Our Team
Alvarez Abogados Ambientales S.A.SJuan Carlos Alvarez Quintero
Juan Carlos Alvarez Quintero
Founding Partner, CEO and Legal Director
He is a Law graduate from Universidad de la Sabana and holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management and Audits. He also has postgraduate degrees in Environmental Law and Public Law with an emphasis in Administrative Law.
He is an expert in Occupational Health and Safety Risk Law with over 28 years of teaching experience as undergraduate professor in Environmental Law, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law and as a professor in postgraduate and Master programs in Environmental law, Constitutional law, Planning and Sustainable Development, Environmental Management, and Environmental Engineering and Management Systems.
He was the Founder and director of the first postgraduate course in Environmental Law in Colombia and advisor for the Qualified Registration of environmental postgraduate programs.
He has extensive research experience and has been author and co-author of various articles, essays, texts and books on the subject. As head of the Public Law unit of Legis, he was the compiler and editor of the Legal Regime of the Environment, which was the first compendium of environmental regulation in Colombia, as well as the promoter of several books and researches on the subject.
He has experience in the public sector as advisor to environmental authorities since 1994 and in the private sector as advisor to private companies since 1999. He is the founding partner of the Álvarez Abogados Ambientales Law Firm since 2010.
Daniela Mendoza Puello
Daniela Mendoza Puello
Procedures and Legal Defense Coordinator
Lawyer - Universidad del Norte.
Specialist in Environmental, Territorial and Urban Law - Universidad del Norte.
Experience:
- Defense in environmental and urban sanctioning proceedings.
- Identification of companies' legal environmental requirements.
- Preparation of legal opinions on environmental legal liability issues.
- Preparation and submittal of pre-trial administrative complaints (vía gubernativa), legal actions and other legal defense mechanisms.
Juan Diego Avila Chinchia
Juan Diego Avila Chinchia
Regulatory and Compliance Coordinator
Lawyer - Universidad del Norte.
Specialist in Environmental Law - Universidad Externado de Colombia.
Experience:
- More than three years of experience in Environmental, Energy and Corporate Law.
- Regulatory compliance management in safety, health, environment and SARLAFT (by its Spanish Acronym).
- Safety, health and environment legal compliance audits.
Sandra Negrete Godin
Sandra Negrete Godin
Administrative and Management Systems Coordinator
Industrial Engineer - Universidad Del Norte.
Specialist in Industrial Safety and Occupational Health Management - Corporación Universitaria en Ciencias Empresariales, Educación y Salud.
Experience:
- More than 4 years of experience in Industrial Safety and Environment in the Hydrocarbons Sector, Construction and Production.
- Implementation and monitoring of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
- Processing and consideration of complaints, claims and petitions filed by communities’ representatives.
- Certified as Internal Auditor of Integrated Management Systems by Icontec.
Karina Gutierrez Jaramillo
Karina Gutierrez Jaramillo
Coordinadora de Proyectos Especiales
Abogada - Universidad Sergio Arboleda.
Especialista en Derecho Público en la Universidad Autónoma del Caribe.
Especialista en Derecho de Sociedades en la Universidad del Norte.
Magister en Derecho del Comercio en la Universidad del Norte.
The Environmental Law Firm
Leaders in the Caribbean Region, we project ourselves as the most important Environmental Law firm in Colombia, by experience, service, value and results.
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Office Hours:
7:30 am – 12:00 pm
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
