Silva, Alberto

Alberto Silva Guerra joined the firm in 2008. He specializes in environmental law: water consumption and wastewater discharges; air emissions; hazardous and non-hazardous wastes; soil contamination and remediation; environmental liability; biotechnology; environmental impact assessment; protected natural area; wild flora and fauna; environmental audit; environmental compliance; environmental advice on real estate and touristic developments; mining projects; maritime; infrastructure and project development; climate change; and administrative law and litigation.

LL.B., Universidad de las Americas, Mexico City (2000).
LL.M., University of Nottingham, in International Environmental Law.

Spanish and English

International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA); National Association of Corporate Lawyers (ANADE); Mexico’s Estate Industrial Association (AIEM); National Council of Environmental Industry (CONIECO). American Bar Association (ABA). Professor of Environmental Law at the Universidad de las Americas.

Chambers and Partners, Latin America (2012). Practical Law Company, as a recommended Environmental Lawyer (2011). Past President's Award granted by the International Association of Young Lawyers (2007). Author of the following articles: Environment and its regulation, ÍCONOS magazine, CBRE Richard Ellis 2011. Environment risk in Real Estate. Oil International Transactions in Latin America, Ed. Porrúa, 2011. The Environmental Risk Assessment by Financial Institutions: A step toward sustainable development, Notitur magazine, 2011. Legal liability for environmental contamination, Notitur magazine, 2011. Class actions: an alert for touristic real estate companies, Notitur magazine, 2011. The impact of the new law of National Waters on the industrial sector, published in the magazine Día V, 2005.