Mr Andrés Sáez Astaburuaga > 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 Andrés Sáez Astaburuaga
Work Department
Environment
Position
Partner
Career
Andrés is one of the founding partners of MSyA Attorneys, a specialist regarding the environmental assessment of projects, sectoral authorizations, highly complex dispute resolutions, as well as inspection and sanctioning procedures.
Before founding MSyA, he actively participated in the design and implementation of environmental institutions as the Regional Director of CONAMA in Antofagasta (National Environmental Commission) and later he was Head of the Legal Division of the Environmental Assessment Agency. In this last job he led the Commission’s defense in emblematic cases before the Courts, together with the drafting of the New Regulation for the Environmental Impact Assessment System. In the private sector, his participation was remarkable at Philippi, Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU and Uría.
Languages
Spanish, english
Memberships
» Professor of Environmental Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and Universidad Finis Terrae.
» Chilean Bar Association
Education
» Law, Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
» MSc in Environmental Policy & Regulation, London School of Economics & Political Science.
» LLM in Public Law, University College London.
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.