Melissa Owen

International Lawyer, Environmental and Sustainability Advocate, Texas

Melissa Owen is an international lawyer and Latin America expert, advising international clients on environmental, sustainability, and health and safety matters for over 25 years. Mexican born, Ms. Owen is bi-national and multilingual (Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, and French). Ms. Owen uses her cultural and language fluency to guide companies on legal aspects of their business in Mexico, Central, and South America. Her practice includes acting roles as regional inhouse counsel, inhouse auditor, counselling on regulatory, government affairs, and compliance across the Americas for Fortune 500 companies. She continues to be a thought leader on chemicals management, ESG, and circular economy in that region. Ms. Owen is an author and speaker, frequently contributing at international conferences on a variety of issues from a Latin American perspective, especially in the chemical and ESG spheres. Ms. Owen also launched online courses on chemical regulations in Latin America at https://ambientelegalacademy.teachable.com/p/home.