Founding partner of Lavín Abogados & Consultores, he directs the areas of Environmental Law, Maritime Concessions and Projects, providing legal advice focused on the environmental evaluation and compliance projects, processing of maritime concessions and sectoral permits, as well as their defenses. He serves as an arbitrator judge at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and is a professor of different postgraduate courses in environmental matters. Throughout his career, he has specialized in constitutional, environmental, health and project development law, working in the Chilean Navy and then as a partner in different law firms.

Practice Areas

Environment, Maritime and Aquaculture Concessions, Sanitary Services and Administrative Litigation.

Studies

Master's degree in Political Science, University of Chile (1989). Law Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso-Chile. Lawyer (1976).

Work experience

Partner at Jara Del Favero Abogados, Grasty Quintana Majlis y Cía, Bertelsen - Oelkers - Genskowsky - Lavín; Lawyer – Justice Officer in the Chilean Navy; Permanent member of the Arbitration Body of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce. He was the Director in the company’s Aguas de Antofagasta S.A. and Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia.
Reconocido “Senior Statespeople del año” (desde 2015) en el área Medioambiental del Ranking de Abogados de Chambers Latinoamérica.
Professor of Constitutional and Environmental Law in undergraduate and postgraduate studies, at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de los Andes, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and Universidad de Chile.

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Author of several articles and publications in his specialty.

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