Cecilia is an attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on complex energy, corporate, and commercial matters. Her practice focuses on the development of energy projects, where she has represented clients in structuring, negotiating, and implementing sophisticated legal and corporate arrangements related to renewable and conventional power generation, as well as the commercialization, transportation and distribution of natural gas.
She also has significant experience in corporate and transactional law, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments, corporate governance, and a wide range of commercial transactions.
CECILIA CURIEL
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Cecilia is an attorney with more than 20 years of experience advising domestic and international clients on complex energy, corporate, and commercial matters. Her practice focuses on the development of energy projects, where she has represented clients in structuring, negotiating, and implementing sophisticated legal and corporate arrangements related to renewable and conventional power generation, as well as the commercialization, transportation and distribution of natural gas.
She also has significant experience in corporate and transactional law, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments, corporate governance, and a wide range of commercial transactions.
PRACTICE AREAS
- Advised CFE in the drafting of contracts and legal opinions on various legal structures for electric power generation projects and its participation in the Wholesale Electricity Market.
- Advised a French company in the preparation and negotiation of various electric power hedging contracts, qualified energy supply agreements, as well as natural gas commercialization, transportation, and distribution contracts.
- Advised a Swedish company on a project in Mexico for the generation of electricity valued at US$200,000,000.
- Advised an automotive parts manufacturer in the negotiation and drafting of contracts for the commercialization and distribution of natural gas.
- Represented a Spanish energy company in the development of 4 wind farms in the State of Oaxaca.
- Represented an international company in the food sector in connection with contracts for the consumption of electric power.
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) in American Law, with a concentration in Energy Law
Boston University School of Law, United States, 2016 - Energy Law Certificate Program, jointly offered by the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C.) and the Mexican Academy of Energy Law (Academia Mexicana de Derecho Energético), Mexico, 2013
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Graduated with Academic Honors, Universidad Iberoamericana León, Mexico, 2005
Professor in the Energy Law specialty at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, teaching the course on Regulated Activities in Natural Gas (2020–2022).
- Advised CFE in the drafting of contracts and legal opinions on various legal structures for electric power generation projects and its participation in the Wholesale Electricity Market.
- Advised a French company in the preparation and negotiation of various electric power hedging contracts, qualified energy supply agreements, as well as natural gas commercialization, transportation, and distribution contracts.
- Advised a Swedish company on a project in Mexico for the generation of electricity valued at US$200,000,000.
- Advised an automotive parts manufacturer in the negotiation and drafting of contracts for the commercialization and distribution of natural gas.
- Represented a Spanish energy company in the development of 4 wind farms in the State of Oaxaca.
- Represented an international company in the food sector in connection with contracts for the consumption of electric power.
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) in American Law, with a concentration in Energy Law
Boston University School of Law, United States, 2016 - Energy Law Certificate Program, jointly offered by the Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, A.C.) and the Mexican Academy of Energy Law (Academia Mexicana de Derecho Energético), Mexico, 2013
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Graduated with Academic Honors, Universidad Iberoamericana León, Mexico, 2005
Professor in the Energy Law specialty at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, teaching the course on Regulated Activities in Natural Gas (2020–2022).
PRACTICE AREAS