Mrs Paula Gajardo Matthews > 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 Paula Gajardo Matthews
Work Department
Environment
Position
Director
Career
Paula is director at MSyA Attorneys and focuses her practice on environmental law, with extensive experience in strategic advice to investment projects, particularly in matters of environmental assessment, citizen participation, indigenous consultation and community relations.
Before joining MSyA she worked at Vergara Galindo Correa, in the areas of Environment and Communities. Previously, she was an associate lawyer at Cariola Diez Pérez – Cotapos law firm and lawyer at the Legal Division of the Environmental Assessment Service.
Languages
Spanish, english
Memberships
» Chilean Bar Association.
» Member of the Chilean Association of Environmental Law (ACHIDAM).
» Member of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA, www.iaia.org).
Education
» Law, Faculty of Law, Universidad Católica de Chile, 2008.
» Postgraduate Degree in Environmental Assessment of Projects and Environmental Law, Universidad Finis Terrae, 2012.
» Diploma in Indigenous Rights, Environment, and Dialogue Processes within the framework of 169 OIT Convention Consultation.
» Master in Environment: Environmental Management, Assessment and Law, Universidad Finis Terrae, 2013.
» Diploma in Community Relations and Prevention of environmental Conflicts, Universidad Católica de Chile, 2021.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Environment
(Rising stars)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.