Profile
Luis Jorge Akle Arronte focuses his practice on environmental matters and energy projects.
He has broad experience assisting clients in virtually all type of energy matters, including energy generation development, power purchase agreements, market operations, renewables, energy litigation, energy transactions, electric energy tenders, as well as hydrocarbons tender procedures, among others.
In addition, he represents national and international clients in environmental law matters, as well as in industrial regularization in environmental matters, coastal developments, and infrastructure projects.
Concentrations
- Environmental Compliance
- Renewable Energy Projects
Capabilities
Experience
- Participated, as a member of a team, in the regularization on environmental and energy matters of several wind farms, for financing under a project finance scheme.
- Represented, as a member of a team, a Mexican company in the development, construction, and financing of a wind farm in the state of Oaxaca with a nameplate capacity of over 300 MW.
- Participated, as a member of a team, in the acquisition of a development portfolio of wind generation projects for a capacity of over 600 MW.
- Represented, as a member of a team, a Mexican company in the National Energy Control Center 2015 and 2016 long term tenders for the sale of energy, power, and CELs to the Federal Electricity Commission.
- Participated, as a member of a team, in the drafting of a carbon capture, use, and storage regulatory framework in Mexico report, pertaining to a CCUS pilot project.
- Represented, as a member of a team, a Mexican company in the acquisition and construction of a hydroelectric power plant in the state of Nayarit.
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Akle Arronte prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, S.C.
- Mijares Angoitia Cortes y Fuentes, S.C., 2011-2013
- Hernandez Gallego y Asociados, S.C., 2013-2017
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, Chambers Latin America, 2024-2025
- “Associates to Watch,” Environmental, 2024-2025
- "Associates to watch," Energy & Natural Resources, 2025
- Listed, Best Lawyers, “Best Lawyers in Mexico: Ones to Watch,” 2023-2025
- Energy Law, 2023-2025
- Environmental Law, 2024-2025
- Listed, The Legal 500 Latin America Guide, 2021-2025
- Latin America: Mexico – Energy & Natural Resources, 2021-2025
- Latin America: Mexico – Environment, 2021-2025
- “Leading Associates,” 2025
- “Recommended Lawyer,” 2025
- “Rising Star,” 2024
- Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
Credentials
Education
- Postgraduate degree, Administrative Law, Universidad Panamericana, 2012
- Law Degree, Universidad Panamericana, 2011
Admissions
- Mexico
Languages
- Spanish, Native