Mr Luis Prieto Pradenas > 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 Luis Prieto Pradenas
Work Department
Public Law
Position
Partner
Career
Luis is partner at MSyA Attorneys focusing his practice on Public and Environmental Law, with a recognized track record in litigation and contentious-administrative procedures.
Former Secretary Legal at the Second Environmental Court. Previously, he worked for more than 8 years at the Controller General of the Republic, as a reporting attorney of Valparaíso Regional Controller Office, legal adviser in the Administrative Audit Division of the Controller General, and Head of Legal Unit of the Regional Controller in Antofagasta, where he was also deputy Regional Controller.
Languages
Spanish, english
Education
» Law, Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2005.
» Postgraduate Diploma in Natural Resources Law, Energy specialization. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Santiago, 2015.
» Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
» Postgraduate Diploma in National Tax Strategy, School of Commerce, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2012.
» Postgraduate Diploma in National Taxation Specialization, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad de Chile, 2011
» Diploma in Urban Development Law, Universidad de Los Andes.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Environment
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.