Guillermo Tejeiro Gutiérrez

Head of the Environment and Sustainable Business Team and member of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Team of Brigard Urrutia, Mr. Tejeiro holds a J.D and a Master´s Degree in Law from the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), an LLM in Environmental and Energy Law from K.U Leuven (Belgium), a postgraduate degree on Environmental Law from UFGRS (Brazil), and a postgraduate degree on Electricity and Gas Regulation from Universidad Externado de Colombia (Colombia). 

Mr. Tejeiro advises national and international clients in matters related to sustainability of projects and activities, including the representation of clients in environmental litigation, advising on environmental tax benefits, and structuring projects and green business. Regarding renewable energy, Mr. Tejeiro advises national and international clients in connection with renewable energy and energy efficiency projects from a regulatory perspective, particularly environmental and electricity law.

He has served as legal counsel, researcher and lecturer in matters related to environmental law and renewable energy, occupying positions within NGOs, research institutes and law firms in Europe and Latin America. He is author of several publications in Colombia and abroad in environmental and renewable energy law and has been appointed as lecturer in several universities across Colombia.