Maria Juliana PEDRAZA

International lawyer specialized in business, government, contract, and environmental law. She currently serves as an Associate Attorney at the Inter-American Institute for Justice and Sustainability (IIJS). She has worked as legal advisor for the Department of Santander (Colombia), for the Cooperative Bank Coopcentral, and was an intern at the Delegation of the European Union in Colombia. She holds a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies from American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., USA (2024), where she was recognized with the Outstanding Graduate Award. She is also a specialist in Contract Law and Legal Business Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia and earned her law degree from Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga. Her professional work focuses on sustainable development, legal project management, and environmental protection.