Federico M Ruanova Guinea

Practice Areas

Federico has been practicing law since 1988, and currently chairs the environmental and climate law practice in Mexico. He specializes in providing advice to clients to comply with legal requirements in the area of environmental impact, air emissions, water and wastewater, hazardous and non-hazardous waste and occupational health and safety. His practice also includes emissions trading, REDD+ projects and administrative and civil litigation. Chambers and Partners as well as The Legal 500 consider Federico one of the top environmental attorneys in Mexico.

Federico's wide client base includes companies in the industrial, real estate and energy, such as automotive plants, steel mills, manufacturers of medical devices, food products and electronic goods, oil exploration and exploitation companies, fuel storage facilities, power plants, water and wastewater treatment installations, hotels and resorts and financial institutions.

Professional Memberships

National Association of Corporate Lawyers

Publications

Chambers Latin America, Mexican Environmental Law Review (2018, 2019, 2020 editions)

The Legal 500 - Summary on Mexican Environmental Law (2020).

Voluntary Environmental Regulation Program 2009 - 2010

The Yearly Operating Report

New Obligations and Sanctions to Control Chemical Substances.

Baker & McKenzie Lawyers Urge Carbon Market Development in Mexico.

"Environmental Liability in Mexico” (Environmental Claims Journal, 1995)

“Environmental Auditing in Mexico” (“International Environmental Auditing Handbook,” Government Institutes 1998)

“Mexican Environmental Law” (co-author “Mexican Law, a Treatise for Legal Practitioners and International Investors,” West Group 1998)

Author, “Mexico’s Environmental Challenges as the 21st Century Approaches, International Environment Reporter, 1999

Author, “Mexico, Making Its Environmental Laws Work,” Environmental Law and Policy, 1999.

Author, “Will Mexico’s New Government be Green?” Mexican Forecast, 2000.

Author, “Is the Mexican Environmental Protection Agency Acting Beyond Its Mandate?” Latin American Law and Business Report, 2000.

Editor, “Environmental Law and Policy in Latin America,” Baker McKenzie, 2000.

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Education