
Maximiliano Alfaro
Associatemaximiliano@carrascobenitez.cl+56 2 2385 0000
His practice focuses primarily on environmental law, administrative law, and administrative litigation.Before joining the firm, he worked as an attorney at EELAW Medio Ambiente y Energía (2019–2021), advising mainly on environmental enforcement and compliance matters, administrative litigation, and environmental impact assessment of projects.
Awards and Recognitions
Best Lawyers (Ones to Watch) – Environmental Law (2024 and 2025).
Education
- Law, Faculty of Law, Universidad de Chile (2018).
- Diploma in Environmental Law, School of Law, Universidad de Chile (2020).
- Diploma in Legal Argumentation and Evidentiary Reasoning, Judicial Studies Institute (2022).
- LL.M. candidate, Regulatory Law specialization, School of Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
Activities and Memberships
- Former teaching assistant for the Environmental Law course and for the Environmental Law Center, School of Law, Universidad de Chile (2020–2022).
- Currently a teaching assistant for the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA) course in the LL.M. in Regulatory Law program, School of Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Member of the Chilean Association of Environmental Law.
Publications
- Areas Officially Placed Under Protection: Elements of the Grounds for Environmental Review and Criteria for Their Temporal Application, Environmental Law and Science Journal, Primer Tribunal Ambiental, No. 1, 2024
- Urban Wetlands: Regulation, Implementation, and Jurisprudence, DER Ediciones, 2023.
- Environmental Assessment and Project Modification: Notes for a Proper Understanding, Economic Administrative Law Journal, No. 36, 2022.
- Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory Execution of Compliance Programs in Environmental Sanctioning Procedures, Economic Administrative Law Journal, No. 36, 2022.
Languages
Spanish
Admission
2019