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Mexico’s Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Law

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William (Hunt) Buckley

Partner

Mexico City


Torre Esmeralda I, Blvd.
Manuel Ávila Camacho No. 40
Despacho 1601
Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, DF 11000
T 52.55.5249.1812
F 52.55.5249.1801

Areas of Practice

Education

  • J.D., University of South Carolina, 1981
  • B.A., University of the South (Sewanee), 1976

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1983

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Judicial Clerkships

U.S. District Court, South Carolina, 1981-1983

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Hunt Buckley has more than 25 years of experience in international and domestic transactions, focused primarily on the energy and high technology industries. He has represented international and domestic energy and telecommunications companies and service providers, project developers, and domestic and foreign investors in various projects in the U.S., Canada, South America, México, China, Southeast Asia, West Africa, and the Former Soviet Union.

Selected Client Representations

  • Direct negotiation with a national oil company for its first ever incremental production agreement.
  • Acquisition and disposition of interests in various production-sharing contracts in China and Angola; acquisition of the geophysical, world-wide assets of a major oil-field service company; sale of facilities for a major oil-field service company; creation of joint ventures and strategic alliances in Latin America and Canada for a major oil field service company; creation of joint venture for consolidated oil field services in the Former Soviet Union; structuring the construction, financing, and acquisition of geophysical vessels, drilling rigs, and commercial aircraft; structuring, negotiation, and financing of exploration and drilling programs and of an exploration company in Argentina; sale of drilling rig business in Argentina; financing and creation of various joint ventures to participate in various risk service projects in Mexico and Venezuela.
  • Representation of a South American national oil company in connection with international exploration and joint operating agreements.
  • Structuring and negotiation of various contracts and strategic alliance agreements for a major telecommunications company's web portal system; negotiation of acquisitions in the telecommunications industry.
  • Financing and securitizing transactions involving the acquisition and sale of oil and gas properties; acquisition and disposition of oil and gas properties; domestic and international farmouts and operating agreements; acquisitions of oil and gas properties out of bankruptcies.
  • Representation of a South American national oil company in connection with international exploration and joint operating agreements, and in the acquisition of one of the largest plastics companies in Colombia.
  • Creation and financing of a textile joint venture in Colombia and a power plant in Honduras.
  • Acquisition and disposition of steel fabricators in Mexico.
  • Bank representation in financings of a major national oil company.

Selected Representative Experience


Mexicana Airlines - Chapter 15
Representation of American Airlines' interests related to the Concurso proceedings of the Mexican passenger airlines Mexicana, including proper treatment of claims arising under a codesharing agreement and an interline agreement.

Acquisition of Onshore Seismic Data and Multi-Client Data Library Business of Petroleum Geo-Services ASA
Represented Geokinetics, Inc. in its purchase of onshore seismic and multi-client library business of PGS Onshore, Inc.

Honduran Power Project (RECO)
Advised U.S. investor in purchasing a majority interest in the Honduran power distribution company Roatan Electric Company, the local distribution company for the Island of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras, including due diligence review, submission of bid to the Honduran power company ENEE, and negotiation of transaction documents.

Project Finance - Irradia, SRL (Peru)
Advising of Irradia, SRL (Peru) in cross-border project financing of Peruvian LNG Facility.

Ecopetrol Acquisition of Propilco, SA, (Colombia)
Advising the Colombian national oil company Ecopetrol in the acquisition of Propilco, SA, one of the largest plastics companies in Colombia.

Ecopetrol Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) with Exxon Mobil and Petrobras
Advising the state owned Colombian national oil company Ecopetrol in its Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) with Exxon Mobil and Petrobras.

Acquisition of Maquila Companies and Acquisition Financing in Mexico from Interlake
Advising U.S. company on acquisition of Mexican maquila steel fabrication companies from Interlake.

Acquisition of Oil and Gas Assets from Bankruptcy Estate
Advising clients on the acquisition of U.S. onshore oil and gas producing assets from a bankruptcy estate.

Bidding on Projects in Nigeria
Advising client on various projects in Nigeria, including steel plant, microturbine generation, and oil lifting.

China Farm-Out; Joint Operating Agreement
Advising client on farm-out and operating agreement respecting offshore blocks in China.

Corporate, Tax and Contract Matters in Mexico
Advising client on formation of Mexican subsidiaries, labor matters, gas purchase and sale agreements, tax matters, and general corporate matters in Mexico.

Corporate, Tax, and Contract Matters in Mexico - Energy Services
Advising clients on doing business in Mexico and Pemex contracts and bids.

Corporate, Tax, and Contract Matters in Mexico - IT Services
Advising client on software licensing and general corporate matters in Mexico.

General Corporate and Tax Matters in Mexico and Other Latin American Countries
Advising client on general corporate and commercial matters in Latin America.

General Corporate, Tax Planning and Compliance in Mexico
Advising U.S. client and its Mexican subsidiaries on general corporate, tax, and commercial matters in Mexico.

General Corporate, Tax Planning and Compliance, and Tax Litigation in Mexico
Advising U.S. service company on its corporate and tax matters, and Pemex bids and contracts, commercial contracts, labor matters, and tax and administrative litigation in Mexico.

Honduran Power Project
Advising U.S. textile company on creation of Honduran entity and other corporate matters. 

Joint Venture in Mexico - Restaurants
Advising U.S. client on joint venture for restaurants in Mexico.

Master Service Drilling Contracts
Advising client on master service agreements, drilling contracts for exploration and production project in Georgia.

Lifting Agreement in Gabon
Advising client on oil lifting agreement for project in Gabon.

Litigation in Mexico - Supply Agreements
Litigation on behalf of the Mexican subsidiary of a U.S. textile company over supply agreements.

Joint Venture in Mexico - Steel Fabrication
Advising U.S. company on joint venture in Mexico for steel fabrication maquila.

Merger and Acquisition in Mexico
Advising U.S. client on disposition of line of business in Mexico.

Major Oilfield Service Companies
Various energy service and exploration and production services projects.

Joint Venture in Bermuda and Colombia - Textiles Company
Advising U.S. textile company on joint venture for construction of spinning plant in free trade zone in Colombia, supply agreements, and land acquisition.

Pemex Financing Projects
Advising a French bank on various financings with Pemex and PMI in transactions totaling more than a billion U.S. dollars.

Mexican Financing Projects
Advising French bank on various secured financings with Mexican borrowers.

Acquisition of Maquila Assets in Mexico from Rapid Racks
Advising U.S. company on acquisition of Mexican maquila steel fabrication assets from Rapid Racks.

Memberships

  • Association for International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
  • Dallas Bar Association: International Law Section, Energy Law Section, and Environmental Law Section
  • State Bar of Texas: International Law Section, Energy Law Section, and Environmental Law Section
  • U.S./Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Online Publications

07/05/2011 - Mexico’s Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Law
On April 28, 2011, the Mexican Senate approved a draft “Federal Law on the Prevention and Identification of Operations from Illicit Sources” (the “Law”), which has since then been referred to the Mexican Chamber of Representatives for consideration.

02/11/2003 - Pemex’s Workshop on the Third Draft of the Multiple Service Contract

01/20/2003 - Pemex’s Third Draft of the Multiple Service Contract

07/16/2002 - PEMEX’s Draft Multiple Services Contract - Exploring New Ground?