Environmental legal services
We provide comprehensive, ongoing, or case-specific legal advice on environmental matters throughout all stages of projects. This includes support in obtaining environmental licenses and permits, ensuring compliance with the obligations derived from such instruments, and meeting other applicable environmental regulatory requirements. Additionally, we advise on environmental participation mechanisms, sanctioning procedures, and judicial proceedings.
A) Comprehensive advice:
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Strategic legal advice and support in the application for or modification of licenses, permits, authorizations, or concessions for the use or exploitation of natural resources, as well as in other environmental procedures.
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Guidance on applicable environmental requirements (waste, chemicals, noise, offensive odors, among others)
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Support in environmental participation mechanisms, such as prior consultation processes and public hearings, as well as in responding to complaints and managing socio-environmental conflicts.
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Legal management of contingencies, contaminated sites and environmental liabilities.
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Advice on access to tax incentives and environmental-related taxes.
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Consulting on environmental land use planning, including environmental determinants of the territory, protected areas, areas of special ecosystem importance, Watershed Management Plans (POMCA), among others.
B) Environmental Legal Compliance
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Diagnostics on the legal environmental compliance of facilities.
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Assistance in conducting audits and verifying compliance with obligations arising from environmental licenses and permits, as well as applicable environmental regulations.
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Environmental due diligence in the context of asset purchases, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), spin-offs, and financing transactions.
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Preparation and updating of the environmental legal matrix.
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Support in compliance with environmental obligations and requirements of environmental authorities, including environmental compensation.
C) Sanctioning procedures and environmental judicial processes
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Strategy, defense, representation, and assistance in environmental sanctioning procedures and judicial processes.
D) Environmental legal training and updating.
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Design and delivery of conferences, courses, seminars and training workshops.
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Legal News Bulletin.