Adrián del Paso

Practice Areas

Adrián del Paso is the Chair of the Environmental, Life Sciences, Healthcare and Regulatory practices of Assembla, with additional capabilities on Regulatory and Administrative Law.

Career

With a solid track record of more than twenty years of practice and experience, Adrián has represented international and local companies in a wide range of industries, providing sound advice in these areas of the Law.

His experience covers a numerous range of industries, such as pharmaceutical, healthcare, personal care, chemical & agrochemical, metallurgical, infrastructure, hospitality and real estate, among many others.

Personal

Adrián has been ranked in Chambers and Partners as a leading lawyer on Environment for more than 10 years and has been also recently ranked as a leading lawyer on Life Sciences. Despite the recent launching of Assembla, he has led his Firm to feature a new Environment department ranking in addition to his individual accolades.

Adrián holds a law degree (JD/LL.B equivalent) from Universidad Iberoamericana -Mexico City-, a Masters degree in Environmental Policy and Management from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and an LL.M. with specialization in Business Law from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, among other environmental, ESG, real estate, health (Life Sciences) and business post-graduate degree diplomas, programs and courses from reputed Mexican and US universities, such as a top business program from IPADE Business School -Mexico City-, the Leading Professional Service Firms Program at Harvard Business School and the Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing Program at NYU Stern School of Business.

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Languages Spoken

Adrián is a Spanish native speaker and is fluent in English, in addition to notions of Portuguese.

Experience

Before launching Assembla in March, 2024 and for more than 12 years, Adrián was a co-founding partner and contributed to the growth of a mid-size firm based in Mexico City, where he enhanced his entrepreneurial experience as a Partner and achieved market, peer and client recognition in his areas of practice. From his prior experience and professional formation, Adrián worked in several top transactional Firms in Mexico, including Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, as well as in the very first boutique Law Firm dedicated exclusively to Environmental Law in Mexico.

Professional Memberships

Adrián is an active member of several professional organizations, including the International Chamber of Commerce, Centro Mexicano Pro-Bono, and Abogadas MX.

Awards