Gabriel Calvillo

Counsel since 2018

Gabriel focuses his practice on compliance, corporate criminal liability, white collar crimes and environmental litigation. His experience comes from the practice of criminal law, both private and public sectors.

Gabriel has been criminal counsel in corporate criminal matters for more than ten years, as well as Head of the Environmental Crimes Unit of the Attorney General’s Office in matters particularly close to corporate activity, such as crimes against the environment, corporate homicide and industrial related offences. He specializes in complex corporate criminal liability cases and criminal compliance.

In his environmental practice, Gabriel regularly represents corporations in complex litigations cases, as well as buyers and sellers in environmental and compliance due diligence. He worked as General Counsel for the Federal Environmental Enforcement Agency (PROFEPA), Litigation Director General at the Environmental and Natural Resources Ministry, as well as Head of Environmental Crimes Division of the Federal Department of Justice. In private practice he represented corporations for more than ten years in complex environmental damage and toxic torts cases. Gabriel has a long history in the regulatory, law enforcement and compliance field in environmental and human rights matters, which allows him to incorporate real procedural criteria and experiences into the prevention, risk analysis and compliance models of our Firm. Gabriel was in charge of the design and implementation of the Federal Law on Environmental Responsibility, which addresses central issues of compliance, climate responsibility and ESG litigation, as well as a litigator and prosecutor specializing in business crimes that expose people to criminal liability. due to failures in control, surveillance and good governance.

+52 (55) 5201 7468
gcalvillo@macf.com.mx
Languages
  • Spanish.
  • English.

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Our continuous dedication and preparation ensure that each client receives high-quality legal representation, backed by a solid foundation of knowledge and experience.
Education
  • Master of Laws LL.M, Georgetown University Law Center, 1997.
  • Specialization in Accusatory Criminal System and Oral Litigation, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Penales, 2014.
  • Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, 1994.
Experience
  • General Counsel, Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Medio Ambiente.
  • Head of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Unit, Fiscalía General de la República. (promoted the creation of the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Attention of Crimes Against the Environment).
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Cliente satisfecho estrechando la mano con un abogado: Cliente feliz con servicio legal en Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C.

Awards and recognitions

Gabriel has received several awards

  • Compliance, Band 3 - Chambers & Partners
  • Environmet, Band 4 - Chambers & Partners
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