Noted for its ‘comprehensive and very high-quality support’, Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas’ environmental law practice is equipped to handle matters across all of Colombia’s major industry sectors but it is particularly weighted towards the energy and natural resources segments. The group strikes a balance between advisory and litigation work, with its recent activity spanning regulatory compliance, permitting matters, project development-related issues and environmental sanctioning procedures, among others. Director Margarita Lorduy spearheads the team and is ’an excellent lawyer with remarkable experience’. The practice additionally draws on natural resources co-head Hernán Rodríguez, who is a key resource for energy and mining-related matters, and junior associate Valentina Vivas, who focuses on environmental and energy law.
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Témoignages
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- ‘We value the team for its extensive and detailed knowledge of the sector. Lawyers provide comprehensive and very high-quality support to its clients, as well as timely reactions when required.’
- ‘María Margarita Lorduy is an excellent lawyer with remarkable experience and is widely recognised in the sector. She offers high-quality and professional advice that generates added value to her clients.’
Clients clés
- Refinería de Cartagena
- O-I Glass
- Heinz Colombia
- Climate Fund Managers
- GroupM Trading Colombia
- Teleperformance Colombia
- Textiles Lafayette
- Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Colombia
- Lincoln Soldaduras de Colombia
- ONGC Videsh, Colombia branch
Points forts
- Advising Refinería de Cartagena on day-to-day environmental law issues and carbon credits regulation in Colombia.
- Advising O-I Glass on environmental regulations regarding post-consumer packaging plans, extended producer responsibility and the prohibition of single-use plastics in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Chile.
- Advising Heinz Colombia on environmental regulations regarding post-consumer packaging plans, among other matters.
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Responsable de la pratique
María Margarita Lorduy