María José Canseco

Associate since 2021

María José is specialized in energy and environmental law, with a focus on electricity projects. She has participated in multiple renewable energy projects, including wind farms, solar parks, combined cycle and hydroelectric power plants, from their development and financing, to their operation. She has provided legal advice to several clients in mergers & acquisitions, debt offerings and project finance transactions in connection with their energy, hydrocarbons, environmental and regulatory aspects. María José also has experience with the new electricity framework and has advised clients in their participation in the auctions organized by CENACE for the award of power purchase agreements for the sale of electric energy, power and clean energy certificates.

She has wide experience in matters related to government authorizations, construction, supply and operation contracts, energy supply contracts, and in assisting companies regarding compliance in matters of energy, hydrocarbons, environmental impact, beach concessions, water, hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, soil pollution, environmental risk, forestry land use change, sanitary, urban development, and regulatory aspects.

+52 (55) 5201 7412
mjcanseco@macf.com.mx
Languages
  • Spanish.
  • English.
  • French.

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Education
  • Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, 2020.
Experience
  • Law Clerk, Ruiz Falce Lawyers, 2016.
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Cliente satisfecho estrechando la mano con un abogado: Cliente feliz con servicio legal en Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

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October 20, 2026
On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, during its third ordinary session, the Senate Labor and Social Welfare Committee approved two committee reports (dictámenes) amending the Federal Labor Law (LFT) in the areas of digital disconnection and pay transparency. Both bills originated in the Chamber of Deputies, and each report was approved by eight votes in favor.
October 19, 2026
On September 30, 2026, the National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy ("CONUEE", per its acronym in Spanish) published in the Federal Official Gazette the "Decree issuing the General Administrative Provisions for the registration of high energy consumption users and the implementation of Energy Management Systems" (the "HECU Provisions").
October 14, 2026
The transaction involves the acquisition of AT&T’s wireless telecommunications business in Mexico, as well as the related financing. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.