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Álex Javier Flórez, LL.M.
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Álex Flórez, LL.M.

Associate Director

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Álex is an Associate Director of the Firm in the areas of Environmental Law & Sustainability and Energy & Climate Change, under the Mining sector. He is a lawyer from the Universidad de los Andes and a specialist in environmental law from the Universidad del Rosario. He has an LLM in energy and climate law from the University of Groningen in The Netherlands and a master's degree in sustainability and CSR from the OBS Business School and the Universitat de Barcelona. He has also been a lecturer at the Law School of the Universidad de los Andes.

Álex has more than 10 years of experience in his practice areas, and since he joined the Firm in May 2023, he has been advising national and international clients on corporate environmental law, environmental sanction processes, due diligence, mining matters, and ESG strategies for the different productive sectors.

Professional Experience

  • 2024 – Associate Director, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2023 – Senior Associate, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2019 – 2023 Environmental lawyer, Aris Mining Corp.
  • 2019 - Environmental lawyer, Carbones del Cerrejón Limited.
  • 2013 - 2017 - Associate lawyer, Macías Gómez & Asociados Abogados

Education

  • 2021 – Master in Sustainability and CSR, OBS Business School + University of Barcelona
  • 2018 – LLM Energy and Climate Law, University of Groningen.
  • 2015 –Environmental Law Specialist, Universidad del Rosario.
  • 2013 – Lawyer, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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