| Who We Are:
RIELA™ (Red Interamericana de Especialistas en Legislación
Ambiental) is a network of independent law firms providing for the exchange of professional information about the local and regional practice and development of environmental law in the Americas, facilitating and disseminating communications among its members and improving the members' abilities to serve the needs of their respective clients.
The members of RIELA™ maintain complete autonomy; render professional
services to their respective clients on an individual and separate basis;
are not in any way restricted from handling or accepting cases from
non-RIELA™ members or from joining other professional organizations;
and are not affiliated for the joint practice of law.
What We Do:
RIELA™ is designed to provide a cost-effective resource to its
members (and, through such members, to their respective clients) for
prompt access to environmental legal services in the Americas. The
network operates as a vehicle that positions members to extend their
capabilities to serve client needs throughout the Americas.
- Clients benefit through representation by competent, experienced
in-country law firms
- Membership in RIELA™ is selective in accordance with the determination
of its incumbent members
- Firms are chosen to be the exclusive RIELA™ member for their
respective jurisdictions (country, state or province)
- Firms are chosen to be the exclusive RIELA™ member for their
respective jurisdictions (country, state or province)
Although sharing a common background of knowledge, experience and commitment to
the environmental practice area, each RIELA™ member is an independent
law firm and renders professional services on an individual and separate
basis.
Our Goal:
The challenges of competing in a global economy are often increased
by the complex interaction of local and national laws and regulatory
concerns. The ability to quickly and efficiently access environmental
legal resources in a variety of jurisdictions throughout the Americas
is one of the major advantages that RIELA members provide to each other
and their respective clients.
In addition, it is a goal of RIELA to be a resource to international
organizations such as the World Bank, the InterAmerican Development
Bank, and other organizations with the need to be familiar with and
stay updated on environmental laws and practice in the Region. Similarly,
RIELA can serve as a resource to governments as they advance their environmental
legal systems.
RIELA's goals include the creation of publications compiling information
and/or analysis of specific environmental legal issues from the entire
region. Such publications are available to the general public by contacting
a RIELA member or through the RIELA public information extranet accessible
through www.RIELA.org.
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