Environment

Manuel joined the firm in 2022. His main area of practice is Environmental Law. Likewise, he has extensive experience in Corporate Law, Public Law, and Litigation. Throughout his career, he has managed environmental law departments in global companies focused on the manufacturing, energy, and engineering & construction industries. He also worked in the public sector leading the modernization of environmental management and regulation applicable to a wide variety of industries.

He is a member of the World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal, the Colegio de Abogados de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, and the International Bar Association (IBA).

Manuel Frávega is a partner at Beccar Varela, where he heads the Environmental Law & Climate Change Department.

Manuel is a lawyer graduated from Universidad Católica Argentina (2008). From the same university, he obtained his Specialization in Environmental Law (2014, with honors). He obtained a master’s degree in Business Law from the Universidad de San Andrés (2017, with honors), a postgraduate degree in Corporate and Institutional Affairs Management from the Universidad Católica Argentina (2019, with honors), and a degree in Circular Economy from the UTN – Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (2021). He participated in the D.E.U.F. (Diplôme d’Etudes Universitaires Françaises) university exchange program (France, 2008); and in the postgraduate programs “Summer Session on Environmental Law”, of the American University (USA, 2011) and “Trade and Environment Seminar”, of the Organization of American States, Department of Human Development, Education and Culture (USA, 2012).