
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
Team
Our team is composed of lawyers and specialists with extensive experience in environmental law, regulation, and litigation. Each of our professionals brings deep knowledge and a strategic vision to solve our clients' legal challenges.