Chambers & Partners 2011 ranked Borda y Quintana as one of only two law firms in Band 1 in energy in Mexico. Chambers & Partners indicated the following: “This team is expert in all business related to energy, from the technical and economic aspects of contracts, permits and concessions through to the corporate, administrative and contentious legal aspects.”…. “This boutique firm is becoming a common client choice for very specialized and sophisticated energy matters. The team has been actively involved in upstream activities and natural gas distribution, storage and transportation projects, as well as petrochemicals, refining, coal bed methane gas and nuclear energy”.

The attorneys in our energy practice group have experience in all matters relating to the energy business. The head of our energy practice group is licensed in Mexico and in the State of New York, U.S.A, has advised the Mexican government as well as other governments in Latin America on energy matters and was named one of the World’s Leading Energy and Natural Resources Lawyers in the Expert Guides of Euromoney Legal Media Group, Best Lawyers and by Chambers & Partners. Mr. Nicolas Borda is the Chairman of the Energy Committee at the Mexican Bar Association.

Our attorneys have been actively involved in upstream activities and natural gas distribution, storage and transportation projects, as well as petrochemicals, LPG, LNG, refining, Multiple Service Contracts, coal bed methane gas and nuclear energy.

In the electric power industry our group has advised clients in projects for independent power producers, self-supply projects, alternative energies and cogeneration.

Our practice in the energy field involves commercial, financial, regulatory, corporate, litigation, procurement and arbitration issues, including the obtainment of easements, rights of way, municipal, state and federal permits and licenses. Our energy group has developed substantial expertise in assisting our clients in the preparation of proposals in public and private bidding procedures and government procurement, as well as in drafting, negotiation and execution of agreements relating to the energy sector.

Our energy group has broad experience in agrarian and ejido matters to install pipelines, lease, usufruct and privatization of agrarian lands to develop the corresponding projects.