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Palacios Lleras’ longstanding relationship with Drummond continues to be fruitful on the environmental law side, where the team routinely advises the US-headquartered mining giant on high-stakes contentious matters, including environmental sanctions procedures, class actions and constitutional proceedings, among others. Public law litigator Hugo Palacios Mejía heads the department and is noted for his experience in complex administrative law litigation. Óscar Gutiérrez is also a key contact and possesses a strong record in representing energy and natural resources companies in regulatory and contentious environmental law matters.
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Key clients
- Drummond
- Drummond Coal Mining
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Work highlights
- Advised Drummond on several environmental sanction proceedings conducted by the Colombian Environmental Authority.
- Successfully represented Canacol Energy Colombia in a class action initiated by non-governmental organisations, introducing a specific discussion upon the precautionary principle with regard to alleged activities of hydraulic fracturing.
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