Carlos Escoto > Galicia Abogados S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Drawing on the support of a strong litigation and arbitration practice group for judicial and/or administrative representation as necessary, Galicia Abogados S.C.’s full-spectrum environmental practice has considerable experience in transactional work and associated due diligence, regulatory matters, compliance, litigation and ESG issues, and acts primarily for clients drawn from the energy, real estate and regulated industries (including, ports, roads, water projects and pharma). The nine-strong practice group is co-led by Mariana Herrero, who has in-depth knowledge of the full range of environmental legal matters and who is accustomed to multidisciplinary approaches to such issues; and Carlos Escoto -who was raised to the partnership back in early 2021- and brings sophisticated regulatory and sustainability experience to the group, particularly in relation to the development of infrastructure, renewable energies, oil & gas, mining, manufacturing and tourism industry projects. At associate level, key support is provided by seniors Lucía Manzo and Lourdes Lozano – who both primarily attend to the regulatory and environmental aspects of infrastructure and energy projects; and associates Verónica Palacios (a former director of hydrocarbons regulation at the Comisión Reguladora de Energía), and Guillermo Garza (who rejoined the firm in June 2022 after four years at Vera y Asociados). Recent matters include involvement in the filing of constitutional amparos concerning various government reforms, advisory concerning carbon credit generation projects, and matters arising from the financing of a water treatment and desalination plant.