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MARIO SERGIO FORTIS DUARTE

Law graduate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, with over twenty-four years of professional experience developed across the three branches of government.

In the Federal Legislative Branch, he served in the General Directorate of Parliamentary Support of the House of Representatives during the LVII and LVIII legislatures, developing a broad legal approach that includes parliamentary advisory services, drafting legislative projects, law amendments, and legal impact studies; subsequently, he worked as a mid-level manager in the General Directorate of Forensic Audit of the Federal Audit Office.

Within the Federal Judiciary, he worked in the thesis departments of various civil law collegiate tribunals of the First Circuit, participating in the development of jurisprudential criteria, drafting contradiction of thesis complaints, and collaborating on temporary projects for thesis review and refinement; and as a mid-level manager in the Executive Secretariat of the Plenary of the Federal Judicial Council.

In the Federal Public Administration, he specialized in applying federal administrative regulations across various federal agencies; in the National Council for Culture and the Arts as an advisor in the Legislative Projects Directorate of the General Legal Directorate; in the National Institute of Anthropology and History as Deputy Director of Institutional Insurance within the National Coordination of Material Resources and Services; and from 2012 to 2019, he served as Head of the Coastal Ecosystems and Environments Unit of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Delegation in the State of Quintana Roo, gaining extensive professional experience in environmental matters and related fields.

Since mid-2019 to the present, he has worked as a Litigation Attorney specializing in the Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone and Land Gained from the Sea, collaborating with major hotel groups such as Corporación Inmobiliaria KTRC, S.A. de C.V. and RCD Hotels, S.A de C.V., as well as with various private clients primarily located in Quintana Roo, obtaining favorable resolutions in various Nullity Trials before the Federal Court of Administrative Justice and in Review Appeals before SEMARNAT. Additionally, he has achieved the registration of various concession titles in the Federal Public Property Registry, and has successfully managed and obtained positive resolutions in various procedures related to the General Directorate of the Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone and Coastal Environments, conducting his professional practice based on the principles of Probity, Experience, Loyalty, and Effectiveness.

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Thanks to the extensive experience gained throughout his professional career, the areas in which he currently offers his legal services include Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone and Land Gained from the Sea; Legal Defense in Federal Administrative Matters; Government Consulting on the Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone and Land Gained from the Sea at the State and Municipal levels; and the Management of procedures in Environmental and Maritime-Port matters, in collaboration with professionals in these fields.

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FEDERAL MARITIME-TERRESTRIAL ZONE AND LAND GAINED FROM THE SEA

In the area of Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone and Land Gained from the Sea, the following legal services are offered:

  • Concession application.
  • Modification to Bases and Conditions.
  • Concession extension.
  • Assignment of Rights and Obligations.
  • Disincorporation of Land Gained from the Sea.
  • Temporary Permits.
  • Concession Registration in the Federal Public Property Registry.
  • Concession leasing to third parties.
  • Destination Agreement application.

Legal defenses are also filed against administrative resolutions issued by the General Directorate of the Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone and Coastal Environments, by the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection, and against fiscal acts issued by municipal authorities related to the collection of federal fees derived from concessions or undue municipal contributions.

Additionally, if you have a pending procedure regarding the federal maritime-terrestrial zone that has not been resolved by the General Directorate within the legal term, we have the appropriate legal strategy to compel the authority, through Nullity Trials, to resolve it in your favor, following an exhaustive legal analysis supported by our professional experience.


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STATE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT CONSULTING ON FEDERAL MARITIME-TERRESTRIAL ZONE AND LAND GAINED FROM THE SEA

In the area of Government Consulting related to the federal maritime-terrestrial zone and land gained from the sea, we offer specialized consulting to State and Municipal Governments concerning the generation, administration, and application of resources obtained from federal fees related to the use and exploitation of the Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone, including:

  • Reengineering, improvement, and administrative professionalization of their federal maritime-terrestrial zone offices.
  • Development, restructuring, and enhancement of municipal programs derived from Municipal Committees of the Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone.
  • Improvement projects in collection processes and administrative management of concessions.
  • Municipal projects for regularization of concession holders and census creation.
  • Structuring and development of tourism projects related to the federal maritime-terrestrial zone at the Municipal and State levels.
  • Management, acquisition, and updating of Destination Agreements (public beaches) for Federal, State, and Municipal Entities as needed, as well as obtaining resources through public space leases.
  • Management and acquisition of Blue Flag certifications and the Mexican Standard NMX-AA-120-SCFI-2016 for public entities or the hotel sector.

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LEGAL DEFENSE IN FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

In Federal Administrative Matters, we offer legal advisory services and filing of Nullity Trials, either in person or online, before the Federal Court of Administrative Justice, against Definitive Resolutions issued by any Federal Public Administration Authority, or due to lack of response in any process or procedure followed before any federal authority.

Additionally, we provide legal defense against inspection visits by the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection in any area.

We also offer filing of Review Appeals against resolutions issued by the General Directorate of the Federal Maritime-Terrestrial Zone and Coastal Environments.


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ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

In Environmental Matters, we closely collaborate with RJ&M Firm, located in Cancun, Quintana Roo. This firm specializes in the field, comprising professionals with over twenty years of experience in the environmental sector and managing any type of authorizations under SEMARNAT's jurisdiction, such as:

  • Atmosphere.
  • Forestry and Soils.
  • Environmental Impact.
  • Hazardous Materials and Activities.
  • Hazardous Waste.
  • Contaminated Sites.
  • Wildlife.

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MARITIME-PORT MATTERS

In Maritime-Port Matters, we collaborate with professionals in this sector with over fifteen years of experience, managing any type of procedure related to:

  • Passenger Transportation.
  • Nautical Tourism.
  • Cargo Transportation.
  • Dredging.
  • Temporary Import of Vessels (Customs and Banjercito).
  • Vessel Registrations.
  • Vessel arrivals and departures.
  • Port Facilities, including Registration and Regularization, obtaining Permits and Extensions for port facilities, and ensuring compliance.

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