Experience
Jose Antonio heads the firm’s Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental practice group and the firm’s Energy Industry Group, a group that includes practitioners of different law practice areas specialized in advising clients of the energy sector.
He is also a partner in the firm’s Corporate and M&A practice group. José Antonio has over two decades of experience with an M&A and transactional background and extensive knowledge of the energy sector.
He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, general financing, business transaction structuring, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, corporate planning, general corporate law, privatizations, public and private bidding processes, PPPs, project finance, infrastructure development and real estate.
He also represents clients in all types of contracts and civil and commercial agreements, as well as in negotiations with governmental entities, and in the incorporation of companies and associations, as well as in the establishment of branches and processes related to acquisitions, divestitures, sales, mergers, spin-offs, dissolution, and liquidation of companies. Local and international clients entrust him with sensitive, complex, and large transactions.
He is the author of several articles in national and foreign publications specializing in corporate, infrastructure and investment matters.
He is a regular speaker in different forums on transactional, investment and energy matters in Mexico and abroad. José Antonio has more than 20 years of experience practicing law.
Before joining Sánchez Devanny he was a partner at an international law firm. He was named as “Expert Panel 2020” by The Law Reviews for his participation in the Mexico Chapter of The Renewable Energy Law Review. José Antonio was the Managing Partner for Sánchez Devanny’s Mexico City Office from July 2018 to July 2020.
Masters in Law (LL.M.). New York University, New York City, NY, USA (2002).
Masters in Law. Law Postgraduate Studies Center (EPED) (2000).
Masters in Law (LL.M.). Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., USA (1999).
Law Degree. Universidad Anahuac, México, D.F., México (1997).
LANGUAGE: Spanish, English.
“Jose Antonio Postigo-Uribe is an excellent and hard-working lawyer who provides a good service and knows the energy sector and its particularities well” - Chambers Global 2024
“He has an impressive commercial and international awareness and adds great value to all our projects.” - Chambers Latin America 2025
“Jose Antonio Postigo-Uribe is an experienced lawyer and a fantastic and effective team leader.” - Chambers Latin America 2025
“The team at Sánchez Devanny Eseverri remain very up-to-date on market trends, and are commercially aware. They offer a timely service, which makes me feel as if I am their most important client.” - Chambers Global 2024
“Its specialization in energy law is ideal.” – Legal 500 Latin America 2025
