Paulina Rivera

Director

Paulina is director at MSyA Attorneys with her practice focused on Environmental Law, having extensive experience in the analysis of projects submitted to the Environmental Impact Assessment System, sectoral permits, environmental and sectoral permit compliance, sanctioning procedures before the Environmental Superintendence and appeal procedures before administrative and judicial courts. Additionally, in the energy regulation field, she is recognized for her track record in electrical concessions process and in preparing regulatory proposals for the energy market.

Previously, she was an associate lawyer at Carcelén, Desmadryl, Guzmán & Tapia, at EELAW Environment and Energy firm, and lawyer at the Legal Division of Ministry of Energy.

Education

» Law, Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

» Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law, Investments, Trade and Arbitration, University of Heidelberg.

» Environmental Law Postgraduate Diploma, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.

Memberships & Activities

» Speaker at the Energy Law Conference at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2018).
Lecture: “Regulatory Challenges of Decarbonization of the Energy Matrix. The benefits of geothermal energy as a flexible and sustainable energy source”.

Languages

Spanish, English