Roberto Torres Velasco
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 3 : Environment
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Band 3
About
Provided by Roberto Torres Velasco
Practice Areas
Energy, Environmental and Administrative Law.
Career
Roberto Torres is a leading environmental practitioner in Mexico. For the past 22 years his practice has focused on clean energy, real estate, infrastructure, manufacturing, and tourism projects. Roberto has in-depth experience performing due diligence on the environmental and administrative law aspects of M&A, financing projects, corporate restructurings, public and private acquisitions, and asset and stock purchase operations. He is also experienced in regulatory, health, and administrative matters; processing and administration of permits, licenses, and concessions; administrative procedures by federal and local authorities; and the drafting of federal and local environmental regulations.
Environmental Law professor at Escuela Libre de Derecho; Energy Law Diploma, Escuela Libre de Derecho; Master’s in Environmental Policy and Management, Universidad Carlos III; Real State and Tourism Diploma, ITAM; Environmental Law Diploma, ITAM. Law Degree, Escuela Libre de Derecho.
Professional Memberships
Colegio de Abogados por el Ambiente (President).
Personal
Environmental Law professor at Escuela Libre de Derecho; Energy Law Diploma, Escuela Libre de Derecho, 2016; Master in Environmental Policy and Management, Universidad Carlos III, 2009; Real State and Tourism Diploma, ITAM, 2007; Environmental Law Diploma, ITAM, 2001. Law Degree, Escuela Libre de Derecho, 1996-2001.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Dynamic practitioner Roberto Torres Velasco of Jones Day continues to render solid environmental advice to clients in Mexico.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Roberto Torres Velasco has great attention to detail, provides rapid and direct responses, and is very efficient as well as available."
"Roberto Torres Velasco has great attention to detail, provides rapid and direct responses, and is very efficient as well as available."