David González Vega > Santamarina y Steta > Mexico City, Mexico > Lawyer Profile

Santamarina y Steta
CAMPOS ELISEOS 345, FLOORS 2, 3 AND 11
COL. CHAPULTEPEC POLANCO
11560 MEXICO, D.F.
Mexico

Work Department

Environmental

Position

Associate

Career

With more than 8 years of professional experience, David specializes in environmental, agrarian law, and indigenous consultation on matters of urban development, national waters, climate change, and other administrative law issues.

He has advised several companies to promote the sustainable development of projects in the mining, electricity, oil, railway, highway, port, tourism, residential, steel, industrial, and agricultural sectors, among others.

He has also participated in the creation and execution of environmental legal defense strategies and other administrative controversies.

Languages

Spanish, English

Education

JD, 2015, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.

Master in Environmental Law and Public Policy, 2021, Universidad del Medio Ambiente, Mexico.

Diploma in Energy Law, 2018, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico.

Lawyer Rankings

Mexico > Environment

The practice at Santamarina y Steta has considerable experience across environmental project management (including obtaining environmental permits, authorisations and licenses), the implementation of compliance systems and environmental audits; the monitoring and evaluation of environmental legal obligations; and the development of strategies for environmental, social and corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Primarily active on behalf of clients in the tourism, infrastructure, energy, mining, automotive and chemical industries, the team is co-led by Claudia Rodríguez C – who specialises in real estate, environmental and agrarian law, and indigenous consulting; and Monterrey-based Heriberto Garza, whose broad practice takes in real estate, environmental matters, estate and wealth planning, among other areas. While the team lost former senior associate Juan Carlos Aguirre – who moved to Bustamante & Freyre in March 2022- the firm moved quickly to replaced him with experienced environmental practitioner David González Vega -who arrived as a senior associate from Fonatur (where he was legal director with regards to the Tren Maya project)- the same month. Recent matters for the practice include environmental audit procedures, impact studies, remediation proposals and the accompaniment of industrial clients during environmental prosecutors’ inspection visits.