Mr Sebastián Avilés Bezanilla > Moreno Sáez & Avilés > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Moreno Sáez & Avilés Offices
ISIDORA GOYENECHEA 3477
PISO 22, LAS CONDES - SANTIAGO
Chile
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Mr Sebastián Avilés Bezanilla
Work Department
Environment
Position
Partner
Career
Sebastián is one of the founding partners of MSyA Abogados, and has a recognized background in environmental law, highlighting his active participation in the design and implementation of environmental institutions, as well as his experience advising investment projects associated with multiple economic sectors, in all their stages, in the processing of authorizations and permits, in the analysis of territorial compatibility, in procedures for the development of regulations and management instruments, in the negotiation with stakeholders, and in the defense in sanctioning procedures and complex litigation.
Before founding MSyA, he worked in the Executive Directorate of the Environmental Evaluation Service and in the Environmental Superintendence, where he led the defense of the Superintendence in emblematic cases at the Environmental Courts, the control of legality of sanctioning procedures, the elaboration of the Regulation of Compliance Programs, Self-Complaints and Remediation Plans, among others. In the private sector, stands out his experience as partner in charge of the environmental and natural resources area of Urrutia & Cía.
Languages
Spanish, english
Memberships
» Professor of Environmental Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica Valparaíso, Universidad de Los Andes, among others.
» Member of the Environment, Territory and Participation Working Group at the Federation of Chilean Industry (SOFOFA).
» Chilean Association of Environmental Law.
» Chilean Bar Association.
Education
» Law, Faculty of Law, Universidad de los Andes.
» Master of Laws (LL.M.) Environmental Law and Natural Resources Certificate, Duke University.
» Master in Environment: Management, Evaluation and Environmental Law, Universidad Finis Terrae.
» Negotiation and Leadership Program, Harvard Law School.
» Diploma in Urban Development Law, Universidad de Los Andes.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Environment
(Leading individuals)Exclusively focused on environmental law, boutique firm Moreno Sáez & Avilés‘ client base comprises major mining, energy, green hydrogen, pulp and forestry players, as well as oil and gas, port, infrastructure, fishery, real estate, waste management and chemical sector clients. The sizeable, 17-member practice is consistently sought out for its advice on environmental assessments, environmental sanctioning procedures, environmental litigation, and indigenous and citizen participation processes. The team is co-led by name partners José Adolfo Moreno, an expert in environmental and sectoral permits, enforcement procedures, and environmental litigation; energy, real estate, mining and infrastructure sector specialist Andrés Sáez, who advises on environmental permitting processes and associated judicial reviews; and regulatory enforcement and litigation expert Sebastián Avilés, whose ‘very deep strategic vision is present in all his advice‘. Promoted to partner in December 2022, Luis Prieto is an urban planning and construction law expert; while at director level, Doris Sepúlveda Solar specialises in regulatory issues, sanctioning procedures, and risk assessment and compliance strategies; and Paulina Rivera Muñoz, the recently promoted Magdalena Prieto Pradenas and Paula Gajardo Matthews (a 2022 recruit from Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados) all focus on environmental law work. Former practice director Pablo Méndez left the firm in June 2022.