Mónica Ortega

Mónica has primarily worked on environmental and regulatory matters, specifically in Water Law, Electric and Environmental Law, and Extended Producer Responsibility. She has served as a legal advisor for law firms, the Chilean Government Agency (General Water Directorate), and ENGIE (formerly GDF-SUEZ), where she focused on water law, energy, environmental permits, indigenous law, mining permits, electric easements, and due diligence processes. She advised on wind, solar, and hydroelectric plants and was awarded a recommendation as Best Lawyer in 2012 for matters related to water rights. She also worked as Lead Counsel and Head of Natural Resources and Head of the Environmental Group at Del Río Izquierdo law firm in Santiago. She has been actively involved in the formation and advisory of Individual Management Systems under the framework of the Extended Producer Responsibility Law. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Latin American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.

Education and Experience

  • 1996
    Lawyer, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
  • 2014
    Master’s in Environmental Law, Finis Terrae University
  • 2000-2002
    Lawyer at Alejandro Vergara y Cia
  • 2002-2009
    Lawyer at the Ministry of Public Works
  • 2009-2013
    Lawyer at GDF Suez Chile
  • 2014-2017
    Senior Lawyer at Del Río Izquierdo Abogados
  • Since 2015
    Professor of Water Law in the Diploma in Electric Markets, Department of Electrical Engineering at USACH
  • 2024
    Master's in Latin American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
  • Since 2015
    Consulting Lawyer at Chirgwin

Languages

Spanish, English

Practice Areas

  • Energy

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