Juarez, MX, August 14, 2008.- Raul Felix, Partner with Baker & McKenzie will be a panelist in an event titled, "New Legal Developments of Doing Business with Mexico" on September 10 in Washington, D.C. The program will be presented by the U.S.-Mexico Bar Association and the International Law Section of the D.C. Bar.,

Topics to be discussed are: energy, telecom, finance and trade. Representatives from the top Mexican law firms as well as U.S. in-house counsels of companies that operate in Mexico will be present. The keynote speaker will be the Mexican ambassador to the U.S. Hon. Arturo Sarukhan.
 
Mr. Felix, will discuss the current developments in the energy sector: pending bills on the oil & gas sector, incentives for renewable energy and the development of biofuels project. The energy panel will also host the General Counsel of AES Climate Solutions, Ms. Krysta Sweigart, who will provide her perspective on the development of energy and carbon projects in Mexico. Mr. Hector Camacho, Deputy Managing Director of the NADBank, will present the opportunities and their experience with carbon projects and the renewable energy sector in Mexico. The panel will show the current legal framework and business opportunities for potential investments in the energy sector and carbon market in Mexico.
 
The challenge of high oil & gas prices and the need for sustainable development has created the need to explore alternative sources of energy and to diversify the Mexican energy portfolio. As of June 13, 2008, the Regulatory Energy Commision has issued 742 permits for private producers of electricity that is equivalent to 24,778 MW. Mexico has become one of the most attractive countries for the development of CDM Projects. In the first three years of the Kyoto Protocol, Mexico has generated revenues from the commercialization of carbon credits of approximately 40 to 60 millions of USD and it is expected to receive between 100 and 120 million USD for this same concept in the next three years.

This event will allow the participants to evaluate the current opportunities in the energy and carbon sectors in Mexico.  Other topics to be discussed are the development of the telecom and finance sectors in Mexico, and the current trade relationship between Mexico and the U.S.