Lucia Manzo

Practice Areas

Environmental

Career

Lucía has been an essential part of Galicia’s network since joining in 2008 and entering the Environmental practice in 2010.

She has been a key player in the development of several infrastructure and energy projects, mainly relating to renewal energies and natural gas pipelines, as well as industrial and tourist. She has also participated in several mergers and acquisitions and project finance transactions.

Lucía has more than ten years of experience negotiating and contracting land, as well as securing the right of way in connection with privately owned properties, national, and agrarian lands (ejido and communal), associated with the development or financing of projects, as well as for the development of forest, blue carbon, and sustainable agriculture projects.

She worked as a foreign associate in Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Houston, Texas (2016-2017).

She held the position of Vice Coordinator of the Environmental Law Committee of Asociación Nacional de Abogados de Empresa (2019-2021), as well as Year in Review Vice Chair (2022-2023) and Written Content Vice Chair (2023-2024) of the American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources’ Committee (ABA SEER) International Environmental and Resources Law.

Lucía studied law at Universidad Panamericana (2011). She has a master’s degree in Energy and Environment from Tulane University School of Law (2015) and a diploma in Carbon Markets from the Carbon Trust, ANiQ and MexiCO2 (2022).

Clients

Client Quotes:

"Lucía Manzo is a great lawyer who is knowledgeable, responsive and always willing to adapt to the needs of the business."

"Lucía Manzo is very clear when explaining environmental issues in Mexico."