Jorge Oria y Anaya
Practice Areas
Sectors
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Jorge Oria joined the firm in 1999 and has been a partner since 2014.
He has extensive experience in the development, acquisition, and financing of projects in the energy, infrastructure, and power sectors. He has participated in acquisitions and equipment financing, as well as in arbitrations related to energy and infrastructure projects.
His practice focuses on representing developers, consumers, creditors, and local, regional, and multilateral investors in industries such as electric power (renewable and non-renewable), transportation, water, and hydrocarbons.
Jorge gained international experience as a foreign associate at Milbank in New York.
Relevant Experience
- Represented a leading renewable energy infrastructure company in an emergency arbitration in connection with the drafting of a wind turbine supply contract for a wind farm.
- Represented a leading renewable energy infrastructure company in an ICC arbitration in connection with the construction of a wind farm in Mexico (USD$80 million).
- Represented Cubico Sustainable Investments in the development, construction, acquisition, financing, divestiture and dispute resolution proceedings related with various wind farms projects in Mexico, with aggregated capacity of approximately 750 MW.
- Represented the group of Banks as lenders in relation with the financing of the Villanueva I, Villanueva III and Don José Solar projects (subsidiaries of Enel Green Power and CDPQ), having an aggregate capacity of approximately 1 GW.
- Represented Canadian Solar in the development, financing and sale of the photovoltaic power project Aguascalientes I, which was awarded a PPA in the first long term auction called by CENACE.
- Has represented the Banks and financial institutions in different financing and refinancing transactions regarding the gas pipelines awarded to and developed by Fermaca in Mexico.
- Represented Blackrock in the development, construction and financing of the expansion project for carbon transport and storage facilities in the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas.
- Represented the Banks in a long term financing of two photovoltaic power projects owned by Jinko Solar, awarded in a long term auction by CENACE.
- Represented the Banks and financial institutions in the senior financing of Samalayuca- Sásabe gas pipeline.
- Represented the Banks and the financial institutions in the financing for the construction of Ramones II Sur y Ramones II Norte gas transport projects.
- Represented International Finance Corporation and Nacional Financiera in the financing of a 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant in Baja California, Mexico, the first of its kind to be financed in Mexico.
- Represented the sponsor in relation with the development, construction and foreign project bond financing of a 500 MW combined cycle power plant and ancillary gas and water supply facilities in northern Mexico.
Awards and Recognitions
- Ranked in Chambers Latam, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, 2026.
- Ranked in Chambers Global, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, 2025.
- "Leading Partner", Legal 500, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, 2025.
- "Highly Regarded", IFLR1000, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, 2025.
Education
- Master’s in law specialized in International Business (with honors), London, 2006.
- Law Degree, Universidad Panamericana, 2002.