▪ Paula Candia Inostroza

As a consultant, she has advised individuals, companies, and organizations on a broad range of legal matters, gaining cross-disciplinary experience in litigation and arbitration, participating in successful negotiations and dispute resolution in civil and commercial proceedings, and providing corporate and commercial legal advice.

She has specialized in environmental and climate change law, natural resources law, and regulatory matters, participating as a consultant in various projects and research initiatives, as well as serving as a lecturer in these areas.

Her experience and academic background allow her to bring a distinctive perspective to legal matters, approaching them with a comprehensive and dynamic outlook, identifying risks at an early stage, and proposing practical solutions tailored to each client’s needs.

▪ Practice Areas

Arbitration, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Civil, Commercial and Corporate Law
Environmental and Climate Change Law
Water Law and Land Use Regulation

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▪ Professional Experience

Senior Attorney, Lathrop y Blanco Abogados | 2016 – Present
Attorney, Law Firm of Juan Agustín Figueroa Y. | 2015 – 2016
Law Clerk, Law Firm of Juan Agustín Figueroa Y. | 2013 – 2015
Intern, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington D.C., USA | 2012

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▪ Academic Activities

Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Diego Portales University | 2025 – Present
She has taught the courses Legal Research and Writing Workshop and Environmental Law, and is part of the Faculty’s Environmental Law and Policy Program.
Lecturer, San Sebastián University | 2024 – Present
She has taught the Environmental Legislation module in the Master’s Program in Environmental Management and, within the undergraduate program in Energy and Environmental Sustainability Engineering, the courses Socio-Environmental Conflict Resolution and Environmental Legislation and Environmental Impact Assessment.
Research Assistant, Human Rights Center, Diego Portales University | 2009 – 2012

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▪ Education

Ph.D. Candidate in Law, Diego Portales University | 2025 – Present
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Energy and Natural Resources Law, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom | 2021 – 2022
Summer Course in Land Governance for Development, Utrecht University | 2020
Diploma in Water Management and Regulation, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2018 – 2019
Course in Environmental Litigation, Thomson Reuters | 2017
Diploma in General Administrative Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2016
Attorney at Law, Faculty of Law, Diego Portales University | 2015

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▪ Memberships

Director, Chilean Association of Environmental Law (ACHIDAM)
Member, Chilean Bar Association
Member, Chilean Society of Soil Science (ACHSC)
Member, World Commission on Environmental Law, IUCN

Languages: Spanish, Advanced English