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    Rodolfo Rueda Ballesteros

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    Experience

    Rodolfo Rueda is an international business attorney with a focus on regulatory & government affairs, cross-border natural resources, and energy.  Mr. Rueda represents clients identifying important regulatory considerations, develop strategies to address regulatory issues and implement strategies to achieve clients’ business goals. He have an extensive experience in legislative activity, lobbying and governmental affairs.

    In addition, Mr. Rueda focuses his practice on transactions involving projects in Latin America, with special focus on all facets of oil and gas (upstream, midstream, and downstream), power, and renewable energy projects. He advises clients on international and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, energy infrastructure project development, government procurement, public policy, compliance, NAFTA, USMCA, and dispute resolution in the energy sector.  Mr. Rueda is also licensed as a Foreign Legal Consultant in Texas.

    Named to The Best Lawyers in Mexico© 2021 by Woodward/White Inc.

    Named Latin America’s “Renewable Energy Attorney of the Year” in 2019 by Iberian Lawyer

    Named among the 2020 “Top 100 Energy Leaders in Mexico” by Energy and Petroleum Magazine

    Representative Matters

    • Advice, support, and closing of the lease management of offshore oil rigs of a Norway Corporation, with an approximate amount of $290 million
    • Structuring, advising, and closing of an approximately $82 million share purchase and sale agreement between Iberdrola and a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., with respect to the participation of the former in 13.25% of Gas Natural Mexico
    • Accompaniment to the £905 million ($1.77 billion) initial public offering of Fresnillo PLC before the London Stock Exchange
    • Advice, structuring, representation, and accompaniment of Iberdrola’s expansion plan in Mexico since 2012, with an investment of approximately $5 billion dollars, of which $3.5 billion have been allocated to projects initiated after the approval of the energy reform in 2013
    • Representation of winning bidders in the accompaniment and structuring of participation in various international public tenders, convened by the Federal Electricity Commission, under the independent electricity production scheme
    • Project finance and closing of credit granted by Nacional Financiera, S.N.C. in the “PIER II” project, Puebla 66 MW, with an approximate value of $60 million
    • M&A of BNS wind farm, Oaxaca 70 MW
    • Construction and commissioning of four renewable 325 MW wind power plants in the states of Puebla and Guanajuato and 275 MW photovoltaic plants in San Luis de Potosí and Sonora
    • Aqueduct El Realito, public-private investment of approximately 2,700 million pesos (Honored as Water Deal of the Year by Euromoney)

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    Honors & Affiliations

    Distinctions/Honors

    • The Best Lawyers in Mexico® by Woodward/White Inc. (Natural Resources Law), 2020-2021
    • Latin America’s “Renewable Energy Attorney of the Year” by Iberian Lawyer, 2019
    • Next Generation Partner, The Legal 500 Latin America by Legalease (Energy and Natural Resources), 2021
    • “Top 100 Energy Leaders in Mexico” by Energy and Petroleum Magazine, 2020

    Memberships/Affiliations

    • Advisor to the Advisory Council, Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH)
    • Participant, Institute of Energy Law’s Leadership Class, 2020-2021
    • Board Member, Ministry of Natural Resources of the Mexican Government
    • Board Member, Consultant Water Council (Consejo Consultivo del Agua)
    • Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Fomento Mexicano para el Desarrollo Sustemtable,A.C.
    • Member, World Energy Council (UK)
    • Member, Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)
    • Professor, Natural Resources Law, Universidad Anahuac
    • Professor, Energy Law, Escuela Libre de Derecho and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
    • Secretary, Asociación Mexicana de Energía Eólica (AMDEE)

    Education & Admissions

    Education

    • M.S., Business Administration, 2018, Strathclyde University Business School (Scotland)
    • M.A., Business Administration, Specialization in Energy and Business, 2017, ICADE Business School at Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (Spain)
    • Post Graduate Studies in Finance, 2014, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
    • Post Graduate Studies in Business Law, 2013, Universidad Panamericana
    • Bachelor of Law (J.D. equivalent), 2011, Universidad Anahuac (Mexico)

    Admissions

    • United Mexican States
    • Licensed as a Foreign Legal Consultant, Texas

    Languages

    • English
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish