Pedro Lladó C.

Pedro Lladó joined Nader, Hayaux & Goebel in 2026 as Counsel in the Energy, Finance & Project Finance practice. He focuses on the development, acquisition, and financing of energy and infrastructure projects, with particular expertise in power generation and oil & gas matters.

He has advised domestic and international sponsors, lenders, and investors on complex energy and infrastructure transactions. Between 2020 and 2022, he served as a Visiting Attorney in the Project Development & Finance group at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York, where he gained significant cross- border experience in structured finance, syndicated lending, and capital markets transactions within the energy sector.

Pedro holds an LL.M. in Global Energy from the University of Texas at Austin (2019–2020) and a Law Degree (Cum Laude) from Universidad de las Américas Puebla.

Pedro has been recognized as an “Up and Coming” lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources: Oil, Gas & Power by both the Chambers Latin America Guide 2026 and the Chambers Global Guide 2026, and as a Recommended Lawyer by the Legal 500 Latin America Guide 2026, reflecting his increasing expertise and impact in the sector.

Recent work highlights

A selection of recent transactions and projects on which Pedro participated prior to joining Nader, Hayaux & Goebel include:

Energy

• Acted as sponsor’s counsel in the US$800M acquisition of the Norte III 907MW cogeneration facility, recognized as LATAM Energy Deal of the Year (Project Finance International) and Project Finance Deal of the Year (Latin Lawyer).
• Served as lenders’ counsel in a simultaneous syndicated credit facility and Rule 144A/Reg. S bond offering enabling a private equity fund to acquire a 2,200 MW portfolio including six combined-cycle power projects, a 155 MW wind farm, a natural gas pipeline, and three compression stations for an enterprise value of USD 1.256 billion, awarded Best Infrastructure Financing in Mexico by Latin Finance.
• Participated in the USD 852 million acquisition of one of Mexico’s largest wind farms, Ventika I and Ventika II.
• Drafted and negotiated Power Purchase Agreements under various power generation regimes.
• Advised on financing renewable projects awarded in Mexican government power auctions.
• Structured self-supply and local generation schemes, among other power generation models.
• Counseled real estate developers (including Mexican FIBRAS) and other users in the filing and development of additional KVAs at multiple locations.

Oil & Gas

• Conducted preliminary analysis for FPSO and FSRU operations for offshore oil extraction in Mexican shallow waters.
• Represented a major US refining company during the prequalification and award process for Pemex’s total storage and transport capacity in northwest Mexico, including negotiation of agreements with Pemex Logística.
• Participated in the development of Mexico’s first privately-owned maritime storage terminal for refined products (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel) with a design capacity of 450,000 bpd.

• Prepared and negotiated gasoline and diesel supply agreements with retail stations and end users. Advised on remediation actions regarding volumetric control requirements (controles volumétricos) for permit holders and end users in Mexico.
• Successfully represented midstream and downstream permit holders in regulatory disputes related to alleged non- compliance with permit terms (proceso administrativo de sanción).

Other Infrastructure Projects

• Prepared and negotiated engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreements and operation and maintenance (O&M) agreements for the development and operation of various infrastructure projects.