Héctor Garza consults on environmental aspects of project development and financing including applications with federal, state, and municipal authorities, environmental impact assessments (EIA), due diligence, social impact assessments (SIA), human rights impact assessments (HRIA), free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC), Equator Principles and IFC Standards, ESG, life sciences, climate change, pollution and remediation, circular economies, and ejido law.
He is a pioneer in SIA, HRIA, and FPIC in Mexico, having advised and participated in the first FPIC with the Wixárika community, as well as the first SIA and HRIA in the history of México. He provides advice in negotiations with Indigenous communities toward the development of energy, infrastructure, mining, and tourism projects, including design and implementation of culturally pertinent shared benefits mechanisms.
His practice includes administrative and constitutional litigation with emphasis in human rights, Indigenous people law, FPIC, and environmental law.
Advised Almaden Minerals in the first HRIA in the history of Mexico to carry out the first metallic mining project of the State of Puebla.
Represented Spectra Energy in CFE’s public bidding for the construction of a marine pipeline in Mexico.
Represented IGR in the construction of the first SIA in the history of Mexico.
Represented the World Bank and the Ministry of Energy in the construction of the Mexican FPIC rules.
Represented Blackrock in the execution of the first FPIC procedure with the Huicholes (Wixárika) Community regarding the La Bufa wind farm, obtaining the first free, prior, and informed consent of the Huicholes (Wixárika) community in the history of Mexico.
Represented Medistik (pharmaceutical logistic distributor) in an administrative litigation against the Mexican Government, resulting in the issuance of a favorable resolution confirming Medistik’s business model.
Performed over 150 SIAs of large-scale renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure projects.
Represented Zuma Energía in the Social Impact and Environmental applications for the expansion of their renewable energy portfolio in Mexico.
Successfully represented ATCO Pipelines in an environmental litigation filed by two ejido communities in the State of Hidalgo.
Represented Schlumberger-WesternGeco in the implementation of a large – scale social benefits plan with local fishermen associations derived from the execution of seismic exploration activities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Provided environmental and regulatory advice to Canadian National Railway in the merger process with Kansas City Southern.
Represented the Government of República Dominicana in the drafting of the Regulations of the Wastes Law.
We make use of first party and third party cookies to improve your experience and our services by analyzing traffic in our website. If you continue browsing, then we shall consider that you are in agreement with our cookie policy
