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Adrián del Paso

Partner
About

Adrián del Paso focuses on Environmental, Life Sciences and related regulatory matters. With over 20 years of experience in a broad range of aspects covering environmental law and more than 15 years in life sciences, Adrián advises clients across multiple industries, including pharmaceutical, healthcare, personal care, consumer products, spirits, confectionery, chemical, specialty chemicals, agrochemical, metallurgical and mining, energy and infrastructure, hospitality, and real estate.

Adrián represents companies such as Allegion, Grupo Cox, Fifth Generation (Tito's), Harbour Group Industries, IFF, Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, and Unilever, among a wide range of transnational and national companies.

EXPERIENCE

  • He is currently assisting several clients on matters and potential transactions in Mexico in connection with the newly reformed National Waters Law, including Fifth Generation (Tito's) and IFF
  • He worked as DLA Piper Mexico's environmental co-counsel representing Coeur on a recent compliance investigation with complex underlying national waters components related to a mining project
  • He led and conformed the legal team in charge of the environmental aspects of the recent acquisition of Iberdrola's assets in Mexico from Grupo Cox for US$4.2 billion – one of the largest cross-border energy deals of 2025, including current additional support on water infrastructure related projects in Mexico
  • He assisted Ainda and Grupo Energía Bogotá in the environmental aspects of a potential investment project in Mexico
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Education

    AWARDS

    The Legal 500 Mexico Awards

    •  Environment, Lawyer of the Year, (2026)

    Seminars

    • Speaker of the Seton Hall Latin America Healthcare Compliance Certificate program since 2017, being the last one in Mexico City (2025) and the upcoming one to be held in Bogotá (2026)
    • Speaker at the IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024, at the panel "Health and safety: good for people, planet and profits! Responsibilities, liabilities and criminal ramifications"
    • Speaker at the IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025, at the panel "Infrastructure at a crossroads: legal risks and responsibilities in system upgrades"

    Prior Experience

    Adrián was a co-founding Partner and head of the same practice areas at Assembla from 2024 to 2025 and at Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego (now Ibarra Gallego) from 2011 to 2024. From his prior experience and professional formation, Adrián worked in top transactional Firms in Mexico, including Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa (now Hogan Lovells Cadwalader), Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, as well as in the first boutique Law Firm of environmental Law in Mexico.