Pedro Reséndez Bocanegra

Practice Areas

Corporate

Latin America Practice

Energy & Natural Resources

Liquefied Natural Gas

Energy Litigation

Corporate Governance & Compliance

White Collar Defense & Special Investigations

Career

Pedro Javier Reséndez Bocanegra has broad experience representing companies in infrastructure and energy projects in Mexico and Latin America in governmental affairs, corporate and regulatory matters, compliance and internal investigations.

His experience includes the drafting and negotiation of legal reforms, bidding guidelines and contracts required for project development and project financing, as well as compliance with regulatory controls. Pedro advises companies from different industries, including highly regulated sectors, in internal investigation processes and the design and implementation of effective compliance programs, involving the Mexican regulatory framework as well as FCPA and other foreign regulations.

Pedro is experienced in dispute resolution procedures related to infrastructure projects involving arbitration, dispute boards, mediation and courts. He also has wide-ranging corporate experience, particularly with regard to the incorporation of commercial entities and negotiating shareholder agreements, mergers and acquisitions. Pedro advises construction companies, venture capital funds, energy companies and lenders seeking to invest in the oil and gas, and electricity industries in Latin American countries.

Concentrations:

Global Energy & Infrastructure

Internal Investigations

Regulatory and Compliance

Project Finance

Professional Memberships

American Chamber of Commerce, Energy Committee

American Chamber of Commerce, Electricity, Gas & Renewables Subcommittee

Personal

Ph.D., Doctorate of Law, with honors, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas, 2013

LL.M., Comparative Jurisprudence, New York University School of Law, 1997

Licenciado en Derecho, with honors, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico, 1996