PRACTICE AREAS
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Territorial Management
- Real Estate and Urban Planning
- Minning
- Sectoral Permits
- Projects and Infrastructure
EXPERIENCE
Mayela, during her professional development, has complemented her work as an engineer by focusing on providing technical support to legal practice in areas such as environmental law, territorial matters, maritime and aquaculture concessions, energy, mining, water, and natural resources. She has been involved in solar, wind, electric transmission, energy storage, and desalination projects.
She advises companies on project impact analysis and diagnosis, structuring surveys of surface rights on private and public lands, mining concessions, maritime concessions, and electrical concessions. She specializes in strategic area studies and georeferenced reports for infrastructure projects.
Mayela has extensive experience advising clients on permit and authorization processes, including dealings with various public services. These include fiscal easements, onerous use concessions, mining concessions, electrical concessions, maritime concessions, environmental management instruments, and sectoral environmental permits.
Additionally, she assists clients in valuing and calculating compensation for territorial rights related to projects.
Before joining the SPG team, Mayela worked as a specialist in Territorial Management at Lavín Abogados & Consultores, focusing on activities related to surveys, permits, and authorizations for electrical, mining, and maritime concessions in Chile, from an environmental, territorial, and land perspective.
UNIVERSITY STUDIES
- Hydrometeorologist Engineer, Central University of Venezuela, 2008.
- Currently pursuing a Technical degree in Topography at AIEP.
- Diploma in Future Electric Markets and Regulation, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Faculty of Engineering, 2021.
- Diploma in Environmental Management and Territorial Planning, Universidad Mayor, 2011.
- Diploma in Sustainable Development in Business, Universidad Mayor, 2012.
PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS
- CORFO Advanced Program, Green Hydrogen: Opportunities and Applications, 2022.
- Women in Energy | WEC Chile.
- Domeyko University of Chile, Solutions with Non-Conventional Renewable Energies.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
- Specialist Engineer in Territorial Management at SPG Abogados & Consultores since 2024.
- Consulting Engineer at LAVIN Abogados y Consultores between 2020 and 2023.
- Project Manager at Felval Consulting Group between 2012 and 2020.
- Real Estate Manager at Felval Consulting Group between 2011 and 2012.
