B + F is made up of a team of professionals from various disciplines who have extensive experience of more than 15 years in regulatory, environmental and social issues. 

OUR SERVICES

Consulting on environmental regulatory issues. 

Counseling on environmental impact proceedings and public consultations. 

Procurement and renovation of permits at all three levels of government. 

Litigation in administrative matters. 

Class Action litigation. 

Support in matters of federal maritime-terrestrial zones. 

Consulting on matters of environmental regulation for mega condominiums. 

Consulting on the modification of Official Mexican Norms. 

Consulting on matters of environmental civil liability and environmental damage. 

Counseling on financial proceedings linked to the Equator Principles. 

Consulting on matters related to Climate Change. 

Development of risk assessments. 

Environmental audits and surveys. 

Creation of accident prevention programs. 

Characterization of contaminated sites. 

Certification and EHS. 

Drafting of social impact assessments (SIA). 

Development of social management plans and community outreach strategies. 

Advice and design on consultation protocols for indigenous communities.

Development of Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMS).

 

SUCCESS STORIES 

– We obtained the first ruling that halted the modification proceeding of a NOM. 

– We leveraged a 51 billion dollar investment that led to the generation of 6,528 megawatts. 

– We were involved in the authorization of more than 5,500 km of natural gas pipelines and more than 25,000 km of distribution. 

– We obtained an environmental impact authorization for a real estate development of 17,000 houses. 

– We advised projects, with an investment of more than 3.5 billion dollars, on the implementation of the Equator Principles. 

– We have carried out diagnosis of indigenous community issues for more than 30 energy projects.

Show more +

B+F senior partner Gabriel Bustamante handles administrative, business and regulatory matters.

As head of Bustamante + Freyre, his areas of expertise include: electricity; oil and gas; industry; infrastructure projects; tourism developments; and equator principles. Over the past 15 years he has taken an active hand in significant development projects in Mexico, valued together at more than $65 billion. He has been the leading advocate in renewable energy projects of more than 9,000MW; gas transportation projects of over 5,000km; oil and gas exploration and production activities; liquefaction, storage and transloading facilities; numerous combined-cycle power plants; cogenerations; transmission lines; and distribution networks. He is a top practitioner on environmental and social impact assessment, with more than 600 approvals.

Mr Bustamante also has experience in working with national and international NGOs; and federal, state and local governments. He has participated in drafting model rules on environmental issues for indigenous Mexican communities, whose legal regimes are based largely on custom; and he has handled several indigenous consultations and public hearings across the country.

Mr Bustamante received his law degree from the Ibero-American University (UIA), where he graduated with honours. He also has a master’s degree in environmental law and public policy, with special mention, from the Center for Environmental Research and Learning (now part of the Universidad del Medio Ambiente). He complemented his legal education with studies in Italy, the USA and France.

Show more +