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Katia Spoerer
Director

Description

Katia is the Director of the Environmental Law, ESG & Compliance, and Corporate Sustainability practice at A/C/R Legal. She brings over a decade of experience advising organizations across the energy, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, and infrastructure sectors on the strategic management of their regulatory and environmental challenges.

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Her practice is defined by a collaborative and preventive approach, embedding environmental regulations and ESG criteria directly into corporate governance and strategy. She specializes in designing risk matrices, conducting compliance audits, managing contingencies before sector-specific authorities, implementing regulations that foster operational sustainability, and leading environmental due diligence in complex M&A transactions. Furthermore, she provides end-to-end counsel throughout project evaluation and development, as well as in securing the permits required for project execution and operation.

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Her background combines extensive experience at top-tier law firms with an in-house corporate perspective. This unique dual insight enables her to structure tailored protocols and practical solutions that mitigate risk and drive sustainable value, with a keen focus on local and regional context.

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Practice Areas

Environmental & Regulatory Law | ESG & Environmental Compliance | Corporate Sustainability | Environmental Audits & Risk Matrices | Due Diligence & M&A

Studies

  • 2023 – Postgraduate Diploma in Compliance Implementation and Management with an ESG Perspective, Universidad Diego Portales.
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  • 2022 – Course on NCRE (Non-Conventional Renewable Energy) Project Development and Financing: Regulatory Aspects, Universidad de los Andes.
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  • 2017 – Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Law and Sustainability, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
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  • 2016 – Attorney at Law / J.D. equivalent, Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences (LL.B. equivalent), Universidad de Chile.
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  • 2012 – Law Exchange Program, School of Law, University of California, Davis.
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