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Erik Manuel Priego Brito

Erik Priego Brito founded PBGJ and has practiced for over 25 years, with a career rooted in Tabasco, the operational heartland of PEMEX. · Priego Brito & Guzmán Juárez Abogados

MexicoEnergy, Oil & GasSpanish, English

About

Founder partner of Priego Brito & Guzmán Juárez Abogados with over 25 years’ experience, based in Tabasco and focused on oil & gas and energy work since 2000. After Mexico’s 2013 energy reform he has advised international firms and public‑sector stakeholders on entry and regulatory matters in the Mexican energy market.

Practice areas

EnergyOil & GasCorporate

Office

Expertise

HydrocarbonsMexican energy reform and regulatory mattersAdvising international oil & gas companies and public‑sector stakeholdersPreventive legal models for the hydrocarbons industryPEMEX‑related matters

Education

  • Doctor of Law, University of Salamanca
  • Master's degree, University of Salamanca
  • Master’s in Energy, Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP)
  • Specialization in Hydrocarbons, Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP)
  • Master’s in Civil Law, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (UJAT)
  • Additional studies at Yale University
  • Additional studies at Harvard University
  • Additional studies at Escuela Libre de Derecho
  • Additional studies at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
  • Additional studies at University of Cambridge
  • Additional studies at University of Houston
  • Additional studies at IPADE
  • Additional studies at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

Admissions

  • Mexican Bar Association (BMA) — Active Member

Languages

SpanishEnglish