Environmental and Social Impact

Our Firm provides interdisciplinary and cross-practice advice in order to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions to our clients. Our services are focused on environmental, regulatory, and sociocultural aspects of energy, industrial, and infrastructure projects.

Our team of experts has participated in every environmental aspect of the most relevant infrastructure, real estate and energy projects in the country, including: administrative filings with federal, state, and municipal authorities, environmental impact, environmental due diligence, rulemaking, sociocultural impact assessment, prior consultation, wastes, national waters, emissions to the atmosphere, interpretation of environmental zoning and urban development zoning plans, federal maritime zone, climate change, management of filings to obtain authorizations, permits, and registrations for energy projects, pollution of water, soil, and air.

We are in constant evolution to respond to the national and international legislative amendments and consequently promote culturally pertinent sustainable development.

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Featured transactions


We represented Thor Urbana, in the acquisition of Bruma-Vinicola, a resort and vineyard located in Ensenada, Baja California.

CLIENT:

Thor Urbana

PRACTICE AREA:

Environmental and Social Impact

Mergers and Acquisitions

Real Estate

Tax

CLOSING DATE:

May 2024

VALUE:

ND

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We represented Ciclo Combinado Tierra Mojada (CCTM) and its affiliates, in connection with the refinancing of its debt, which included an issuance by FEL Energy VI of USD$953 million of its 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due in 2040; and the execution of a credit agreement between CCTM, as borrower, certain affiliates, as guarantor, and various financial institutions as lenders and issuing banks, for an amount of up to USD$170 million, all secured by the revenues and assets of CCTM´s 874.5 MW fully operational combined cycle power plant located in the State of Jalisco, Mexico.

CLIENT:

Ciclo Combinado Tierra Mojada
FEN Energy ("FEN V")
FEL Energy VI (“FEL VI”)
FEL Energy V (“FEL V”)
Fenergía México V (“FEM V”)

PRACTICE AREA:

Environmental and Social Impact

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Capital Markets

CLOSING DATE:

December 2020

VALUE:

USD$1,123 millones

OTHER FIRMS:

Milbank LLP New York counsel to Tierra Mojada. Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg counsel to Tierra Mojada. Loyens & Loeff N.V. Dutch counsel to Tierra Mojada. Latham and Watkins LLP New York counsel to the lenders. Galicia Abogados, S.C. Mexican counsel to the lenders. Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg S.à r.l. Luxembourg counsel to the lenders. Loyens & Loeff N.V. Dutch counsel to the lenders.

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Featured news


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March 06, 2025

Ritch Mueller

Newsflash - Reform on Transparency and Data Protection: Impact and Key Considerations

On February 20, 2025, the Federal Executive submitted to Congress the “Initiative with Draft Decree enacting the General Law on Transparency and Access to Public Information, the General Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Obligated Entities, and the Federal Law on the Protection...

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February 04, 2025

Environmental and Social Impact

Newsflash - ESG Reporting Becomes Mandatory for Securities Issuers

On January 28, 2025, the National Banking and Securities Commission published in the Federal Official Gazette of the Federation the Resolution amending the general provisions applicable to securities issuers and other participants in the securities market (Resolución que modifica las...

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January 28, 2025

Ritch Mueller

Client Alert - President Trump’s Designation of Mexico Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations Under U.S. Law

I. IntroductionOn his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that initiates the process of designating certain drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations (1). The Executive Order is primarily focused on Mexican drug cartels, and is part of President...

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December 18, 2024

Ritch Mueller

Ritch Mueller - New Counsel Announcement 2025

We are pleased to announce the appointment of the following Associates as Counsel at our firm: Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez, who joined the firm in 2013. He has more than 18 years of experience advising underwriters and issuers in debt and equity offerings in Mexico and abroad....

Events


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03 December 2024

Environmental and Social Impact

Webinar: Environmental requirements and errors in expansion projects

Ramboll and Ritch Mueller had the webinar "Environmental Requirements and Errors in Expansion Projects", which explored the key factors and common mistakes in the environmental compliance of such projects, as well as the strategies to prevent them.  The presentation was conducted by our...

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29 May 2024

Environmental and Social Impact
Compliance, Anti-corruption and Investigations

GC Summit Mexico 2024

On May 29th, The Legal 500 hosted its GC Summit Mexico 2024, a significant event that brought together legal professionals, corporate counsel, and industry leaders to discuss key legal and business developments in Mexico. This year's key legal topics focused on the evolving regulatory...

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21 February 2024

Environmental and Social Impact
Compliance, Anti-corruption and Investigations

Webinar: Regulation and Compliance in Hazardous Waste: Technical and Legal recommendations

Ramboll and Ritch Mueller hosted the webinar "Regulation and Compliance in Hazardous Waste," which addressed technical and legal recommendations outlined in the Mexican environmental legislation regarding hazardous waste, as well as common mistakes and strategies to prevent them.  The...

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25 October 2023

Environmental and Social Impact

Sistema B - Encuentro+B Monterrey 2023

Sistema B hosted its Encuentro+B Monterrey 2023, the largest event of the B Corporation movement in Latin America and the Caribbean.  During this outstanding event, our counsel James E. Ritch participated in two key activities:  Panel: Changing the Rules of the Game: Public Policies and...

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