CHAPTER 21 THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN LATIN AMERICA: HYPOTHETICAL

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International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment
(Apr 2015)
CHAPTER 21
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN LATIN AMERICA: HYPOTHETICAL
Patricia Núñez
Partner
Núñez, Muñoz y Cía. Ltda. Abogados
Santiago
Eugene E. Smary
Partner
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
Grand Rapids, Michigan

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PATRICIA NúÑEZ graduated from the University of Chile School of Law (JD) and Yale Law School (Master in Laws). She is considered a leading practitioner in the areas of mining, energy, and natural resources by publications such as Chambers, Legal500, Latin Lawyer, Best Lawyers, LACCA. She worked at Debevosie & Plimpton (New York 1997-98) and she is one of the founding partners of the Chilean law firm "Núñez Muñoz & Cía. Ltda, Abogados." She was awarded the P. Nicolás Montenegro Award, as the best graduate student of her promotion at the University of Chile School of Law and a Fulbright Scholarship. She is former Trustee at Large of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and current Chair of the Section on...