Jorge Ossandón

Senior Associate

Jorge Ossandón joined MSyA as a senior associate in 2024. He is part of the environmental and public law area, given his experience in the public, private and academic sectors.

Prior to joining MSyA he worked in the Sanction and Enforcement Division and the Prosecutor’s Office of the Superintendence of the Environment and in private firms mainly dedicated to the development of projects, hazardous waste and environmental compliance.

He is currently an Instructor Professor at the Law School of the University of Chile.

Education

» Bachelor of Laws, School of Law, Universidad de Chile.

» Master of Laws, Public Law, Universidad de Chile, School of Law, Universidad de Chile.

» Master’s Degree in Energy Law, Faculty of Economics, Technische Universität Berlin (TU-Berlin)

» Specialization course in Constitutional Law, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Acknowledgments

» Scholarship for academic improvement, Universidad de Chile Law School to study a Master’s Degree in Law (2015).

Memberships & Activities

» Editor of the Environmental Law Review

» Member of the Chilean Bar Association

» Member of the Chilean Association of Environmental Law

Publications

» “Environmental damage and significance.” First edition, 2022. 286 pages.

» “Incentives for environmental compliance.” First edition, 2015. 475 pages.

» “Marine energy permitting systems. The cases of Canada and the United States in contrast with Chile. Gaps and challenges from a comparative law perspective.” Universidad de Concepción Law Review.

» “Fundamental guarantees of legal persons: holders of the right to live in a pollution-free environment?” Public Law Review.

» “The Environmental Courts and the Superintendence of the Environment: an unavoidable relationship after more than a year of operation.” Proceedings of the VII Conference on Environmental Law.

“Legitimate interest and public order norms as grounds for cassation in the claim of municipal illegality. The case of Muelle Barón, judgment rol n° 9969-2015 of May 17, 2016 pronounced by the Supreme Court.” Environmental Law Journal.

» “German and Chilean legal regime on clinical experimentation on animals.” Universidad de Concepción Law Review.

Languajes

Spanish, english.