Erick Hernández Gallego > Greenberg Traurig, S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig, S.C. Offices
PASEO DE LA REFORMA NO. 265 PH1
COLONIA CUAUHTÉMOC
MÉXICO CITY, D.F. C.P. 06500
Mexico
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Erick Hernández Gallego
Work Department
Energy & Natural Resources
Position
Shareholder
Career
Erick Hernández represents domestic and international clients on environmental and energy matters, including corporate finance, healthcare, regulatory compliance and real estate matters. Erick has represented clients in several project finance, mergers and acquisitions and electric energy tenders, as well as hydrocarbons tender procedures, both in accordance to the new energy reform in Mexico.
Erick has been practicing Mexican environmental, energy, real estate, administrative and regulatory law for more than 15 years, advising Mexican and International entities and their holding companies, on projects related with renewables, oil & gas, hospitality and tourist, land use, urban development, corporate environmental regularization, healthcare, environmental impact and risk matters, financing of green projects, soil contamination, as well as emissions reductions and climate change.
During his professional experience he had participated in different real estate, environmental, infrastructure, oil & gas and energy projects, as well as assessing different companies in all regulatory matters, including healthcare and environmental, health and safety. Likewise, he has participated in several public and private forums and associations with companies, international associations, banks, lawyers and authorities related to Mexican Environmental, Energy, Real Estate, Administrative and Regulatory Law.
He has been involved on the preparation of several Mexican Official Standards as well as environmental and administrative regulations.
Concentrations
Energy and Natural Resources
Environmental
Mergers and Acquisitions
Finance
Real Estate
Regulatory and Compliance
Capabilities
Energy & Natural Resources
Environmental
Hospitality
Latin America Practice
Real Estate
Regulatory & Compliance
Liquefied Natural Gas
Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
Energy Litigation
Energy Transactions
Upstream Oil & Gas
Carbon Capture & Sequestration
Renewable Energy
Energy Project Finance & Development
Water Law
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Mining
Admission to Practice
Mexico
Languages
Spanish, Native
English, Advanced
Italian, Fluent
Memberships
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Vice-President, Mexico Chapter Environmental Commission, 2023-Present
Co-Chair, Working Group on Circular Economy, 2022-Present
Professor “Course of Environmental Legislation in Mexico”, imparted in English Language. UNAM, 2017
Coauthor of the Report for the World Bank denominated “Legal Framework for the Carbon Capture Usage and Storage of Carbon in Mexico,” 2016
Professor in the Seminar “Mexican Energy Reform” organized by the Government of the State of Sonora, 2016
Professor “Course of environmental law for practitioners of KPMG,” 2015
Participant in the worktable for the, “Discussion of the land ownership related with the Mexican Energy reform in Mexico, 2014
Participant as professor in the seminar organized by the Ministry of Economy denominated “Energy Law in Mexico and the secondary legislation,” 2014
Workshop for the discussion of the General Law of Climate Change, 2012
Participant as professor in the seminar denominated “Legal preparation for the climate change, carbon markets promotion and sustainable development,” 2013
Organization of the seminar “Adaptation of Mexico and Latin America for Climate Change,” 2011
Participation in the Conference of the UN for Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol (COP16), 2010
Education
- Diploma on Energy Matters, Energy Reform in Mexico, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico, 2014
- Postgraduate Studies, Environmental Law, Universidad Panamericana, 2005
- Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Law School, 2003
- Diploma on Public Affairs, Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, 1999
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Environment
(Leading individuals)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.
Mexico > Energy and natural resources
(Leading individuals)Greenberg Traurig, S.C.’s energy and natural resources practice has broad regulatory, transactional and litigation experience across many segments of the energy industry, including crude oil, natural gas, oil products, LNG and electricity -both conventional and renewables. Of counsel Pedro Reséndez co-leads the practice and is appreciated by his clients for his ‘deep knowledge of the industry’; he has complementary experience in energy and government relations, and is counsel of choice for a number of multinationals operating in the Mexican market. His fellow practice co-head is Erick Hernández Gallego, a key figure in transactional and financing matters in both the hydrocarbons and generation sectors. On financing matters, senior partner Juan Manuel González brings his considerable experience to bear. The practice has a strong pool of associates to draw on, including seniors Rodrigo Vázquez del Mercado-Rivera and Luis Jorge Akle.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Mexico > Energy and natural resources
- Leading individuals Mexico > Environment
- Energy and natural resources Mexico
- Environment Mexico