Monica Narvaez

Lawyer

Monica Narvaez is a business lawyer with a strong focus on corporate law, regulatory compliance, and ESG strategy. She advises clients across the mining, energy, and healthcare sectors, including public companies, private enterprises, and government entities.

Monica is a member of both the Quebec and Colombian Bars. She holds has extensive experience guiding companies through complex regulatory frameworks, commercial transactions, and cross-border operations. Her practice includes contract negotiation, corporate governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement in both OECD and non-OECD jurisdictions.

She has supported companies in securing operational approvals, managing high-value contracts, and implementing compliance programs aligned with Canadian and international standards. Monica also assists healthcare institutions and government agencies on regulatory obligations, contract strategy, and policy development.

She brings a strategic, solution-oriented approach to legal risk management in high-stakes business contexts. She is particularly experienced in advising boards and senior leadership on disclosure obligations, ethical compliance, and sustainable growth strategies.

IMPLICATIONS AND HONORS

Rankings and recognitions

  •  Governance Innovation, McGill University 2018
  • Canada Research Chairs Program, McGill University 2018
  • Public Policy Graduate Award McGill University, 2017
  • Scholarship Colfuturo – Colciencias, 2017

 

Conferences

  • Harm reduction polices where drugs constitute a security issue, Health Care Analysis 28, 382-390 (2020)

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AREAS OF PRACTICE

Education

  • LL.B, Université de Montréal, 2022
  • LL.M., McGill University, 2018
  • Specialist, Labour and Social Security Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia, 2014
  • LL.B., Universidad de Nariño, 2012

ASSOCIATIONS

  • Barreau du Québec, 2023
  • Registro Nacional de Abogados, Consejo Superior de la Judicatura de Colombia, 2012