Karla graduated with honors from the Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. She holds a Master of Laws (LLM) in Comparative Jurisprudence from New York University (USA) and another in Corporate Legal Counseling from the Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University, in conjunction with the Universitat Jaume I (Valencia, Spain).
Karla was nominated as the lead attorney for the Bolivian side in the development, construction, and implementation of the Gas Oriente Boliviano Ltda. gas pipeline. In this role, she managed relationships and negotiations with government, non-governmental, departmental entities, and indigenous organizations. She also led the project for the $200,000,000 financing implementation with KFW and OPIC for the Gas Oriente Boliviano, Gas Occidente do Matto Grosso, and Empresa Productora de Energía gas pipeline.
Her experience includes serving as the lead attorney for the development and implementation of an $85 million plant and connections for the transport of electrical energy, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Andean Development Corporation. Karla has also served as a Trustee for companies such as Petrolera Chaco S.A., Plasmar S.A., Siemens S.A., and Inversiones Bulo Bulo S.A.
Karla is a member of the Santa Cruz Bar Association (Bolivia) and the International Bar Association. She is also a board member of the Friends of Nature Foundation and the Dry Chiquitano Forest Foundation, as well as the German School Center (German School of Santa Cruz – Bolivia).
Practice Areas
- Corporate – Commercial Law
- Foreign Investments
- Labor Law
- Environmental Law
Languages
- Spanish
- English
- German
Tel: +591 3 3448099 | +591 3 3459686 | +591 3 3459787