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Provided by Luis Fernando Macías Gómez
Environment and Sustainable Development
Partner at PPU expert in Environment and Sustainable Development. He has more than 25 years of experience in Environmental Law, mainly in litigation and sanctioning processes, compliance and legal strategy. He advises important national companies and multinationals in complex environmental business and has been a consultant for many international organisms. He is also an Ecuadorian lawyer due to the homologation of diplomas. The principal international directories rank him as a tier 1 lawyer.
State Adjudicator (2019 – Currently).
Member of the drafting group for the Global Pact for the Environment project (2018)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Colombo-Ecuadorian Chamber of Industry, Commerce, and Integration (2014 - 2018)
Vice President of the Institute for Sustainable Development, QUINAXI (1997 - 2015)
President of the Colombian Institute of Environmental Law and Sustainable Development (1997 – Currently)
Arbitrator at the Arbitration and Conciliation Center, Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá
Member of the French Society for Environmental Law (Société Française pour le Droit de l'Environnement)
Member as an expert of the Environmental Legislation Review Commission (1997)
“El medio ambiente y la naturaleza como instrumentos del arte de gobernar. Una contribución al estudio de la razón de Estado”, Doctorado en Ciencias Políticas, Universidad de París III – Universidad Externado de Colombia, 2016.
“Aspectos jurídicos de la participación ciudadana en la gestión ambiental en Colombia”, Revista Medio Ambiente & Derecho, 2001.
“Acciones populares y medio ambiente: un nuevo paradigma de militancia jurídica”, Revista Medio Ambiente & Derecho, 2002.
“Los países del Este y la transición al mercado…”, Revista de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
“La perestroika: qué hacer con la historia”, Revista de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Doctorate in Political Studies
University of Paris III – Universidad Externado de Colombia
2016
Ecuadorian Lawyer (Degree Equivalency)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2010
Master's in Doctrines and Political Philosophy
University of Paris I. Sorbonne
1991
Master's in Latin American Political Science
Institut des Hautes Etudes D’Amerique Latine (IHEAL), Paris III
1991
Lawyer
Universidad Externado de Colombia
1986
Spanish, English and French
- Permanent legal advice to Sociedad Aeroportuaria de la Costa - SACSA in the environmental aspects of Cartagena airport operation.
-Counsel to Transmilenio in environmental matters concerning the management of service stations (gas stations) located in various parking areas in Bogota..
-Counsel to Almacenes Éxito in the legal assessment regarding a soil contamination analysis. These technical results were analyzed in the face of a transaction that required to perform a contractual review and the inclusion of the necessary clauses.
Environmental Lawyer of the Year
The Legal 500 Colombia Awards
2026
Environmental Lawyer of the Year
The Legal 500 Colombia Awards
2025
Provided by Chambers
Heavyweight partner Luis Fernando Macías Gómez of Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is widely recognised in Colombian legal circles for his outstanding practice in environmental law.
Provided by Chambers
Luis has a 360-degree vision of environmental standards in the businesses he advises, making his counsel truly comprehensive. He also offers a high level of client service and sophistication.
Luis Fernando Macías Gómez is an experienced professional who inspires confidence and security. His expertise makes it easier for us to make corporate decisions.
Luis has a 360-degree vision of environmental standards in the businesses he advises, making his counsel truly comprehensive. He also offers a high level of client service and sophistication.
Luis Fernando Macías Gómez is an experienced professional who inspires confidence and security. His expertise makes it easier for us to make corporate decisions.