Our Firm offers legal services in energy-related matters to clients working in the electrical, petroleum, natural gas, and liquid petroleum gas industries.  We also help clients develop legal structures for infrastructure projects, including electricity generation and gas pipelines.  For the past ten years our Firm has acted as advisor to the Colombian government and to local lenders, investors, sponsors, equipment providers, and EPC contractors involved in some of Colombia’s largest energy projects.  Our Firm offers the following services in this area: 

• Legal assistance with transactions involving infrastructure project financing, international tenders, infrastructure project liquidation, and negotiating concessions and reversions with the State.
• Representation of clients in mergers, acquisitions, or joint ventures in these sectors.
• Representation of clients in contractor-selection and other bidding processes carried out by government entities, including project structuring, bid preparation, and due diligence.
• Counsel and advice on negotiating, drafting, and modifying fuel transportation and supply contracts.
• Legal advice on tariff regulations.
• Advice on compliance with regulations issued by the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (Comisión de Regulación de Energía y Gas, CREG), the Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy, and the National Agency of Hydrocarbons (Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos, ANH).
  

For more information on Prieto & Carrizosa’s energy and infrastructure practice, please contact Juan Carlos Rocha.