Edgar Olvera Jiménez

• Ministry of Communications and Transportation (MCT)
  • As Undersecretary of Communications of the MCT, Edgar designed, proposed and executed policies and programs for telecommunications and broadcasting for the Mexican Federal Government.°
  • Participated in the conceptualization and negotiation of the Constitutional Reform of the Telecommunications, Broadcasting and Antitrust Law, working closely with the Congress. This has been recognized as a major, beneficial reform for users in Mexico.°
  • Conceptualized and negotiated the new Federal Law of Telecommunications and Broadcasting, as well as ensuring its implementation.°
  • Led and participated in the negotiations of various international treaties, such as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP and TPP11), as well as the Pacific Alliance (chapters telecommunications, broadcasting, trade electronic and state companies).°
  • Served as the Mexican representative before the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), to attend evaluations, committees, studies, and projects, between 2009 and 2018.°
  • Led and was part of the team in charge of conceptualizing and executing landmark telecommunications projects in Mexico, such as public-private partnerships (PPP) of Red Compartida and Red Troncal, CFE dark fiber tender, and acquisition of the MEXSAT satellite system.°
  • Promoted policies and programs to release infrastructure projects within the telecommunications market: poles, federal buildings and rights of way of the federal government, and implemented deregulation policies to encourage and facilitate infrastructure investments.°
  • Oversaw the legal advice and defense within the MCT of: tenders 20 and 21, the modification of the title of Telmex, Red Compartida, Interconnection rates and arbitrations: Telefónica vs México (APRI MEX-ESP), Clearwire and MVS vs Mexico (NAFTA), and Eutelsat vs. Mexico (APRI MEX-FRA).°
  • Responsible for designing and implementing the first policy of extensions for concessions in telecommunications and radio broadcasting, including a sanctioning policy. Under his charge, sanctions were applied to concessionaires under a new procedure, strengthening the government’s position and generating certainty within the sector.°
  • Responsible for the study and authorization of corporate movements, mergers, splits, transfers of shares, and assignments of rights related to telecommunications concessionaires.°

• Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO)
  • As Deputy Director General, Edgar was responsible for coordinating the general directorates of the Deputy Attorney General for Services and providing advice and legal defense in consumer protection matters.°
  • Collaborated in the reforms to the Consumer Protection Federal Law in real estate matters, arbitration, sanctions, intermediate consumption and compensation mechanisms.°
  • Served as Mexico’s representative before the OECD on issues of consumer protection during 2007.°
  • As Director of Conciliation, Edgar established the policies, rules and processes for conciliation processes and the implementation of a CRM system throughout the country.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Olvera Jiménez prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, S.C.

• Professor of Amparo, Administrative Law and Obligations in Law, Universidad Mesoamericana, Querétaro, Mexico, 2002-2005
• Professor of Obligations, Contracts, International Law and Social Security in the degree in Law, Alfred Nobel University, Querétaro, Mexico, 2001

• Listado, Best Lawyers Mexico, 2022 - 2023
  • Derecho en Comunicaciones

• Member, Consulting Board, Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones), 2022-Present