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Pabla Gainza

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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