Miss Paula Pérez > Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. Offices
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Miss Paula Pérez
Work Department
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
Position
Senior Associate
Career
Paula is specialized in environmental law with more than fifteen years of experience in that practice. She has a comprehensive vision of environmental, administrative and regulatory law since she has worked in both, public and private sectors. Paula has specialized in providing advice on compliance of legal obligations regarding environmental impact, water, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, soil pollution and its remediation, environmental risk, Mexican federal maritime zone, forestry and land use changes, health and safety and other regulatory matters, such as the emerging regulations of cannabis and its derivatives. She has participated in multiple environmental audits for clients of different industries, such as renewable energy, hydrocarbon sector, food and beverages, forestry, paper, chemistry, real estate, tourism, product manufacturing, tobacco and pharmaceutical among others. Likewise, she has experience in environmental litigation and administrative matters against acts of environmental and regulatory authorities (Federal, State and Local). Paula has particularly worked with the environmental liability, remediation and compensation of environmental damages, based on the regulations set forth in the Federal Environmental Liability Law.
Practice areas:
Environmental
Administrative and regulatory
Languages
English and Spanish
Memberships
Associate since 2017
Education
Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2002- 2006.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Environment
(Rising stars)The environmental practice at Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.
is co-led by of counsel Gabriel Calvillo and senior associate Paula Pérez, and constitutes one of the pillars of the firm’s new ESG practice, launched in August 2022. The five strong team handles the gamut of relevant matters, particularly environmental M&A due diligence, compliance, risk and damage prevention, and liability matters; it is perhaps best known, however, for its capabilities in relation to administrative and criminal environmental litigation. Recent headline work included advising Actis on the Mexican-law aspects of the sale of a portfolio of renewable energy projects to GIP Helios; with other matters including extensive environmental due diligence and environmental regulatory compliance, particularly in relation to the water segment. Nevertheless, like all in the sector, the practice has felt the effect of the considerable downturn in complex project-related mandates; indeed, Calvillo has to a certain degree re-oriented his practice so as to focus more on corporate criminal liability and criminal compliance, and was appointed the firm’s criminal compliance officer in July 2022. Key associate support comes from Paulina Martínez, whose experience includes two years as a director at the Procuraduria Federal de Proteccion al Ambiente; and the ‘impressive‘ Aisha Calderón, whose practice includes both environmental and energy aspects – particularly in relation to the electricity sector.