Diana Pineda Esteban
Partner
Expert in energy, public/private tenders, oil & gas, infrastructure projects and energy litigation.
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Diana Pineda Esteban
Partner
Expert in energy, public/private tenders, oil & gas, infrastructure projects and energy litigation.
About
Diana is a partner at GC and has solid experience in energy matters, oil & gas projects, litigation, and dispute resolution. In 2022, she was elected member of the firm’s Executive Committee, and she was part of the Talent Committee, and President of Fundación Gonzalez Calvillo.
“Diana Pineda is a great lawyer in both regulatory matters and high-level disputes in the energy sector.” Chambers and Partners
She has broad experience in the development of infrastructure projects, focused on regulatory and administrative aspects of oil & gas ventures throughout the value chain. Her experience includes the representation of national and international clients in private and public tenders; hydrocarbon production, either on-shore, off-shore, and specialized subcontractors. Diana’s practice also includes infrastructure projects, such as storage terminals, pipelines, port and other maritime facilities, design of general T&Cs and model agreements for customers. She also has experience in the development and participation in open season tenders; downstream projects of refined products and natural gas; trading and supply of commodities; strategies in connection with retail stations of refined products; risk analysis, design of and implementation of critical routes for the development of energy related projects. Her practice in this field includes project development, transactional work, regulatory aspects, and litigation.
Prior to joining GC, Diana was General Counsel at Silver Fuels, Inc. and Silver Fuels, LLC, a trading firm based in Houston and Mexico City. Diana also spent over five years in litigation and dispute resolution arising out of trade, administrative and constitutional matters. She also worked as Legal Researcher at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, focused on sustainable foreign investment in New York.
She collaborates with several publications, including ICLG’s international compared legal guides, and is consistently invited to participate as speaker in national and international events, among those the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), Center for American and International Law and the Institute for Energy Law, Latin Lawyer, AIJA, Mexico Energy Council, Argus.
Experience
- General Motors de México, in its regulatory and compliance strategies in connection with its consumption of energetics as one of the largest car manufacturers in Mexico
- Vopak Mexico, a subsidiary of Royal Vopak, the world’s largest storage terminals company, in the preparation of the handling, due diligence and attention during the verification visits made by CRE and ASEA to its storage terminal in Veracruz. We accompanied the client throughout the process, which resulted in one of the few terminals that were not closed as a result of these inspections; to date our client’s storage terminal is operating normally
- Vopak Mexico, in its energy regulatory compliance strategies with respect to its fuel storage Terminal in Veracruz, Mexico
- NuStar Energy L.P. through regulatory advice in connection with the development of an oil terminal project in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
- Representation of several private marketers in amparo claims filed against the amendments to the Public Policy on Minimum Storage of Petroleum Products, which eliminate the possibility of extending the beginning of the obligation to maintain safety inventories until the storage terminals contracted by such marketers enter commercial operation
- Representation of COPARMEX in an amparo claim against the import and export regulations of hydrocarbons and petroleum products, issued by the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Energy on December 26, 2020, for their violations to free competition and concurrence
- Representation of several clients against the amendments done to the Electric Industry Law, published on March 9, 2021, in the Official Gazette of the Federation
- Representation of several clients in relation to the verification visitis made by the authorities CRE and ASEA to its Fuels Storage Terminals and transloading stations, including amparo claims derived from the closing/seizing of its facilities, procedural inactivity of the CRE, the seizure of facilities with and without products, among other actions
- Tesoro Mexico, an affiliate of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (formerly Tesoro Corp.), the largest U.S. oil refiner, in their infrastructure, import, supply and retail sale businesses in Mexico
- BP Air (a subsidiary of BP) regarding the sale and distribution of its products to the Mexican aviation industry
- Jaguar Exploración y Producción de Hidrocarburos, in their participation in International Public Bids “Ronda 1.3”, “Ronda 2.2” and “Ronda 2.3”, called by the National Hydrocarbons Commission, and in the process for the awarding of eleven tendered hydrocarbon blocks in Mexico for E&P activities, regulatory work and purchase and sale of hydrocarbons with Pemex Exploracion y Producción
- Ductos El Peninsular, a joint venture of Hidrosina, PMI Comercio Internacional (a PEMEX subsidiary) and Trafigura, in the development, construction, financing, operation and ownership of a 350km pipeline project and related storage facilities for transportation of gasoline, diesel and lubricants in the Yucatán Peninsula
