Sebastián Leyton > Cuatrecasas > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Cuatrecasas
AV. NUEVA COSTANERA 3300, PISO 4 VITACURA
7630413 SANTIAGO
7630000
Chile

Position

Partner

Career

Sebastián Leyton focuses his practice on matters relating to the energy sector, including contractual matters for project development, acquisitions and international financing for those projects. His role in projects involves negotiating electricity supply, interconnection, construction and operation contracts. He also handles judicial reviews and disciplinary proceedings in the energy sector.
Before joining Cuatrecasas, he was head of the Legal Division of Chile’s Superintendence of Electricity and Fuels, the audit body for the energy sector. He also worked as a foreign associate at the US law firm Milbank LLP in New York and at a leading Chilean law firm.
He has taught classes in postgraduate programs on electricity sanctioning processes and project development at Universidad Finis Terrae.

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > Energy and natural resources > Electricity and hydrocarbons

Cuatrecasas‘ Santiago office advises on a range of energy projects, including renewables, oil, gas, nuclear plants, and electric roads. The 12-strong team also assists with tenders for energy transmission infrastructure developments, along with power purchase agreements. It additionally acts in energy disputes, as well as before Expert Panels. The team is led by energy M&A and projects specialist, Josefina Yávar with support provided by her fellow former Guerrero Olivos colleagues Roberto Guerrero V (who has considerable experience in energy transactions) and M&A expert Macarena Ravinet, along with energy arbitration partners Cristián Conejero and Gianfranco Lotito. January 2023 saw the team further strengthened with the arrival of Sebastián Leyton (as partner) from the Superintendency of Electricity and Fuels.