He directs the Mining, Energy and Permits area at Lavín Abogados & Consultores, in charge of designing and defining permit strategies, permit risk analysis, environmental assessments, environmental compliance, mining contracts of all kinds, constitution and defense of mining property, and mining or energy concessions and easements. He has specialized throughout his career in environmental, mining and infrastructure project development law, working as in-house counsel in various mining companies and as an associate attorney in law firms.

Practice Areas

Mining, Energy and Permits.

Studies

Master of Laws in International Legal Studies, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C (2009). Law Degree from the University of Chile. Lawyer (2007).

Work experience

General Counsel at Empresas Gasco; Legal Manager at Yamana Gold; Legal Manager at Goldcorp; Legal Counsel at BHP; Associate Attorney at Carey y Cia, Guerrero Olivos y Urrutia y Cía.
Professor of Ethics, Policy and Environmental Regulation, Master´s Degree in Sustainability Management, Universidad del Desarrollo; Professor of Environmental Conflicts in the Latin American Context, Diego Portales University; Professor of Legal Clinic, Alternative Resolution of Environmental Conflicts, Diego Portales University; Teaching assistant, Foundations of American Law, Georgetown University; Teaching Assistant in Procedural Law, Universidad de Chile.

Related Articles

"Nueva institucionalidad ambiental y participación ciudadana. ¿Es suficiente?” Proceedings of the VI Conference on Environmental Law, Thomson Reuters (2012).
"Environmental outcomes: Linking social and economic issues". Chapter published in Chile: Environmental, Political and Social Issues, Nova Publishers (2012).
“La participación ciudadana en el Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental". Revista de la Asociación Chilena de Abogados del Sector Sanitario. Número 14 (2011).
"Reformas al Sistema de Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental y Solución Alternativa de Conflictos". Proceedings of the V Conference on Environmental Law, Abeledo Perrot (2010).