- Gas y Petroquimica de Occidente, a subsidiary of Proman AG, in its negotiation of gas supply contracts with CFEnergia and CFE International, for the purchase and sale of natural gas under the North American Energy Standard Board (NAESB) model contract and the transportation of the molecule from Texas to Sinaloa, Mexico
- MODEC, Inc. in the project development, regulatory and permitting advice, for the operation of the first floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) providing services to a private E&P producer, Eni Mexico
Areas of Practice
Awards & Recognitions
- Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion Award for Mexico in the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Latin America Awards 2020
- Energy & Natural Resources ranked lawyer, Chambers and Partners Global and Latin America Guides
- Energy and Natural Resources next generation partner, The Legal 500
- Energy & Natural Resources recommended, The Legal 500
- Projects & Infrastructure next generation partner, The Legal 500
- Projects & Infrastructure recommended, The Legal 500
- Recognized lawyer in Energy, Latin Lawyer 250
- Recognized lawyer in Project Finance & Infrastructure, Latin Lawyer 250
- Leading in Projects & Infrastructure, Leaders League
- Energy recognized lawyer, Best Lawyers
- Project Finance and Development Practice recognized lawyer, Best Lawyers
Education
- Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Columbia University, New York, United States
- Postgraduate studies in Civil Law (Obligations) ranked top 5 of the class, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, Mexico
- Professional Legal English studies, Columbia University, New York, United States
- International Law Program, Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE), Madrid, Spain
- Law degree (J.D. equivalent), recognized with academic excellence, Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Mexico
Academia
- Professor of Energy Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
- She has been an invited lecturer at the Escuela Libre de Derecho (Civil Law) and the Universidad Anáhuac Mexico Norte (Administrative Law), Mexico
- Law Professor of Obligations I (Civil Law) at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico (2014–2017)
Memberships
- Voz Experta
- Women’s Energy Network
- Abogadas MX
Publications & Collaborations
- New York State Bar Association, annual conference: Energy Transition: Present or Future?, September 2023
- The Return of Opportunity? New Strategies for a New Moment in Mexico, FTI Consulting, May 2023
- Strengthening of CFE, COPARMEX Forums, August 2023.
- Nearshoring: Challenges and Opportunities for the Energy Sector, Fuel Week, by Oil & Gas Magazine, August 2023.
- Energy and Nearshoring, for COPARMEX, June 2023.
- Guide: Energy: Oil & Gas 2023, published by Chambers and Partners Read more
- Guide: The Energy Regulation and Markets Review: Mexico 2023, Mexico Chapter, published by The Law Reviews Read more
- Article: "Maternity and Society, returning from my post-pandemic maternity leave" published by Legal Industry Reviews Read more
- Diversity Survey: Finding the balance, published by Latin Lawyer, Diciembre 2022 Read more
- Oil and Gas 2022, Mexico Chapter (online only), published by GLI Read more
- The Energy Regulation and Markets Review: Mexico 2021, published by The Law Reviews Read more
- Mexico Update: Upstream, Midstream, Refining and Marketing, and Power Sector, Webinar organized by the Institute for Energy Law and the Center for American and International Law as speaker in the panel, August 19, 2021 Read more
- Argus Global Gasoline, Live Virtual Conference, organized by Argus Media, as speaker in the panel, june 2021 Read more
- 71st Annual Oil & Gas Conference 2020, as speaker in the panel “Recent E&P Developments in Brazil, and Mexico - Can They Compete with U.S. Shale?”
- Oil and Gas Alliance virtual expo as speaker, “Oil prices collapse. Crisis in the Mexican Oil Industry: How to Face this crisis in Mexico?”, Mexico 2020
- Article “New Regulations Bolster CFE, Put Independent Renewable Power Projects in Limbo”, co-authored with Nathan Santamaria and Carlos Moran, published by Kirkland & Ellis 2020
- Fuel Markets Annual Conference organized by the Mexican Bar Association, as speaker in the panel, Mexico City, Mexico 2020
- 1st González Calvillo Webinar, “GC Connect: Let's talk about natural gas imports", as speaker in the panel, Mexico 2020
- Oil & Gas Regulation Guide, Mexico Chapter for 2020 and 2019 edition, published by the International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) Read more
- Energy Business Forum (Encuentro Internacional de Energía) as speaker in the panel Regulation of the Mexican Energy Sector, Mexico City, Mexico 2018
- King & Spalding Energy Forum as speaker in the panel Implementing Energy Infrastructure Projects, Houston, Texas, 2018
- Latin Lawyer 9th Annual Oil & Gas Conference, as speaker in the panel Upstream Update: Where Are We Now?, Mexico City, Mexico 2018
- Latin Lawyer 8th Annual Oil & Gas Conference, as speaker in the panel What does the Trump administration mean for the energy sector in Latin America?, Mexico City, Mexico 2017
- Latin Lawyer 7th Annual Oil & Gas Conference, as speaker in the panel Energy reform in Mexico – Where do we stand with our regulatory framework?, Mexico City, Mexico 2016
- Article Mexico’s newly-elected president: potential implications, Financier Worldwide 2018 Read more
- Article The alleged transition from partners to neighbours - US and Mexico, Financier Worldwide 2017 Read more
- International Mediation Guide, Second Edition, Clifford Chance
- Energy Disputes Compared Guide published by Getting The Deal Through, Editions 2016 & 2017
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Languages
Spanish – English
