Greenberg Traurig, S.C.

The five-strong practice group at Greenberg Traurig, S.C.‘s Mexico office has benefitted from the firm’s international standing, as well as its local transactional prowess, to successfully replace the shortfall in projects work under the current administration with a strong pipeline of transactional engagements. A wave of sales by Mexican companies in the second half of 2021 has segued into a scenario where near-shoring has become the predominant transactional driver, with the firm proving adept at securing relevant mandates. The team has also gained traction in the mining section where activity has included M&A, restructuring and arbitration-related matters, with the May 2023 mining reform only serving to further increase engagements in the industry. Practice head Erick Hernández Gallego is an administrative and regulatory specialist with over 20-years’ experience in the environmental sector as part of a broad practice that reaches from renewable power generation to healthcare. He is closely supported by senior associate Luis Jorge Akle – who arrived at the firm together with Hernández back in late 2017 and has worked with him since 2010 – and is also an administrative specialist with a strong focus on environmental matters and renewable energy projects. The team’s recent mandates include advising Mexican conglomerate Grupo IDESA on the implementation of ESG policies; assisting Envision International / Vive Energía with environmental and regulatory compliance with regard to all its renewable energy projects, along with the successful filing and execution of a number of amparo lawsuits; and Grupo Procaps on the environmental and regulatory aspects of its acquisition of the assets of Grupo Farmacéutico Somar, which includes four properties. The team has also been assisting The World Bank advise Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) on the implementation of the basis on which to elaborate a Mexican Official Standard (NOM) for carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS), in line with Mexico’s national and international obligations regarding climate change.