"Nader Hayaux & Goebel have deep knowledge of private securitisation, extensive experience in resolving complex and sophisticated issues in transactions, as well as exceptional response times." Chambers & Partners
Laura is an attorney with more than fifteen years of experience leading and structuring sovereign debt transactions entered into by the Mexican Federal Government (UMS) and its state-owned entities, including Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). Throughout her career, she has advised on transactions widely recognized for their innovative nature and significant impact on both domestic and international financial markets.
Her practice has focused on the negotiation and execution of capital markets issuances and liability management transactions of the Federal Government in domestic and international markets; the structuring and negotiation of loans and financial instruments with multilateral financial institutions and international development agencies; and the design and negotiation of complex legal frameworks, including the Federal Government’s ISDA Master Agreement with domestic and foreign commercial banks. Laura was also a member of the Mexican negotiating team for the Services & Investment chapters of the United States– Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), as well as for the Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the European Union.
In addition, she coordinated the legal analysis of financial transactions of the National Infrastructure Fund (FONADIN) from the Public Credit Unit, the authority responsible for safeguarding the financial equilibrium of the trust.
She further participated in the development, review, and issuance of legal opinions on legislative initiatives, statutory reforms, and regulatory amendments relating to public debt, including her involvement in the drafting and implementation of the Public Debt and Obligations title of the Financial Discipline Law for States and Municipalities.
Laura holds a law degree from Universidad Panamericana and a Master’s Degree in Financial Law Institutions from the same university, which she completed in 2019. Subsequently, she joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York as International Lawyer for one year period.
Recent work highlights
Prior to joining NHG, Laura participated in a wide range of landmark transactions, including:
- Mexico’s first Sustainable Bond issuance linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), for EUA 750 million (September 2020).
- Implementation of the second additional financing mechanism for the Stabilization Fund for the Revenues of the Federal Entities (FEIEF), for MXN 70 billion (July 2020).
- Mexico’s first issuance in the FORMOSA market, for USD 3 billion (January 2021).
- First issuance of BONDES G in the local market, for MXN 20 billion (2023).
- Capital markets issuances and liability management transactions for FONADIN.
- Legal review and advisory work in connection with FONADIN’s transaction for the acquisition of 13 Iberdrola power plants, involving an equity contribution of MXN 45 billion.
- Participation in the development of the Federal Government’s Sustainable Taxonomy presentation.
- Design and structuring of the complex financial support framework for PEMEX (2025).
- Drafting and implementation of the Federal Government’s ISDA Master Agreement.
- Issuance of the Mexico City New International Airport Green Bonds, USD 2 billion (2016) and USD 4 billion (2017), as well as the negotiation of the related tender offer following the cancellation of the construction of the project (2018).
