© 2016 The Texas Lawbook.
By Brooks Igo
(Oct. 24) – Greenberg Traurig recently announced that it enhanced its international energy expertise by adding Alfredo Ramos as a shareholder in Houston.
Ramos, who jumped over from Gardere, says Greenberg Traurig’s attorneys across 38 offices in the U.S., Latin America and Europe allow him to better serve his clients.
“Greenberg Traurig was an opportunity I could not pass up considering the firm’s platform and my international practice,” he said.
Ramos, a University of Texas School of Law graduate, focuses his energy and international project development practice on business interests throughout Latin America, including exploration and production, pipelines, gathering, storage and energy services.
He says Dec. 5, 2016 is a significant day for clients interested in doing business in Mexico.
It is Ronda 1.4 of the Mexico Deepwater Bid Round, where Mexico will be offering 10 contractual areas, some of which Ramos says are considered the “crown jewels” in Mexico’s Ronda 1.
Dec. 5 is also the date the Mexican government will conduct its Farmout bid round, which will be a contractual association between PEMEX and a partner for the development of the offshore Trion area.
Latin America infrastructure projects are another hot topic in the international energy arena, Ramos says. As an example, he noted the five-year plan Mexico’s government announced for the development of hydrocarbon transportation infrastructure throughout Mexico that is estimated to generate $10 billion in investment.
Ramos says his tenure as the Latin America Operations Legal Director/Legal Counsel of the San Antonio-based exploration and production company Lewis Energy from 2011 to 2013 adds significant value for his clients in private practice.
“That experience, which required negotiations throughout Latin America in Spanish and a robust understanding of governmental structures in various Latin American countries, has been valuable in assisting many other companies invest in Mexico and Latin American countries,” he said.
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