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Esteban Cañas

Senior lawyer at the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department. · Carrasco Benítez

ChileLitigation, Environmental LawSpanish, English

About

Senior lawyer at Carrasco Benítez in Chile, and member of the firm's Environmental Law and Natural Resources group. He focuses on administrative litigation and environmental/sectoral project advice and previously worked as an associate in the Environmental and Public Law group at Cubillos Evans Abogados (2017–2021) and as an associate at Vergara y Cía. (2016–2017).

Practice areas

LitigationEnvironmental LawNatural ResourcesAdministrative LawWater LawEnergy LawRegulatory & ComplianceProject Development

Office

Expertise

Environmental impact assessmentAdministrative litigationEnvironmental and sectoral sanctioning proceduresProject regulatory strategyWater LawEnergy Law

Education

  • J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2015) — mention in Public Law
  • Master of Laws (LLM) in Global Environment and Climate Change Law, University of Edinburgh (2022)
  • Diploma in Administrative Litigation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2016)
  • Diploma in Natural Resources and Energy Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2015)

Languages

SpanishEnglish