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Luis Jorge Akle Arronte focuses his practice on environmental matters and renewable energy projects.

Concentrations

  • Environmental Compliance
  • Renewable Energy Projects

Capabilities

Experience

  • Participated, as a member of a team, in the regularization on environmental and energy matters of several winds farms, for the financing under a Project finance scheme.
  • Represented, as a member of a team, a Mexican company in the development, construction and financing of a wind farm in the state of Oaxaca with a nameplate capacity of over 300 MW.
  • Participated, as a member of a team, in the acquisition of a development portfolio of wind generation projects for a capacity of over 600 MW.
  • Represented, as a member of a team, a Mexican company in the National Energy Control Center 2015 and 2016 long term tenders for the sale of Energy, Power and CELs to the Federal Electricity Commission.
  • Participated, as a member of a team, in the drafting of a Carbon Capture, Use and Storage regulatory framework in Mexico report, pertaining to a CCUS pilot project.
  • Represented, as a member of a team, a Mexican company in the acquisition and construction of a hydroelectric power plant in the state of Nayarit.

° The above representations were handled by Mr. Akle Arronte prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, S.C.

  • Mijares Angoitia Cortes y Fuentes, S.C., 2011-2013
  • Hernandez Gallego y Asociados, S.C., 2013 - 2017

Recognition & Leadership

  • Listed, Chambers Latin America, "Associates to Watch," Environmental, 2024
  • Listed, Best Lawyers, “Best Lawyers in Mexico: Ones to Watch,” Energy Law, 2023
  • Listed, The Legal 500 Latin America Guide, 2021-2023
    • Latin America: Mexico – Energy & Natural Resources, 2021-2023
    • Latin America: Mexico – Environment, 2021-2023
  • Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year, 2022

Credentials

Education
  • Postgraduate degree, Administrative Law, Universidad Panamericana, 2012
  • Law Degree, Universidad Panamericana, 2011
Admissions
  • Mexico
Languages
  • Spanish, Native