O'Farrell‘s environmental law practice is closely integrated with the firm’s public law, energy and dispute resolution teams, and focuses on advising clients in the energy, mining, electricity and telecoms sectors on the environmental aspects of their operations. Land remediation, visual contamination and non-ionising radiation from telecoms antennae networks are among the department’s areas of expertise, with support on contentious environmental law disputes also offered. The practice is led by public law and regulatory specialist Jorge Muratorio. Agustina Fanelli Evans (regulation and public law) and Agustín Siboldi (oil and gas and power) are available to provide additional partner-level support.
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Key clients
- ENI Petroleum
- AMX
- Dycasa
- Resinas Concordia
- Pampa Energía
- YPF
- Latinoamericana de Energía
- Naturgy
- Compañía General de Electricidad
- Transener S.A. and Transba
- Parques Eólicos
- Empresa de Distribución Eléctrica de Tucumán
- Energía de Entre Ríos, Sociedad Anónima
- Empresa Jujeña de Energía
- Unipar Indupa
- Fundación Torcuato Di Tella
Work highlights
- Provided legal advice to ENI regarding environmental issues related to the bidding process for the offshore exploration and exploitation of petroleum.
- Advised Unipar Indupa on the provision of a drinkable water supply in its petrochemical plants located in the province of Buenos Aires.
- Advised Claro in an environmental lawsuit submitted by an environmental protective association related to the alleged visual pollution from overhead wires in the municipality of Zárate.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jorge Muratorio