Claudia qualified in Panama in 1996 and worked from 1996 until 2014 as an independent consultant in environmental law and draftsman for different companies and governments in Latin America. She advised companies such as Coca Cola Panama, Nestle Panama, GDF Suez (Panama and Costa Rica) and local ministries such as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, the Panama Canal Authority and the Maritime Authority in Panama. She is a member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) andCaritas Think Tank Group in Jersey.