Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón

Practice Areas

Administrative and Public Law

Commercial

Complex Contracting

Energy Regulatory

Government Contracts

Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, and Projects

Joint Ventures

Mergers and Acquisitions

Our legal work in Latin America

Career

Miguel Ángel Mateo Simón advises clients on corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters with a particular focus on the energy industry (in both the hydrocarbon and power sectors, including renewables).

Miguel Ángel provides advice to national and foreign companies, mainly in energy (oil and gas, power, and renewables) and water projects. He constantly advises sponsors, lenders, and even the Mexican government in all the stages of said projects, including their planning, financing, development, implementation, and execution. Likewise, he actively participates in corporate and commercial transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions and corporate financings. As a consequence of the Mexican Energy Reform of 2013, Miguel has been actively participating in advisory projects with both national and foreign investors looking to participate in the Mexican electricity market (in both conventional and renewable projects) and has provided advice in the transition of the prior regime to the new electricity framework.

Miguel Ángel previously worked as a foreign associate in the Aberdeen office of a multinational firm, where he concentrated on oil and gas upstream projects.

Miguel Ángel has also been a professor of Commercial Law I at the Universidad Anahuac del Sur. In the past he was also an adjunct professor of Commercial Law I and Corporate Law at the University of the Americas, A.C.

Professional Memberships

Mexico

Publications

https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/mexico-s-sustainable-taxonomy-is-presented-by-the-minister-of-finance-and-public-credit

https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/esg-risks

https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/united-states-and-canada-request-consultations-under-the-usmca-over-mexico-s-energy-policies-favoring-cfe-and-pemex

https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/supreme-court-of-justice-decision-regarding-the-electricity-industry-law-amendments

https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/mexicos-new-electric-power-industry-law

Experience

Advising Energy Transfer in a cross-border natural gas pipeline project in Mexico.

Project counsel to Fermaca and Enagás for a project comprising the financing, construction, and operation of a compresion station for the Electricity Federal Commission (CFE).

Advising several industrial offtakers in the negotiation and drafting of their power purchase agreements.

Advising Innergex in a potential acquisition of a renewable project in Mexico and in the long-term auction organized by CENACE.

Advising First Solar in the acquisition of a renewable project.

Advising Fisterra in the sale of three renewable projects.

Advising Exelon in the regulatory structure for participants in the Mexican energy and natural gas market.

Education

Awards

Industry Sector Expertise

Manufacturing and Industrials

Energy and Natural Resources

Languages Spoken

Spanish

English