Marcelo Páramo Fernández
He/HimPartnerMarcelo Paramo has over 30 years’ experience in representing multinational companies within the oil and gas, power generation, electricity and mining industries on regulatory, transactional, and corporate legal matters, as well as dispute resolution.
About
Marcelo focuses his practice on the energy sector, including oil, gas and electricity. He began his legal practice in PEMEX’s law department. He additionally served as General Director of Legal Affairs for the Regulatory Energy Commission.
Marcelo Páramo Fernández of DLA Piper continues to assist national and international clients in the energy domain in Mexico, advising clients on the acquisition of assets in the renewables and oil and gas spaces, as well as obtaining permits from the regulator. Lauding his solid service, one client declares: 'Marcelo Páramo Fernández is a fantastic lawyer. He is very responsive and extremely practical.'
— Chambers Latin America Guide, 2023
EXPERIENCE
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, LL.M., 1994
- Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Law Degree, 1990
- Law Degree (Licenciatura en Derecho), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México 1990
Awards
- Chambers Global
- Band 3, Mexico Energy & Natural Resources (2023)
- Chambers Latin America
- Band 3, Mexico Energy & Natural Resources (2024)
- PEMEX Legal Department, Best Thesis Award (1992)
Publications
- DLA Piper Client Alert, "Mexican renewable energy projects affected by new measures, May 19, 2020
- "Current Energy Regulation, Selected Topics; Gas Regulation in Mexico," Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), November 2009
- Co-author, "The Pemex Law and Related Measures – What Energy Reform Means for Mexico," Latin American Law & Business Report, August 2009
Seminars
Media Mentions
- "Mexico Power Law Redo Short-Circuits Clean Energy Work," Law360, March 15, 2021
- "Mexico Begins Production," Corporate Counsel, Spring 2015
Prior Experience
Before joining DLA Piper, Marcelo was a partner in the Mexico City office of an international law firm, where he counseled national and international clients on investment in the Mexican energy and mining sectors.
Memberships And Affiliations
- Founding Member, Mexican Energy Law Academy
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Phone
+52 55 5261 1824
(Work, Mexico City)