1987 - 1988).


48 www.finance-monthly.com Q What more can you tell us about RDA?


RDA is a boutique law firm specialized in the energy sector. In RDA we assist our clients with professional and personal services based on the broad experience of our lawyers, who have on average more than 20 years in the provision of legal services, mainly in the energy sector, advising domestic and foreign companies, as well as local governments.


RDA has successfully assisted, conducted, executed, managed and/or advised projects and transactions related with: natural and liquefied petroleum gas transportation, distribution, storage, self- use, exportation and importation; oil well drilling; government procurement; refining products and petrochemicals; maritime activities; electricity; green energies; as well as corporate, foreign investment, antitrust and litigation cases on commercial, civil, and administrative law.


In RDA we also have wide experience in helping our clients to handle successful business relationships with governmental institutions such as the Ministry of Energy (Sener), the Federal Comission of Electricity (CFE), Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the National Hydrocarbons Comission, and the Energy Regulatory Comission (CRE), among others.


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What more can you tell us about Mexico’s energy reform bill?


Mexico’s energy reform bill has been undoubtedly one of the most transcendent reforms in decades, especially because it has been implemented in probably the most crucial as well as debated sector in Mexico. The Reform will enable the country to face, in a more efficient way, the challenges of a new and constantly changing world energy sector.


These constitutional changes, recently approved by the federal and local Congresses, are yet to be fully materialized with the approval and implementation of the secondary laws, which are still under debate and planned to be approved next April.


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What are some of the key aspects of the reform bill?


One of the key aspects of the energy reform bill, and I would fairly say the most important one, is the introduction of the concept: “productive firms of the State”. These firms (Pemex and CFE) are still under full control from the State, and in terms of that control, both remain administratively unchanged. But the inclusion of this new concept holds its main importance in that it clarifies Pemex


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