Mrs Paulina Rivera Muñoz > Moreno Sáez & Avilés > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Moreno Sáez & Avilés Offices
ISIDORA GOYENECHEA 3477
PISO 22, LAS CONDES - SANTIAGO
Chile
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Mrs Paulina Rivera Muñoz
Work Department
Environment
Position
Director
Career
Paulina is director at MSyA Attorneys with her practice focused on Environmental Law, having extensive experience in the analysis of projects submitted to the Environmental Impact Assessment System, sectoral permits, environmental and sectoral permit compliance, sanctioning procedures before the Environmental Superintendence and appeal procedures before administrative and judicial courts. Additionally, in the energy regulation field, she is recognized for her track record in electrical concessions process and in preparing regulatory proposals for the energy market.
Previously, she was an associate lawyer at Carcelén, Desmadryl, Guzmán & Tapia, at EELAW Environment and Energy firm, and lawyer at the Legal Division of Ministry of Energy.
Languages
Spanish, english
Education
» Law, Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
» Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law, Investments, Trade and Arbitration, University of Heidelberg.
» Environmental Law Postgraduate Diploma, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Environment
Exclusively focused on environmental law, boutique firm Moreno Sáez & Avilés‘ client base comprises major mining, energy, green hydrogen, pulp and forestry players, as well as oil and gas, port, infrastructure, fishery, real estate, waste management and chemical sector clients. The sizeable, 17-member practice is consistently sought out for its advice on environmental assessments, environmental sanctioning procedures, environmental litigation, and indigenous and citizen participation processes. The team is co-led by name partners José Adolfo Moreno, an expert in environmental and sectoral permits, enforcement procedures, and environmental litigation; energy, real estate, mining and infrastructure sector specialist Andrés Sáez, who advises on environmental permitting processes and associated judicial reviews; and regulatory enforcement and litigation expert Sebastián Avilés, whose ‘very deep strategic vision is present in all his advice‘. Promoted to partner in December 2022, Luis Prieto is an urban planning and construction law expert; while at director level, Doris Sepúlveda Solar specialises in regulatory issues, sanctioning procedures, and risk assessment and compliance strategies; and Paulina Rivera Muñoz, the recently promoted Magdalena Prieto Pradenas and Paula Gajardo Matthews (a 2022 recruit from Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados) all focus on environmental law work. Former practice director Pablo Méndez left the firm in June 2022.