Mr Luis Palacios > BLP > San Jose, Costa Rica > Lawyer Profile
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BLP BUILDING, VÍA LINDORA BUSINESS CENTER
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SAN JOSÉ
Costa Rica
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Mr Luis Palacios
Work Department
Environment, Health & Safety, Mining.
Position
Director
Career
Luis is Director in BLP’s San José, Costa Rica office. He specializes in Environment, Health & Safety, and Mining practices. He is also an environmental consultant for ZONE, a company within the BLP Group dedicated to environmental consulting in Central America.
He has extensive experience advising national and foreign companies in compliance with environmental regulations, ensuring the rights of natural resource companies involved in water concessions, power generation, and mining exploitation. He has also advised on the importation of regulated substances, environmental compliance, and occupational health audits, and has gained
outstanding experience in environmental litigation on behalf of national and international companies, including environmental criminal cases, which have set precedents in Costa Rica.
In the area of due diligence, he has analyzed compliance with environmental legislation with an emphasis on real estate and tourism projects.
After beginning his legal career in Venezuela, he joined the BLP team as an Associate in 2017.
Languages
Spanish, English. French
Memberships
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Costa Rican Bar Association: Environmental Law Commission
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Venezuelan Costa Rican Chamber of Entrepreneurs: Founding member and Treasurer
Education
- Master’s degree in Environmental Law, Natural Resources and Energy (Environmental Ambassador Award), Lewis & Clark University, United States, 2021
- Law degree, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2018
- Law degree, Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela, 2016
Lawyer Rankings
Costa Rica > Environment
(Rising stars)The powerhouse environment law team at BLP remains a market leader, utilising a multidisciplinary approach to advise household-name multinationals, such as Kraft Heinz, Uber, WeWork and PepsiCo, across a diverse range of sectors. The practice’s comprehensive service covers compliance auditing and consulting, environmental dispute resolution, the proposing and drafting of new regulations, environmental planning related to tourist developments, laws and initiatives on conservation and green finance. In addition, the group acts for both public and private sector plaintiffs and defendants in environmental cases before the civil, criminal and administrative courts. The practice is headed by Mauricio Salas, who brings 25 years of experience to the team and who, in additional to environmental law, specialises in dispute resolution, and Andrea González. Key support is provided by associate Luis Palacios, who assists clients with litigation and with obtaining permits related to mining extraction and water concessions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources
- Environment
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate