Gerardo Serrano focuses on M&A, finance and corporate matters in a variety of regulatory sectors. Mr. Serrano possesses detailed knowledge of public administration and regulations; design, development and execution of legal, lobbying, and communication strategies; and high-level political negotiation. He brings decades of experience working in large publicly-traded companies and corporations, particularly in the areas of oil & gas; power and alternative energy; healthcare; infrastructure; public-private partnership projects; government procurement; public policy; and emerging industries, including the legalized cannabis industry.

From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Serrano was Alternate General Counsel for the World Energy Council – Mexican Chapter.

He has lectured in the Master in Environmental Law and Policy at the School of Law of the Anahuac University in Veracruz, Mexico.

Notable Representations

• Represented consortiums on the public bids issued by Pemex for the exploration, production, transportation and processing of natural gas in the Burgos Basin (Multiple Services Contracts)
• Advised Pemex in certain matters related to the revamping of the “Héctor Lara Sosa” (Cadereyta) refinery in Mexico
• Advised a developer in a 50 MW greenfield cogeneration power plant in Southeast Mexico
• Represented Mexican company in the negotiations and obtaining of 40 self-supply permits before the CRE
• Represented Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communications of the State of Mexico on 4 PPP projects for roads and highway infrastructure
• Advised Mexican and international business groups in all regulatory and corporate issues related to the new Mexican medical cannabis sector

Representative Publications

• Author, Contratos de servicios múltiples. Hacia una propuesta de diseño jurídico, EnerLegis magazine, Mexican Academy for Energy Law, No. 2, 2003, pp. 7-37
• Co-Author, Oil & Gas in Mexico: Outlook in the Near Future, International Oil & Gas Finance Review 2004 magazine, with Mr. Nicolas Borda, December, 2003, pp. 97-100