Alexander Acosta > Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría Offices
CARRERA 9 74-08
OFFICE 105
BOGOTA
Colombia
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Alexander Acosta
Work Department
Enviroment and Sustainable Development
Position
Associate
Career
Principal Associate member of the Environment and Sustainable Development team. His professional practice focuses on legal environmental issues, environmental legal compliance, sustainability and renewable energies. He has extensive experience as an environmental legal advisor in the private sector, developing legal strategies to optimize the client’s environmental management. He has led Due Diligence processes in environmental issues, for sectors such as oil, mining and infrastructure, among others.
Languages
Spanish, English
Education
Alexander has a Law Degree from Universidad del Rosario (2007). He also has a Postgraduate Degree in Environmental and Administrative Law from the same institution (2010) and an LL.M. in Environmental Law, Natural Resources and Energy from Lewis & Clark Law School (2017).
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Environment
(Rising stars)Alexander Acosta – Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría’s environmental law team ‘embodies professionalism, commitment and experience’, according to satisfied clients. The group strikes a balance between regulatory, transactional support, and contentious work, with the ability to support clients at every stage of the environmental law process. In a precedent-setting matter, the group recently represented Grupo Prodeco on the termination of a project’s mining title, including the closing of environmental licences and authorisations with the environmental authority, which was a procedure not covered by Colombian regulations. Go-to environmental specialist Luis Fernando Macías led the firm’s advice to Grupo Prodeco, with support from talented principal associate Alexander Acosta. The group also includes principal associate Iván Páez, who is highlighted as ‘an expert in environmental matters’, and senior associate María Alejandra Gómez, who is noted for her ‘extensive knowledge of current environmental regulations’. Since publication, Páez has been promoted to practice director – effective as of December 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources
- Environment
- Dispute resolution > Litigation
- Projects
- Tax