Partner
Water Resources
Front-running practitioner and co-head of department Matías Desmadryl garners plaudits from clients and peers alike for his prowess in water rights matters in Chile. He is frequently sought out by clients for his expertise in water rights matters in relation to mining projects, including sanctioning procedures and strategic regulatory advice. One clients states: “Matías Desmadryl is an expert lawyer in water law and has vast experience in the public and private sectors, which allows him to understand the most complex conflicts posed by water law and propose strategic solutions not only with a legal approach but also a technical one”. Antoher client enthuses: “Matías offers assertive advice that is hard to beat”. Chambers & Partners 2024.
Partner at PPU, expert in Water Resources, Environment and Natural Resources, with extensive experience in general regulatory matters and litigation. His professional practice focuses on the experience and ability to manage highly complex matters, which has allowed him to participate in the most varied and important investment projects, advising national and foreign clients. In 2010, he was appointed by the President of the Republic as the highest water authority in Chile, General Director of Water, where he led a team of experts from the World Bank in the preparation of a diagnostic report on water resources and their institutionality, for the definition of the National Water Resources Strategy. During his administration, he headed the creation of the National Water Information System, the drafting and discussion of two bills to modify the Water Code and the Penal Code, and the preparation of the texts that subsequently gave rise to the regulations on Exploration and Exploitation of Groundwater, Major Hydraulic Works, and Ecological Flows.
Cristina es abogada de la Universidad de Los Andes (1998). Cuenta con un LLM de Columbia University (2002), un Curso en Corporate Compliance de la Universidad de Los Andes (2020) y un Diplomado en Gestión de Riesgos de la Universidad de La Sabana (2020). Después de una larga práctica en fusiones y adquisiciones y derecho financiero, Cristina fue nombrada Secretaria General y Controller de PPU en enero de 2019, apoyando a PPU en un amplio rango de asuntos regulatorios y contractuales y a cargo del proceso de conflictos de interés. Es la Oficial de Cumplimiento de PPU en Colombia y un miembro de su Comité de Deontología y Cumplimiento. Está a cargo del proceso global de manejo de conflictos de PPU, los estándares profesionales y éticos, reclamaciones, acuerdos de seguros y el manejo de riesgos.