Pérez-Llorca

Lauded for its ‘excellent service … follow-up on issues, and clear responses’, the team at Pérez-Llorca - formerly González Calvillo until the firms' merger in July 2004 - advises on the gamut of environmental mandates, including those relating to water concessions and wastewater discharge permits, environmental due diligence, risk mitigation and litigation. The group’s broad client roster is home to corporate clients in the aquaculture, real estate, energy and chemical sectors. Recent highlights saw the team lobby the National Water Commission in order to secure wastewater discharge permits for Gas y Petroquímica de Occidente; and advise Baja Aqua Farms on the sale of equity interests to a consortium of investors. Leadership of the practice is shared between a group of four counsels, comprising Enrique Muñoz Guízar, Carlos Fernando Castilla, Paola Hernández Villalvazo and Julia González. Muñoz Guízar has ample experience in regulatory matters, public bids, and water concessions; Castilla majors on administrative litigation and the resolution of environmental disputes. For her part, Hernández Villalvazo has significant experience mining-sector experience, as well as environmental class action defence; while González has focused her practice on regulatory matters, dispute resolution, risk prevention and the development of infrastructure projects. ’First-class’ senior associate Georgina Zavala is praised for her ‘extensive subject knowledge’ and specialises in water law.