Nicholson y Cano Abogados is recognised for its outstanding environmental litigation expertise, environmental legal compliance audits and preventive legal advice on environmental issues. The firm advises clients across multiple industries on the environmental aspects of their operations and has built an impressive reputation for handling sensitive environmental cases before the Federal Supreme Court, defending large domestic and multinational companies in high-value remediation claims and class actions. The practice is led by the influential Horacio Payá, an industry reference who has been practising environmental law since the 1990s. He is supported by public law partner Martín Rodriguez, who has an active environmental law practice and extensive litigation experience.
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Key clients
- Valaris
- Mineria Exar
- Pluspetrol
- Capex Capsa
- YPF
- A-cindar
- Raizen
- Total Austral
- Association of Agricola Cooperatives
- Holcim
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Gafor
- Oiltanking
Work highlights
- Providing Valaris with comprehensive environmental law advice related to offhsore exploratory oil drilling.
- Representing Raizen in several judicial actions related to remediation related to disused gas stations.
- Conducting annual legal compliance audits across all of Total's Argentine onshore and offshore oil fields.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Horacio Payá