Environment
Latin America Guide 2025 : Mexico
Band 1
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Provided by Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Our Environmental Practice represents clients on a variety of environmental regulatory and transactional issues throughout Mexico, arising under Federal, State and Municipal environmental laws, regulations and standards.
The work of our environmental team includes:
- Assessment and management of environmental liabilities in the context of specific transactions
- Regulatory compliance with environmental legislation and environmental programs
- The application for and obtainment of environmental permits, including among various others, concessions to occupy and use beaches (Federal Maritime Zones), and Environmental Impact Authorizations
- Legal aspects of soil contamination and site remediation
- Legal aspects of the generation and handling of hazardous wastes, materials, and high-risk activities
- Air quality and emissions
- National waters, water quality and wastewater discharges
- Natural protected areas and habitat restrictions in real estate and tourism developments
- Administrative proceedings before competent environmental authorities at the federal and local levels
- Environmental zoning and ecological ordinance programs
- Clean development mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol
- Certified and voluntary emission reductions trading under the Kyoto Protocol
- Legal design and implementation of alternative energy projects, including: solar, wind and hydro
- Other related sustainable projects including: green real estate developments and real estate projects undergoing LEED certification in Mexico
Chambers Review
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez is a Mexican heavyweight full-service firm boasting remarkable activity in environmental law matters. Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez is frequently retained by clients to advise on the environmental aspects of acquisitions and infrastructure projects, most notably in the power and manufacturing sectors. The environment practice group is frequently called upon by financial institutions to identify environmental risks associated with financial transactions. The firm is also seen acting as counsel to companies from the real estate, chemical, manufacturing, and energy spheres.
Work Highlights
- Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez advised General Atlantic on its investment into MAC Hospitals, which included the obtention of the required environmental permits and the design of an environmental regulatory compliance strategy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez have a good balance of hard-working senior and junior lawyers who understand our business needs, boasting great knowledge of Mexican and also USA legislation."
"Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez possesses an amazing team who is always on top of things and which is a great business partner to us."
"Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez have a good balance of hard-working senior and junior lawyers who understand our business needs, boasting great knowledge of Mexican and also USA legislation."
"Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez possesses an amazing team who is always on top of things and which is a great business partner to us."
Notable Practitioners
Distinguished partner Carlos De Icaza is the first port of call for market players with complex environmental cases in Mexico. He elicits significant praise from clients for his prominent practice in the country.
"Carlos De Icaza is very pragmatic when looking for alternatives, and is an expert lawyer who understands how the regulatory bodies operate, and who clearly knows what he's talking about."
"Carlos De Icaza is an incredible environment lawyer whose commercial awareness is very strong."
Associate-to-watch Mariana Westendarp Palacios enters the rankings this year following excellent market endorsement for her skill and activity in the Mexican environmental space.
"Mariana Westendarp Palacios understands the issues at hand better than anyone."
Ranked Lawyers at
Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.
Mexico
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