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Silvia María Méndez Parodi

Silvia María Méndez Parodi

Work Department

Energy and Natural Resources | Administrative and Regulatory Law | Environmental Law | Real Estate | Oil & Gas

Position

Silvia is a Director for the Firm. She has worked with law firms, companies and governmental entities in issues involving local and International Environmental Law, Government Procurement, Trade, Infrastructure and Mining. Her experience includes working with the International Affairs Office of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development as an advisor in environmental and trade related issues.

She has also worked as a consultant on various infrastructure, mining and hydrocarbon projects to solve the legal concerns of national and foreign companies in environmental and social matters, such as prior consultation, environmental licenses, environmental permits, environmental and administrative regulation, and international environmental issues.

When not working with Muñoz Tamayo & Asociados, Silvia also teaches Environmental Law at Universidad del Rosario and the Law School of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, where she co-directs the Center of Environmental Law Studies.

Languages

Spanish | English

Education

Master (LL.M.) in International Environmental Law and International Business Law, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C, USA (2011).

Diploma in Legal English, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia (2009).

Law Degree, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia, (2008).

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