Marcos Orellana Cruz, Senior Attorney
morellana@ciel.org


Marcos A. Orellana is Senior Attorney at CIEL since November 2002, where he focuses on trade, finance, and human rights. Prior to joining CIEL, Mr. Orellana was affiliated as a Fellow to the Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law of the University of Cambridge, UK. He also was a visiting scholar with the Environmental Law Institute in Washington DC.

Previously, Mr. Orellana lectured on international law and environmental law at the Universidad de Talca, Chile, and provided legal support to various non-governmental organizations in Chile. In 1997-8, Mr. Orellana was awarded a scholarship to undertake the LL.M. program at American University, during which time he also worked as an intern at the World Bank's Inspection Panel. Mr. Orellana has previously acted as a consultant to various international governmental and non-governmental organizations. He also has provided legal counsel to the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on international environmental issues, and in that capacity has joined official delegations to meetings of select MEAs. Mr. Orellana currently lectures on the Law of the Sea and on International Institutions and Sustainable Development at American University, Washington College of Law.


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