Marcelo Páramo Fernández

Practice Areas

Projects and Project Finance

Finance

Infrastructure, Construction and Transport

Corporate

Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations

Career

Marcelo focuses his practice on the energy sector, including oil, gas and electricity. He began his legal practice in PEMEX’s law department. He additionally served as General Director of Legal Affairs for the Regulatory Energy Commission.

Professional Memberships

Founding Member, Mexican Energy Law Academy

Publications

DLA Piper Client Alert, "Mexican renewable energy projects affected by new measures, May 19, 2020

"Current Energy Regulation, Selected Topics; Gas Regulation in Mexico," Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), November 2009

Co-author, "The Pemex Law and Related Measures – What Energy Reform Means for Mexico," Latin American Law & Business Report, August 2009

Work Highlights

Represented a power and electric company based in Spain in the acquisition of a wind power project in "La Ventosa" state of Oaxaca, Mexico

Represented a renewable power producer from Spain in the development of a wind power project in Oaxaca, Mexico, including power generation permit

General representation of the Baja California Government on the development of a wind power generation project

Represented a Korean developer in the negotiations of a photovoltaic power generation project with the State of Sonora, Mexico

Represented a large European utility company in the acquisition of several natural gas distribution systems in the states of Jalisco, Querétaro, and Tamaulipas, Mexico

Represented a US-based oil and gas company in the legal aspects for the development of a Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) storage facility in Baja California, Mexico

Served as outside counsel to Pemex-Petrochemicals in the design of the legal framework for the development of an ethylene cracker facility through a joint venture with private participation

Advised a Mexican concession holder of salt caverns on the development of first gas storage project in salt caverns in Mexico

Represented several awarded winners of exploration and production oil and gas contracts with the Mexican government

Represented a retail sector client in an ICC arbitration arising out of a long-term contract for the supply of renewable energy in Mexico.

Served as chairman of an arbitration panel in a dispute between a port concession holder and a contractor

Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration dispute in relation to a power supply agreement

Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration dispute in relation to an oil field services contract

Represented a large gas and power utility from Spain in a gas transportation rate case in federal courts

Represented a large natural gas transmission company in a land dispute settlement

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Education