Alexander Acosta

Senior Associate, member of the Environment and Sustainable Development team. His practice focuses on environmental legal matters, in particular environmental legal compliance, sustainability and renewable energies. He has extensive experience as an environmental legal advisor in the private sector, developing legal strategies to optimise the client’s environmental management. He has led Due Diligence processes in environmental matters, for sectors such as mining, hydrocarbons and infrastructure, among others.

Experience:

2019 - TO PRESENT
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

2014 - 2019
LEGAL DIRECTOR
Macias Gómez & Asociados Abogados

2009 - 2014
COORDINATOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY AND PROCEDURES
Macias Gómez & Asociados Abogados

2008 - 2009
LAWYER
Macias Gómez & Asociados Abogados

Education

• 2017
• LL.M
• Environmental Natural Resources and Energy Law
• Lewis & Clark Law School
• 2011
• 10 WEEKS ESL
• English as a Second Language
• UCI University of California
• 2010
• SPECIALIST
• Environmental Law
• University of Rosario
• 2010
• SPECIALIST
• Administrative Law
• Rosario University

Academic Activities

• 2015 - 2018
• Specialisation in Integrated Environmental Management Colombian Environmental Law
• ASSISTANT - Universidad de los Andes
• 2018
• Specialisation in Environmental Law
• PROFESSOR - Universidad del Rosario

Memberships

• Member of the Colombian Institute of Environmental Law