Mrs Graciela Venegas > Schultz Carrasco Benitez Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Schultz Carrasco Benitez Abogados Offices
Isidora Goyenechea 3250,
8th floor
Las Condes
7550083
Chile
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Mrs Graciela Venegas
Work Department
Environmental Assessment Department
Position
Environmental Assessment Departament Director
Career
Member of the Public Law and Natural Resources area. Her practice focuses mainly on strategic advice for the environmental assessment of investment projects in areas such as energy, real estate, agro-industry and mining. Additionally, she advises clients in the administrative and judicial defense of these types of projects.
Prior to joining SCHULTZ CARRASCO BENITEZ she served as an attorney at the Environmental Assessment Service until April 2019, where she was in charge of the Legal Division and the Acting Director of the Regional Direction of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago (2014 – 2018). She also served as an attorney at the division analyzing and preparing administrative decisions on the appeals presented before the Executive Director and the Ministers Committee. Previously, she worked as an attorney at Castillo y Prieto Abogados (2011-2013) and as a legal advisor in environmental matters at the GESCAM consultancy firm (2008-2010).
Languages
Spanish
Education
J.D. from Universidad de Chile with maximum distinction (2012). Diploma in Negotiation and Coaching from Pontificia Universidad Católica (2010). Post-Graduate Certificate on Indigenous Rights, Environment and Dialogue Process within the framework of ILO 169 Consultation Process.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Environment
(Rising stars)Fielding ‘professionals with extensive experience in environmental work‘, Schultz Carrasco Benitez Abogados‘ 13-strong environmental and natural resources department is increasingly active in environmental assessment work. The team also regularly defends clients against project developments’ administrative special procedures before the Courts of Appeal, Supreme Court and Environmental Court. It additionally advises on compliance with Chile’s environmental legislation. Jointly leading the department, former Environmental Assessment Agency regional director Edesio Carrasco focuses primarily on environmental and sectorial permits, energy, land-use planning and industrial project development; while former Ministry of the Environment’s legal division head, Rodrigo Benítez is a specialist in the environmental assessment of mining, energy, infrastructure and agro-industry investment projects. At associate level, Graciela Venegas ‘provides great support‘; Carlo Sepúlveda focuses on administrative and environmental law, and environmental litigation at administrative and court levels; and Ingrid Henríquez advises on environmental, urban, energy and health law.