Director of Environmental Law with more than 11 years of experience in natural resources, environmental land-use planning, infrastructure, energy, environmental litigation, climate change, waste management, community project engagement, public policy planning on environmental issues, public services, and risk management. Her work spans across sectors including construction, energy, hydrocarbons, infrastructure, agroindustry, floriculture, mining, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, education, and law firms.
ABOUT THE CLIENT
"It is the best element in creating a competitive advantage in a market where competition is becoming increasingly difficult."
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
• Exoneration in an environmental sanction process before the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Cundinamarca (CAR).
• Participation in structuring the transition regime of Resolution No. 0957 of 2019 "By which the adjustment and update of the River Bogotá Watershed Management and Planning Plan is approved."
• Participation in structuring the environmental component of Decree 088 of 2017 "By which the regulations for the Zonal Planning of Northern Bogotá - Ciudad Lagos de Torca are established."
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Implementation of strategies for the reduction of greenhouse gases – climate change.
• Environmental structuring of urban development instruments (risk management, management of environmental liabilities, public services, etc.).
• Representation in environmental sanction processes.
• Training companies on proper environmental management in their production processes.
• Development of socio-environmental due diligence.
• Processing of environmental permits, licenses, and authorizations before national environmental authorities.
• Advisory to public sector corporations in the formulation of public policies within the framework of environmental land-use planning.
• Consultancy on environmental law for international organizations.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
• 2014: Master’s in environmental law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
• 2013: Law degree from Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
• Lecturer in the "Urban Law and Sustainability" course at Universidad de la Sabana, 2024.
• Speaker at the Business Environmental Congress, Corpocomercio S.A.S, 2018.
• Speaker at the Law 124 of 1994 Workshop, ANDESCO, 2018.
• Lecturer in the "Political System and Environmental Legal Regime - International and National" course at Universidad Sergio Arboleda, 2015.
• Diploma in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in the Mining Sector, Ministry of Mines and Energy, 2014.
• Participant in the "Environmental Liabilities in the Mining Agenda" workshop, Ministry of Mines and Energy, 2014.
• Awarded a full merit-based scholarship to study law at Universidad Sergio Arboleda.
• Merit-based scholarship for Master's degree at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
• Co-founder of the environmental law research group at Universidad Sergio Arboleda.
RECOGNITIONS
• Recognition in "The Legal 500 Latin America" as "Leading Associate," 2025.
• Recognition in "Legal 500 Latin America" for the Environmental Law team, Band 3, 2025.
• PGP Abogados recognized as a "distinguished provider" by the Grupo Energía Bogotá at the 6th Gala for Provider Recognition, 2024.
• Recognition in "Legal 500 Latin America" as a "Rising Star," 2023, 2024.
• Recognition in "Legal 500 Latin America" for the Environmental Law team, Band 2, 2023, 2024.