Álvarez Abogados Ambientales

Álvarez Abogados Ambientales S.A.S. BIC is a boutique environmental and sustainability law firm based in Barranquilla, Colombia, with nationwide reach and nearly three decades of experience. As a Benefit and Collective Interest (BIC) firm, it advises clients on managing their environmental and social impacts through integrated legal services that drive Sustainable Development.

Its value lies in its ability to take legal expertise into the field, through a multidisciplinary team of lawyers, engineers and biologists who visit facilities to conduct specialized technical assessments, analyse risks in situ and design science-based legal strategies. This combination of legal rigour and on-the-ground insight enables the firm to understand how facilities, projects and value chains actually operate, and to translate that reality into robust legal strategies, defensible decisions and long-term risk reduction.

Strategic Focus Areas

The firm has established itself as a strategic partner for companies seeking to operate with legal certainty in challenging contexts, where environmental regulation, permitting, communities, authorities and growing sustainability expectations converge. Its purpose can be summed up in a central idea: every legal action can become a tool to protect, restore and strengthen the relationship between society and nature. On this basis, the firm structures its services around four key practice areas:

• • Environmental Law: With a preventive, precautionary and responsive approach, the firm advises on the full spectrum of Colombian environmental regulation, advising on tax incentives for investments in renewable energy, and projects aimed at environmental control and improvement.
  • Sustainability Law: The firm support clients in integrating sustainability and ESG considerations into their legal and corporate strategies, advising on climate change regulation, energy transition policies, human rights and environmental due diligence, in alignment with international standards.
  • Environmental Management: Work in this area includes designing and implementing management strategies, which includes the preparation of Environmental Impact Studies, advice on land use and territorial planning, Environmental Management Plans, and ISO quality management systems.
  • Occupational Health and Safety Law: Integrating labour law, overseeing regulatory inspections, managing accident and incident investigations, and embedding health and safety obligations into broader environmental and operational risk frameworks, with a strong emphasis on worker well-being.