Erick Hernández

Practice Areas

Energy & Natural Resources

Environmental

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Regulatory & Compliance

Real Estate

Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

Mining

Latin America Practice

Career

Erick is Co-Chair of the Mexico City Energy & Natural Resources Practice and Chair of the Mexico City Environmental practice. He focuses his practice on environmental, energy, ESG, real estate, administrative litigation, food, beverage & agribusiness, mining and regulatory matters.

With over 20 years of experience, Erick represents domestic and international clients in the industrial sector, in several matters related to renewables, liquefied natural gas, oil & gas, energy litigation, energy transactions, electric energy tenders, as well as hydrocarbons tender procedures, among others.

On the environmental front, he has deep experience in water law, carbon, land use, urban development, corporate environmental regularization, environmental impact and risk matters, financing of green projects, environmental, social & governance (ESG), soil contamination, as well as emissions reductions and climate change, among others.

Erick advises clients on a broad range of transactional matters, including complex domestic and international acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, project finance and regulatory legal matters on a wide range of industries, with particular emphasis on energy, health care & life sciences, environmental, pharmaceutical and medical devices, food and beverage, agribusiness, manufacturing, infrastructure, mining, real estate and hospitality. Likewise, he has participated in several public and private forums and associations with companies, international associations, banks, lawyers and authorities related to Mexican Environmental, Energy, Real Estate, Administrative and Regulatory Law.

He has been involved on the preparation of several Mexican Official Standards as well as environmental and administrative regulations.

Erick is constantly recognized as a leading lawyer by international legal publications such as Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer, Best Lawyers, as well as a Legal Influencer by Lexology. He recently was appointed as co-chair of the ICC’s Circular Economy Global Working Group, as well as VP of the Environmental Commission of the ICC Mexico.

Concentrations:

Energy and Natural Resources

Environmental

Mergers and Acquisitions

Finance

Real Estate

Regulatory and Compliance

Professional Memberships

Co-Chair, ICC Working Group on Circular Economy, 2022-Present

Professor “Course of Environmental Legislation in Mexico”, imparted in English Language. UNAM, 2017

Coauthor of the Report for the World Bank denominated “Legal Framework for the Carbon Capture Usage and Storage of Carbon in Mexico,” 2016

Professor in the Seminar “Mexican Energy Reform” organized by the Government of the State of Sonora, 2016

Professor “Course of environmental law for practitioners of KPMG,” 2015

Participant in the worktable for the, "Discussion of the land ownership related with the Mexican Energy reform in Mexico, 2014

Participant as professor in the seminar organized by the Ministry of Economy denominated “Energy Law in Mexico and the secondary legislation,” 2014

Workshop for the discussion of the General Law of Climate Change, 2012

Participant as professor in the seminar denominated “Legal preparation for the climate change, carbon markets promotion and sustainable development,” 2013

Organization of the seminar “Adaptation of Mexico and Latin America for Climate Change,” 2011

Participation in the Conference of the UN for Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol (COP16), 2010

Personal

Diploma on Energy Matters, Energy Reform in Mexico, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, Mexico, 2014

Postgraduate Studies, Environmental Law, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico, 2005

Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Law School, Mexico City, Mexico, 2003

Diploma on Public Affairs, Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, 1999