Pabla Gainza > CMS Carey & Allende > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
CMS Carey & Allende Offices
Avda. Costanera Sur 2730, Piso 9
Parque Titanium, Las Condes
7550000 Santiago
Chile
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Pabla Gainza
Work Department
Real Estate & Construction 1 Public Law & Regulatory | Infrastructure & Projects
Position
Pabla is partner and leads the Real Estate & Construction practice area. She has been active in the sector for over two decades, she is a go-to practitioner for urban planning and zoning matters, development of pipelines, electric lines and other easement matters, as well as expropriation processes and regularisation of industrial plants and other real estate assets.
Pabla was a part of the team that developed a Methodology for Integrated Projects for Santiago’s Inner Circle, for the World Bank’s PNUD program. She has also provided urban legal consulting for the Metropolitan SEREMI MINVU (Regional Secretariat for Urban Development Ministry of Chile), for the modification and creation of the Santiago Metropolitan Regulation Plan, on matters related to Patrimony and Public Areas.
She is highly involved in the practice of contentious administrative cases, before the various State public entities, such as the Comptroller General of the Republic, SEREMI MINVU, Health Ministry Regional Secretariat’s Office, Urban Development Division, Public Works Directorate, etc.
Key clients: Antofagasta Minerals (Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia (FCAB)), Banco Santander Chile S.A., Aki KB Minibogedas SpA., Banchile Inversiones S.A., Nevasa S.A. Administradora de Fondos, Unilever Chile S.A., Estée Lauder S.A. (Cela Cosméticos S.A.)
Career
1995-2010 Worked at Cariola, Diez, Perez, Cotapos law firm
2010 Joined Carey & Allende (since 2017 CMS Carey & Allende) as Director of the Real Estate & Zoning group
2012 Promoted to Partner
2018 Nominated as Chile Lawyer of the Year in Chambers Women in Law Awards: Latin America
Languages
Spanish
Education
1995 – Law Degree, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso School of Law
1997 – Certified in Tax Law for Current Businesses and Corporations, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
2005 – Certified in Financial Administrative Law, with a minor in “Public Assets, Urban Development, and Territory”, Universidad Católica de Chile School of Law
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Real estate
(Hall of Fame)The four-member real estate practice at CMS Carey & Allende is highly focused on urban development, infrastructure projects and associated regulatory matters, and demonstrates particular expertise regarding the contractual tax and financial aspects of the sector, as well as the design of appropriate legal structures and property liquidations. The practice further encompasses zoning issues, easements, expropriations and the regularisation of the property titles of industrial plants and other real estate assets. Other key areas range from administrative litigation, to regulatory compliance and the procurement of permits. Leading the Santiago office’s real estate & construction and public & regulatory law practices, Pabla Gaínza
‘s wide-ranging practice includes advising on matters in the industrial, retail, residential, educational, and hospitality and gaming segments. Experienced senior associate Karin Muñoz assists investors with title searches, real estate acquisitions, sales, and urban planning and zoning.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and M&A
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Real estate
- TMT
- Venture capital
- Banking and finance
- Labour and employment
- Projects and infrastructure
- Capital markets
- Data privacy
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- Tax
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity and hydrocarbons
- Compliance
- Competition and antitrust