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Nicolás Galli

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His practice primarily focuses on environmental and administrative litigation, as well as on advising projects on complex regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on environmental law and urban planning.Before joining Carrasco Benítez, he led the environmental practice at Molina Matta & Asociados (2024 – 2026) and previously served as a senior attorney in the environmental practice at Grupo Evans (2021 – 2024). Earlier, he was an attorney at Pfeffer & Asociados (2015 – 2021) and an external regulatory advisor to the Municipality of Colina (2018 – 2021).

Awards and Recognition

  • Ranked by Legal 500 as a Leading Associate in Environment (2023 – 2026).
  • Shortlisted by Legal 500 for Rising Star Associate of the Year (2025).
  • José Luis Cea Egaña Award (2021) for the best academic performance in the Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program, School of Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
  • Roberto Dávila Díaz Award for the best academic performance of the (2007 – 2011) class, Universidad del Desarrollo.

Education

  • Law, School of Law, Universidad del Desarrollo (2015).
  • LL.M. in Regulatory Law, School of Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (2021).

Activities and Memberships

  • Civil Law Lecturer, Universidad del Desarrollo (2017 – 2019).
  • Assistant Researcher at the Center for Regulatory Law and Business, UDD, and the Center for Public Policy, Universidad del Desarrollo (2010 – 2016).
  • Member of the Chilean Association of Environmental Law (Achidam).

Publications

  • Environmental Inspection, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Authorization, and Environmental Audit, Revista Derecho Público Iberoamericano, 2016 (with Alcides Antúnez).
  • The ius prohibendi Trademark or a Genuine Right of Ownership, Actualidad Jurídica, vol. 29, pp. 579 – 600.
  • Precedent in the Constitutional Court: Judicial Doctrine or a Commitment to Separate Opinions?, in Las Fuentes Formales del Derecho Público, ed. Hugo Tórtora, Editorial Metropolitana, 2012 (with Sergio Verdugo).

Languages
Spanish, English, and German.

Admission
2015.