Ms Erika Serrano > Posse Herrera Ruiz > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

Posse Herrera Ruiz
CRA 7 NO 71-52
TORRE A, PISO 5
BOGOTÁ
Colombia
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Work Department

Energy & Natural Resources / Environmental Law

Position

Erika Serrano is an associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. His professional practice focuses on Natural Resources and Environmental Law.

Career

Erika has more than 7 years of experience working on environmental issues in the public and private sectors. Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she was an associate attorney for a law firm in Santiago de Chile and Bogotá, environmental legal advisor for a company in the environmental sanitation sector, and consultant at the District Secretary for the Environment and the Special Administrative Unit of National Natural Parks of Colombia.

She has extensive experience in environmental permissive and sanctioning processes, as well as in the management and handling of controlled chemical substances.

Languages

She speaks Spanish and English.

Education

  • Queen Mary University of London, Master in Environmental Law, 2018 London, United Kingdom
  • Universidad del Rosario, Specialist in Environmental Law, 2013 Bogotá, Colombia
  • Universidad del Rosario, Lawyer, 2012 Bogotá, Colombia

Lawyer Rankings

Colombia > Environment

(Next Generation Partners)

Erika SerranoPosse Herrera Ruiz

Posse Herrera Ruiz has a strong record in obtaining authorisations and permits for clients before environmental agencies, with a focus on companies operating in the energy and natural resources, agribusiness, retail and real estate sectors. Among its other practice strong-suits, the group is also well placed to advise on transaction-related matters, where it can team up with the firm’s energy and corporate partners. The department is led jointly by natural resources and energy specialist Alvaro José Rodríguez, who combines strength in regulatory and transactional work, and newly promoted director (July 2023) Erika Serrano, who is noted for her experience in environmental permitting and sanctioning processes. Since publication, Serrano has been raised to the partnership – effective as of March 2024.