Paola Jimenez Casanova

Bio

My professional career has been mainly focused on energy and climate law, including market design, regulation, competition, and learning ways to enable the transition into a just and sustainable energy sector. As a lawyer, I have worked in both the public and private sectors, so I have experienced both sides of regulatory design and application and their challenges. I am also interested in the fundamental role women have in developing sustainable and inclusive energy systems.

• Regulatory Manager

  Trafigura - Full-time From August 2021 to Present

  Responsible for regulatory compliance for the energy trading businesses in Mexico, including compliance with the market regulator, the HSE authority, the antitrust authority and the Ministry of Energy.rnFiling permits and authorizations and coordinating external advisors to meet regulatory obligations in a timely manner.rnProviding accurate and timely counsel on existing and new businesses (regulatory, corporate, and commercial law) and risk regulatory analysis.

• Deputy Legal Director

  Mexican Energy Regulatory Commission - Full-time From January 2018 to July 2018

  ·Provided legal advice to the internal areas of the Commission in the interpretation of laws and regulations applicable to the electricity and oil and gas sectors, such as the Hydrocarbons Act, the Electricity Industry Act, Market Rules, and Guidelines of the Wholesale Electricity Market. rn·Drafting and revision of regulations (standards, directives and guidelines).rn·Led the creation of the “energy code” to map and classify 356 regulations, current and abrogated, published since 2014. rn

• Legal and Regulatory Analyst

  HYNT Solutions (start-up company) - Full-time From May 2016 to December 2017

  ·Participated in consulting projects with CRE, the energy regulator, and ASEA, the HSE regulator in Mexico.rn·Coordinated the legal strategy of the company, creation of SPVs, model license of the compliance online service for fuel stations, registration of the trademark and code of the software, and led effective negotiation with potential clients.rn·Mapped all obligations for fuels stations and storage facilities of oil derivatives. rn

• Legal and Regulatory Analyst

  EnergeA, S.C. - Full-time From August 2015 to April 2016

  ·Assisted in the drafting process of the General Terms & Conditions applicable to the Integrated Natural Gas System operated by CENAGAS.rn·Supported the consulting project for the organic creation of ASEA; managed the matrix of all environmental and safety authorizations that migrated to the Agency. rn

• Research Assistant

  Energy and Natural Resources Centre - Internship From February 2014 to December 2015

  ·Assisted in the granting process on the CONACYT program on energy and sustainability, awarded in May 2017.rn·Conducted research on the conditions for competitive markets in the natural gas and electricity markets with the 2013 Energy Reform in Mexico and coordinated the creation of an “Energy Library” that was set in the university’s library.rn·Monitoring local news related to the Energy Reform in Mexico and sharing them on the Centre's website and twitter account.rn

• LLM Energy and Climate Law

  University of Groningen From September 2018 to August 2019
• Law degree (5-year program, including private, public, administrative and constitutional law)

  Instituto Tecnológico Autonómo de México From January 2010 to December 2015

Climate policy Energy consumers' rights Energy Law Energy market models Energy policy Environmental Regulation Gas Regulation Oil

• Mexican Spanish
• English
• French

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