Mr Manuel Frávega > Beccar Varela > Buenos Aires, Argentina > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Manuel Frávega

Work Department
Environment
Position
Manuel Frávega is a partner at Beccar Varela, where he heads the Environmental Law & Climate Change Department.
Career
Manuel joined the firm in 2022. His main area of practice is Environmental Law. Likewise, he has extensive experience in Corporate Law, Public Law, and Litigation. Throughout his career, he has managed environmental law departments in global companies focused on the manufacturing, energy, and engineering & construction industries. He also worked in the public sector leading the modernization of environmental management and regulation applicable to a wide variety of industries.
Languages
He speaks Spanish, English, and French.
Memberships
He is a member of the World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Colegio Público de Abogados de la Capital Federal, the Colegio de Abogados de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, and the International Bar Association (IBA).
Education
Manuel is a lawyer graduated from Universidad Católica Argentina (2008). From the same university, he obtained his Specialization in Environmental Law (2014, with honors). He obtained a master’s degree in Business Law from the Universidad de San Andrés (2017, with honors), a postgraduate degree in Corporate and Institutional Affairs Management from the Universidad Católica Argentina (2019, with honors), and a degree in Circular Economy from the UTN – Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (2021). He participated in the D.E.U.F. (Diplôme d’Etudes Universitaires Françaises) university exchange program (France, 2008); and in the postgraduate programs “Summer Session on Environmental Law”, of the American University (USA, 2011) and “Trade and Environment Seminar”, of the Organization of American States, Department of Human Development, Education and Culture (USA, 2012).
Lawyer Rankings
Argentina > Environment
(Next Generation Partners)Beccar Varela is sought out for its detailed knowledge of the environmental regulatory and permitting framework in Argentina, as well as its expertise in environmental compliance and mitigating and preventing risk arising from disputes involving waste management, contamination, clean ups and sensitive indigenous community issues. Green finance and environmental due diligence are covered too, with climate change compliance and tracking key environmental bills and proposals among the other services provided. Environmental law and climate change expert Manuel Frávega has worked in industry and as a regulator previously and brings broad experience to the table as practice head. Associate Florencia Marcelli (environmental law and climate change) and Camila Caballero provide further backup.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Competition and antitrust
- Consumer law
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity
- Insurance
- Labour and employment
- Life sciences and healthcare
- Real estate
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Tax