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Lucas is a partner in the area of Energy Law and Natural Resources, including electric power, gas, oil and other liquid fuels. He has more than 9 years of experience advising entities on administrative and energy law matters, as well as electricity generation, distribution and commercialization companies, as a member of their boards of directors.
In the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Lucas managed the Nation's financing operations and its companies, including those of public utilities. He also advised on the structuring of the regulations applicable to Public-Private Partnerships, and was the legal leader of privatization processes of state-owned companies such as ISAGEN S.A. E.S.P.
As Chief Legal Officer of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Lucas led, among others, the legal position of the Ministry in the integral business solution that ensured the continuity in the provision of electric energy services in the Colombian Caribbean. Likewise, he advised on the structuring and development of the Long Term Energy Auctions, which resulted in the first auction for the incorporation of non-conventional renewable energy generation projects in the Colombian energy matrix.
After completing all the requirements to be admitted to practice in the State of New York, Lucas is looking forward to the date of his admission ceremony.