Jorge García-Díaz > McConnell Valdés LLC > San Juan, Puerto Rico > Lawyer Profile
McConnell Valdés LLC Offices
270 MUÑOZ RIVERA AVENUE
HATO REY
SAN JUAN, 00918
Puerto Rico
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Jorge García-Díaz
Work Department
Environmental, Energy & Land Use Practice Group
Position
Capital Member and Vice-Chair, Environmental, Energy & Land Use Practice Group
Career
Mr. García-Díaz has over 20 years of experience in the private practice, providing counseling to clients in regulatory and compliance matters related to major federal and local environmental laws, such as CERCLA (Superfund), RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act.
He has represented clients with environmental law issues in a diverse variety of industries, including real estate, banking, solid waste collection, transportation and disposal (commercial and industrial landfill operation), hazardous waste transportation, pharmaceutical products manufacturing, retail pharmacy, shopping centers, retail stores, rental car, hotels, hospitals, manufacturing and energy and infrastructure development.
He has also participated in complex environmental cases, including the representation of a petroleum company in a products liability and natural resources damages multidistrict litigation, relating to the use of the gasoline additive Methyl-tert butyl ther (MTBE).
Lawyer Rankings
Puerto Rico > Energy, natural resources and environment
The powerhouse team at McConnell Valdés LLC remains a market leader, bringing strength to high-value energy projects (including wind and solar power), and advising on greenfield and brownfield development, land use issues and compliance with environmental laws and regulations. With a client base that also includes financial institutions such as Santander Bank and multinational corporates spanning the aviation, energy, financial services, logistics and manufacturing sectors, the firm’s comprehensive service extends to power purchase agreements, interconnection agreements, procurement and construction contracts, land agreements and project finance. The team is headed by practice group chair environmental compliance and energy facility expert Carlos Fernández-Lugo and vice-chair Jorge García-Díaz, a specialist in the environmental aspects of real estate, finance and M&A transactions. Ignacio Vidal advises clients on environmental impact statements, zoning regulations, permits procurement and public service franchises. Associate André Palerm joined from O’Neill & Borges in December 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate, commercial and banking
- Dispute resolution and bankruptcy
- Energy, natural resources and environment
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- Real estate, hospitality and leisure
- Tax