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Lawyer graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic with a Master of Laws in International Legal
Studies from American University Washington College of Law. Ms. de Windt
has been with the OAS since 2001, as Legal Specialist for the Department
of Sustainable Development and Environment. She leads the Department’s
work in Environmental Law, Policy and Good Governance. Her work mainly
focuses on the governance aspects of sustainability and on the
environmental sustainability of free trade agreements; supporting member
States identify the challenges and opportunities for sustainable
development derived from economic integration. In addition to supporting
the strengthening of institutional–legal frameworks in the hemisphere
towards sustainability in trade. Ms. de Windt has experience in legal
drafting, negotiations and international development cooperation
projects in different areas, such as international project financing,
foreign investment, environmental law and environmental corporate social
responsibility.
Prior
to coming to OAS, Ms. de Windt was an Associate Attorney for the firm
Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, where she worked as Counsel for International and local
organizations mainly in the areas of contracts, banking, maritime,
corporate and investment Law. She was appointed in 1999, by the
President of the Dominican Republic as Judicial Interpreter of The Court
of First Instance of Santo Domingo. Ms. de Windt is admitted to practice
in the Dominican Republic and a member of the Dominican Bar Association.
She also served as Vice–President of the LL.M student association at the
Washington College of Law in 2000. Languages: native language is
Spanish, she is also fluent in English and has working knowledge of
French and Portuguese. |
