Edgar Olvera Jiménez

Practice Areas

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Infrastructure

Regulatory & Compliance

Federal Regulatory & Administrative Law

Latin America Practice

Litigation

Career

Edgar Olvera Jiménez has over 25 years of experience working on matters related to the telecommunications sector, infrastructure projects, consumer protection, and administrative law. Edgar has been a leader in multidisciplinary teams and on highly complex projects at his previous positions within Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation, and the Consumer Protection Agency (PROFECO).

In his previous role as Undersecretary of Communications for Mexico’s Ministry of Communication and Transportation (MCT), Edgar participated in the design and implementation of Mexico’s recent telecommunications reforms. He spearheaded the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiations in this sector, and fostered infrastructure investments by promoting infrastructure projects from the Federal Government (rights of ways, poles and federal buildings).

As Coordinator of Technical and Regulatory Projects for the MCT, Edgar also participated in landmark projects, including the acquisition of the Mexican Satellite System (MEXSAT) and the bidding of the dark fiber of the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). Additionally, he was involved in the largest public-private partnership (PPP) project in Mexican history known as “Red Compartida,” a wholesale 4G shared network in Mexico.

Concentrations:

Telecommunications, media, and technology

Infrastructure

Consumer protection

Regulatory and compliance

Administrative law

Litigation

Public contracting

Antitrust and competition issues

Professional Memberships

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

Personal

Law Degree, with honors, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 2000

M.A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México