The State of LNG in Latin America
Hosted by IEL’s International Practice Committee
Webinar begins at 11:00 am Central
Duration: 1 hour
IEL: +1.972.244.3422
E-Mail: iel@cailaw.org
Overview
The expert panel will delve into the current state and future prospects of the LNG market in Latin America, with a focus on Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil. This session will provide an update on the latest developments in these key markets, followed by an in-depth discussion on current and potential foreign direct investment in local LNG liquefaction and regasification processes. Specifically, the panel will explore how market drivers are changing and progressing, and what this means for the LNG industry in each country and the region as a whole.
Webinar begins at 11:00 am Central
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers
Ali El Hage Filho
Veirano Advogados
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
An experienced energy attorney with an extensive track record advising on multi-billion-dollar international oil and gas projects and operations, Ali Hage is a partner of the Firm’s Oil, Gas & Biofuels and Infrastructure & Projects practices, based in Rio de Janeiro. Over the past 20 years, Ali has worked across different businesses segments within the oil and gas industry, from natural gas distribution and transportation to the full life cycle of the upstream, from early licensing and exploration to production and decommissioning. He is extremely familiar with providing strategic advice to oil and gas businesses, leveraging on his strong legal and operational knowledge of the industry to add value on how transactions should be structured and how risks should be managed. Ali has led and coordinated legal support to a variety of matters relevant to the oil and gas industry, from financing, M&A transactions and project development to critical issues closer to companies’ operations, including disputes, regulatory and ABC compliance, emergency response and procurement. Prior to joining the Veirano, Ali worked other top-tier Brazilian law firms and, for circa 13 years, in senior in-house legal counsel roles in Brazil and abroad with BG Group (Shell). With Veirano since 2017, he often advises clients operating and/or investing in oil and gas (including LNG) industries, also undertaking transactional and regulatory mandates relating to energy transition projects, particularly in respect of biofuels.
Nicolás Perkins
Nicholson y Cano
Argentina
Nicolás joined Nicholson y Cano in 2011, where he has developed extensive experience in the Energy and Natural Resources sector. Since the beginning of his career as a lawyer, he has been involved in significant corporate matters and corporate financing.  Nicolás has over 25 years of experience advising clients in the private equity, natural resources, energy, and telecommunications sectors. From the early stages of his professional career, he has provided counsel on corporate matters, project financing, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), initial public offerings (IPOs), joint ventures, and private equity transactions. He is ranked in Chambers & Partners in the areas of Corporate and M&A, as well as in Energy and Natural Resources: Oil and Gas.
Jose Plata Puyana
Serrano Martínez CMA
Bogotá, Columbia
Jose is a lawyer with over ten years of experience in energy regulation and competition. He is admitted to act as attorney in Colombia and the State of New York. His work consists of providing legal and economic advice to industrial users, foreign investors and utility companies in the regulation of electricity, natural gas, LPG and hydrogen. He also conducts specialized economic analysis in complex competition cases. Jose has held important positions in the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce as Coordinator of the Competition Law Group and in the Superintendence of Utility Services, where he was Deputy Superintendent for Energy and Fuel Gas and. As Superintendent, he was a member of the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission - CREG. As Coordinator, he participated in the Committees of the Ministry of Commerce in charge of evaluating the imposition of anti-dumping, safeguards and countervailing measures. Jose has been a Consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank in the Energy Transformation Mission. Jose stands out for his in-depth knowledge and comprehensive advice on energy regulation and competition.
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