Laura Aguayo

Laura is part of the environmental and water resources team at Nader, Hayaux & Goebel. She has participated in the execution of a wide range of administrative law matters at the federal, state, and municipal levels, as well as environmental and water law matters. She collaborates on legal audits and due diligence processes for transactional operations, identifying legal risks and measures for risk mitigation and correction. Likewise, she assists in designing legal strategies in the obtainment of complex permits and authorizations for the development of water infrastructure, tourism, and manufacturing projects, ensuring their long-term regulatory viability.

She has coordinated the work of a multidisciplinary team and the preparation of highly complex water-related filings, either due to their components or the overturning of previous denials by the competent authorities.

She actively participates in work groups for the development of various public policy proposals, as well as for the Legal Strategy Committee of the Water Advisory Council (Comité de estrategia jurídica del Consejo Consultivo del Agua), which has allowed her to design detailed strategies aligned with current environmental and water policy, including the transition into the digitalization of administrative procedures and their online submission.

Laura holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), were she graduated from with honors. She also earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Syracuse University College of Law.

Recent Work Highlights

A selection of recent transactions and projects on which Laura has advised, include:

• Advised a global manufacturer on the acquisition of a bottle cork production business in Mexico, including transfer of inventory, equipment and workforce associated with the operation.
• Advised a major U.S.-based institutional investor on the acquisition of a minority equity interest in an energy infrastructure company with cross-border natural gas pipeline assets between the United States and Mexico.
• Advised a global asset manager and its joint venture partners on regulatory matters related to water rights, including the successful mitigation of forfeiture risks in connection with an industrial park project in Mexico.
• Advised a real estate developer on securing water rights and obtaining permits for a desalination plant and a wastewater treatment plant in connection with a large-scale mixed-use resort development in Mexico.
• Advised a multinational automotive manufacturer on strategic legal matters related to water stewardship and the protection of water rights to support long-term operations in Mexico.