Associate, Monterrey

Practice Description

Gabriel Ruiz Rocha represents clients in corporate and operational design for the development of oil, gas, and energy projects. He also assists and represents national and multinational companies before governmental bodies and regulatory agencies in Mexico and provides general legal advice related to oil, gas, and energy projects; company planning and formation; specialized contracts; mergers and acquisitions; financial operations; and international tax planning.

Representations

• Lead counsel representing an energy industry leader in a 130 km natural gas pipeline project before the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) in Mexico

• Lead counsel representing a major Argentine gas transportation company in the evaluation, planning, and implementation of natural gas pipeline projects in Mexico

• Lead counsel representing an international consortium in the acquisition of a Mexican natural gas well testing service company

• Supporting counsel in the representation of a major Mexican private investment fund in the acquisition of the leading molded-pulp carton manufacturing companies in Mexico

• Lead and supporting counsel in the representation of the Government of the State of Nuevo León in all of its securitizations, debt placements, and structured finance projects since 2003 totaling approximately US$1.5 billion

Press Releases/In the News

• "Corporate lawyers find a second home," Latin Lawyer; February 13, 2008
  

Presentations/Publications

• "Getting the Deal Through - Oil Regulation 2010," Mexico Chapter, July 2010
  

• "Overview of the New Contracting Provisions for PEMEX," Thompson & Knight Energy Symposium, April 2010
  

Activities

• Barra Mexicana de Abogados

• Texas Exes, Monterrey Chapter; President, 2008-present