Sergio concentrates his professional practice in administrative law and its different regulatory areas, a specialty from which he has advised both private clients and public agencies. He specializes in administrative litigation, environmental matters, urban planning, administrative sanctions, permits and authorizations, licenses and concessions, administrative contracts, and civil service.
STUDIES
Sergio holds a J.D. degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, an LL.M. Degree in administrative law from Universidad de los Andes and an LL.M degree in law of regulated sectors from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He also holds diplomas in urban, environmental, and maritime law.
WORK EXPERIENCE
He served as Municipal Secretary and Director of Control in the municipalities of Lago Verde and Río Ibáñez, Aysén Region, respectively, functions that included the subrogation of mayors and the exercise of jurisdiction, experiences that gave him a solid practical knowledge of the State and its most essential actors, processes, times and customs.
PUBLICATIONS
Guzmán S., Sergio (2023). The case law of 2022 in Administrative Law, en Valenzuela Q., Felipe [Autor]: Criterios jurisprudenciales de los Tribunales Superiores de Justicia, Volumen I, Editorial Thomson Reuters, Santiago, Chile, 175-188.
Guzmán S., Sergio (2022). Legal regime of the soils of public use streams and stagnant waters. Study of the beaches of rivers and lakes in Chile. Revista de Derecho Administrativo Económico, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Núm. 36, [julio-diciembre 2022]), 225-269.
Guzmán S., Sergio (2021). Denaturalization of the public function by the Superior Courts of Justice: incompatible health with the performance of the position as a cause for vacancy. Critical analysis of the judgment issued in case Rol 58.355-2021 of the Supreme Court of Chile. Revista Jurídica Digital, Universidad de los Andes (Vol. 5, Núm. 2), Santiago, Chile, 151-163.
LANGUAGES
Spanish / English
