Miss Paula Pérez > Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. Offices
JAVIER BARROS SIERRA 540, 4TH FLOOR
PARK PLAZA 1, SANTA FE
01210 MEXICO DF
Mexico
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Miss Paula Pérez
Work Department
Environment
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.
As part of the ESG specialization, Paula has focused on designing tools for the development and implementation of regulatory management and environmental compliance systems, as key tools in our clients’ ESG strategies.
Practice areas:
Environmental
Administrative and regulatory
ESG
Languages
English and Spanish
Memberships
Associate since 2017
Education
Law Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2002- 2006.
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Environment
(Leading associates)The practice at Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. specialises in a range of mandates, including environmental due diligence for M&A transactions, administrative and criminal environmental litigation, carrying out environmental risk evaluations, and advising on remediation processes. Ensuring compliance with environmental regulations concerning water use, wastewater discharges, air pollution emissions, and environmental impact reports are all additional facets of the practice. Leadership of the practice group is shared between counsel Gabriel Calvillo and senior associate Paula Pérez. Calvillo brings previous experience as head of Environmental Crimes Division of the Federal Department of Justice to the table and focuses on representing corporations in litigation, as well assisting with environmental due diligence. Pérez, for her part, takes care of environmental impact assessments, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, soil pollution and urban development matters. Associates Paulina Martínez (administrative litigation and environmental compliance) and Aisha Calderón (renewable energies and environmental law) are additional names to note.