KARINA MACIEL
Associate at Lexin Legal Advisors. Lawyer authorized to practice in two jurisdictions (Chile and Paraguay). She has a solid track record in the public sector in matters of public procurement, understanding all its stages from the preparation of the bidding bases to the contractual execution. She has relevant experience in the corporate sector, working in Due Diligence, Compliance and investment attraction processes for LATAM countries. Experience leading and coordinating projects, teams and implementing Quality Management Systems. Ability to coordinate legal and information technology (IT) teams for the development of continuous improvements and innovation. She worked at the European Union Electoral Observation Mission, lawyer for the Social Media Analytics team, and provided legal advice on environmental issues at WE ARE ONE 2022-Chile. She led Due Diligence processes of the holding company in the agricultural export sector of MONTT GROUP 2021/2018-Chile. She was advisor and head of the reconsideration department of the NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT 2009/2015 - Paraguay. Magister in Regulatory Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 2014 – 2015 (Chile) Lawyer, Universidad de Chile 2017-2022 (Chile), Lawyer, Catholic University (Gold Medal) 2004-2010 (Paraguay), Diploma in Public Contracts, Instituto Vía ProDesarrollo (Paraguay), Diploma in Law and Artificial Intelligence, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 2023 (ongoing).