Hugo Quevedo, Chairman.  Mr Quevedo graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1987 with a law degree, and obtained a Master of Laws (LLM.) at London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK, in 1995. He also attended courses on regulation of financial markets at King’s College, London, financial law at Queen Mary & Westfield College, London, and energy law at the Centre of Petroleum of Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy of the University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland. Mr Quevedo has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. He has advised several important public and private companies, banks and organization in connection with cross-border and domestic corporate, energy and financial transactions, matters and litigation. He has represented companies in M&A transactions and financings in a wide range of industries, including oil & gas, power generation and distribution, natural gas transport and distribution, mining, forestry, fishing, pharmaceutical, and retail, among others. Mr Quevedo has also acted as arbitrator and as expert witness in international investment treaty arbitrations. In the public sector he served in different positions at the office of the President of Argentina, including Director General of Organisation and was advisor to several public officers, including the Argentine Secretary of Energy.

Petroleum industry