The Core Team
At Core Regulatory we understand that Regulation implies a synergy of profiles with a Legal, Economic and Technical approach.Our professional team has more than 10 years of experience in sector regulation, It has allowed us to successfully lead the planning, structuring and monitoring of relevant projects in regulated sectors; positioning ourselves as a Firm of high prestige and expert criteria with a recurring active presence in the media, international forums and academic journals.
SUSANA
RODRÍGUEZ ZÚÑIGA
WILLIAM
VILLALOBOS HERRERA
HEMBERTH
SUÁREZ LOZANO
COLOMBIA
Director
STEVIE
GAMBOA VALLADARES
ECUADOR
Director
Education
Master in Energy Regulation
Master in Administration and Business Law
Degree in Financial Administration
Degree in Public Accounting
Bachelor of Business Administration
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Experience
He has 10 years of professional experience in Economic Regulation of Public Services. He has led tasks such as:
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Preparation and Analysis of Tariff Studies
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Implementation and Validation of Regulatory Accounting
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Inspection of companies providing public services
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Structuring processes for Regulatory Improvement in Electricity, Hydrocarbons and Transportation
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Design of Compliance processes and Regulatory Risk forecasting
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Attention Public Hearings with technical opposition to rate adjustment processes before Aresep
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Government Affairs
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Preparation of reform proposals to Executive Decrees, Public Policy and Bills
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Attention to administrative procedures and claims before Regulatory Agencies.
Linkage
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College of Professionals in Economic Sciences of Costa Rica
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College of Public Accountants of Costa Rica
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Member of the Ibero-American Association of Energy Law - ASIDE
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Mediator/Conciliator
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National Certification International Financial Reporting Standards –IFRS- 2013
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National Certification International Auditing Standards -NIA- 2012.
Education
Master’s Degree in Economic Regulation & Competition
Master’s Degree in International Constitutional Law
Specialist in Telecommunications Law
Bachelor of Law
Universidad de Valladolid
UNED Madrid
UACA
ULACIT
Experience
He has 10 years of professional experience in Economic Regulation of Public Services. He has led tasks such as:
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Structuring of regulatory improvement processes in Renewable Energy & Telecommunications
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Legal structuring of complex regulatory transactions for service providers, prosumers and generators)
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Structuring of Trusts and contracts type BOT, BOO and PPA
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Design of compliance processes and risk forecasting in regulatory affairs
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Attention of Hearings before Legislative Commissions of the Legislative Assembly as an expert
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Attention to administrative procedures and claims before Regulatory Agencies
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Attention Public Hearings with technical opposition before Aresep,
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Government Affairs
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Public Procurement
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Contentious Litigation & Arbitration
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Contract Management (Dispute Board, Expert Witness, Advice to Executing Units)
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Preparation of reform proposals to Executive Decrees, Public Policy and Bills.
Linkage
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Costa Rican Bar Association
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Accredited expert in Energy Law and Economic Regulation before the Regional Commission for Electrical Interconnection (CRIE)
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Member of the Ibero-American Association of Energy Law - ASIDE.
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Member of the Ibero-American Association of Regulation - ASIER.
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Member of the Latin American Network of Mining Law - REDMIN.
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Member of the World Association Compliance, TMT & Energy National Committee - WAC.
Of Counsel
Trajectory
Lawyer and founding partner of the Firm OGE Legal Services. He has 20 years of experience in the energy sector.
He is a Master in Renewable Energies. He is a specialist in electricity and gas regulation, energy mining law, residential public services and contentious-administrative law.
He was a member of some law firms, he was linked to companies such as Codensa, Emgesa, ISA, Celsia and Gas Natural (Vanti).
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He is also an arbitrator, litigator and professor at the Externado University.
Of Counsel
Trajectory
Lawyer from the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, specialized in Public Law and Business Law. He is currently Director of Natural Resources - Pino/Elizalde Abogados.
He has 20 years of experience in the energy sector. President of the Ibero-American Association of Energy Law (ASIDE).
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He has been Director of the Mining Regulation and Control Agency. He has led the legal departments of state fuel marketing, power generation and telecommunications companies.
He is a member of the Latin American Network of Mining Law and the Chamber of Mining of Ecuador.