Marina Ruete is legal advisor for IISD for the Sustainable Procurement & Infrastructure Finance and the Investment Programme. Ms. Ruete has a strong background in international and comparative economic law and sustainable development with special geographical focus in the developing world. In IISD she has also focused in research and capacity building projects on mining, agriculture, public procurement and finance including the development of the handbook on sustainable public procurement for the INGP member countries. She previously worked as an attorney for the Inter-American Development Bank in financing and investing private sector projects across of Latin America. In that role she was actively involved in multi-stakeholder projects to support the sustainable development of the Latin American SMEs. From 2007 to 2009 she worked in a Tier 1 Argentinean law firm as an associate in the capital markets and finance departments. Ms. Ruete was an adjunct professor of modern contracts law in Universidad de Buenos Aires and is a speaker in international conferences. Ms. Ruete holds a Master of Law (LL.M) in International and Comparative Law from National University of Singapore, a Master in International Relations and Negotiations from Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad de San Andrés and FLACSO and an LL.B from Universidad Austral. In Argentina, Ms. Ruete is admitted to the Bar of Buenos Aires.