Lawyer, Universidad del Desarrollo, Master’s degree in Construction Management from the School of Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She has over 20 years of experience in the construction, infrastructure, mining, and real estate sectors, specializing in corporate governance, contractual risk management, and strategic dispute resolution. 
Founding partner of WAAK Abogados, a firm focused on contract management, dispute prevention and early resolution, arbitration, and corporate advisory services for highly complex projects.
With a long career, she combines in-house experience (15 years at EMIN Ingeniería y Construcción S.A.), external consulting, and active participation in professional associations, supporting companies and executive teams in:

🔹 Strategic negotiation of complex contracts and claims management.
🔹 Identification and management of contractual and regulatory risks.
🔹 Corporate governance and best practices.   
🔹 Management of traditional and collaborative contracts. 
🔹 Early dispute resolution: Arbitration, Mediation, and Dispute Boards. 
🔹 Compliance and business ethics. 

🏛️ Professional Association Involvement: 
•    National Board Member — Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC).
•    Arbitrator and Board Member — CAM Santiago Arbitration and Mediation Center, Santiago Chamber of Commerce. 
•    Past President — CChC General Contractors Committee.
•    President — CChC Client–Contractor Group.
•    Former Vice President — Chilean Society of Construction Law

•    Board Member — C-MEDYAR Araucanía, Temuco Chamber of Commerce. 
In addition, she has led working groups with mining clients and contractors, focusing on productivity, sustainability, contractual collaboration, and industry best practices.
 
🎓 Education: 
•    Lawyer — Universidad del Desarrollo.
•    Master of Construction Management (MAC) — Faculty of Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
•    Specialization in International Commercial Arbitration — American University Washington College of Law.
•    Civil and Commercial Mediator — Spanish School of Mediation, Madrid.
•    Diploma in Economic Administrative Law (Natural Resources) — PUC Chile.

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She has participated as a speaker in important conferences and programs, primarily at the University of Chile, Diego Portales University, Adolfo Ibáñez University, and Austral University of Buenos Aires. She taught the course “Contractual and Non-Contractual Civil Responsibility” with professor and lawyer Hugo Rosende Álvarez (R.I.P.) at the Universidad del Desarrollo (2005–2006).

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Languages: Spanish - English.
Nationality: Chilean - Italian.