Roberto Cordero
Alta Batalla
Costa Rica
Senior counsel at Alta Batalla, Roberto Cordero focuses his practice on environmental and ESG law. He has over 20 years of experience advising national and international clients, including corporates, public institutions and NGOs across Central and South America, on issues related to environmental compliance, due diligence and impact studies with a strong emphasis on sustainability. He also acts for clients in major environmental litigation.
Cordero’s track record includes the promotion of new administrative environmental procedures for sludge valorisation, wastewater treatment options, and air emission treatment regulation, improving clients’ environmental performance and economic productivity.
Alongside his membership in the Environmental Commission of the Costa Rican Bar Association, Cordero also serves as coordinator of the Environmental and Sustainability Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Costa Rica (AMCHAM).
He has written and spoken on sustainability-related matters such as environmental protection in Costa Rica, wastewater management, and ESG and tourism, among many other topics.