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‘ ‘dynamic, competent and solid group’ covers energy-related transactions, project development and regulatory issues. The six-strong team is increasingly active in relation to power generation and transmission matters, as well as green hydrogen projects. The practice is led by Josefina Yávar, who specialises in energy projects, M&A and joint development agreements. The department further includes Sebastián Leyton, whose energy sector expertise includes project development-related contractual matters, acquisitions and international project financings. Additional support is provided by semi-senior associate Francisca Bannura (an August 2023 arrival from Morales & Besa), who advises project developers and financial institutions on project financing, M&A, environmental project assessments, and administrative and court claims.