Mr Daniel Weinstein > Urzúa > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Mr Daniel Weinstein

+56 9 7889 7565 dweinstein@urzuaabogados.com View profile

Work Department

Mining and Project Development

Position

Partner

Career

Daniel Weinstein has broad experience in the mining sector, leading mining-related transactions for over US$22 billion in recent years, including joint ventures, strategic alliances, farms-in, engineering and construction contracts, and procurement agreements, with experience in mining across five continents.

Additionally, he has led exploration ventures over 2+ million hectares of mining claims, representing both junior and major companies. Furthermore, in the last years, he has advised projects under construction in Chile and abroad worth over US$19 billion, ensuring the delivery of vital infrastructure for mining and desalination.

Daniel joined Urzua Abogados in 2022 after a successful career of nine years in renowned law firms in Chile and abroad, followed by another nine years leading the legal departments of prestigious companies, as Head of Legal for Chile and Peru at SNC-Lavalin; General Counsel at Quantum Pacific Exploration; and finally, as Legal Manager of BHP for five years. At BHP, he led the legal teams responsible for Exploration globally, for the Projects and Commercial areas of the Minerals Americas division, and for the Potash business unit.

Daniel has been a director of mining companies and, since 2022, he is a member of the Expert Panel of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Mining Chamber of Chile.

He  is a frequent speaker at national and international seminars and post-graduate courses on the legal aspects of mining. He is a recurrent interviewee and columnist in national and international mass circulation and specialized media. He is part of the leadership of mining and construction trade associations and, additionally, he regularly advices governmental entities and trade associations on mining-related matters.

Industry-related activities

• Advisor of the Council for the modernization of contractual relationships of the Institute of the Construction (Instituto de la Construcción) (2022 – Present)
• Chairman of the Contracts & ESG committee of the Mining Chamber of Chile (2022 – Present).
• Advisor of the Owner-Contractor working group of the Chilean Chamber of Construction, leading the work stream on collaborative contracts (2022-Present).
• Member of the Expert Panel of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Mining Chamber of Chile (2022-Present).
• Member of the Steering Committee of the Institute of International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment, organized by the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (previously called The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation) (2020- Present).
• Member of the Mining Committee of the Institute of International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment, organized by the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (2018 – 2019)

Languages

English (fluent); Spanish (native)

Memberships

• Member of the Chilean Mining Chamber.
• Member of the Chilean Society of Construction Law.
• Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation.
• Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

Education

Education

• Advanced Management Program (AMP), ESE Business School (2019).
• Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Chicago (2010).
• Bachelor of Laws, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude, 2001).

Certifications

• Intensive Program for Directors, by the Adolfo Ibáñez University (2022)Advanced Techniques for Dispute Avoidance certification, by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (2022).
• DRB Administration and Practice, by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (2022).
• Professional Certificate in ESG and social responsibility in the natural resources sector, by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (2021).
• Professional certificate of Legal Project Manager, by the Australian Institute of Project Management (2020).