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Schultz Carrasco Benitez Abogados
Isidora Goyenechea 3250,
8th floor
Las Condes
7550083
Chile

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Chile > Environment Tier 2

Fielding ‘professionals with extensive experience in environmental work', Schultz Carrasco Benitez Abogados' 13-strong environmental and natural resources department is increasingly active in environmental assessment work. The team also regularly defends clients against project developments’ administrative special procedures before the Courts of Appeal, Supreme Court and Environmental Court. It additionally advises on compliance with Chile’s environmental legislation. Jointly leading the department, former Environmental Assessment Agency regional director Edesio Carrasco focuses primarily on environmental and sectorial permits, energy, land-use planning and industrial project development; while former Ministry of the Environment’s legal division head, Rodrigo Benítez is a specialist in the environmental assessment of mining, energy, infrastructure and agro-industry investment projects. At associate level, Graciela Venegas ‘provides great support'; Carlo Sepúlveda focuses on administrative and environmental law, and environmental litigation at administrative and court levels; and Ingrid Henríquez advises on environmental, urban, energy and health law.

Leading individuals

Edesio Carrasco – Schultz Carrasco Benitez Abogados

Rising stars

Ingrid Henríquez – Schultz Carrasco Benitez Abogados

Graciela Venegas – Schultz Carrasco Benitez Abogados

Practice head(s):

Edesio Carrasco; Rodrigo Benítez

Testimonials

‘Absolutely committed to clients and it has a very balanced team that covers both technical and legal aspects).‘

‘Up to date on the issues and with great strategic vision.‘

‘Well prepared to understand clients’ requirements, the team understands technical issues and their legal impact very well.‘

‘Professionals with extensive experience in environmental work, in-depth knowledge of the issues, and well-founded opinions that are close to reality (and above all implementable).‘

‘The great attention paid to clients is a real attribute.‘

‘The team is versatile in environmental issues, and resolves queries and reviews reports in a very short time, which is essential for firms and projects.‘

‘Highly efficient and effective in the work it does. The biggest plus is its great handling of technical issues in the environmental space, and its strategic view of the processes.‘

‘Edesio Carrasco and Rodrigo Benítez really stand out, and associate Graciela Venegas provides great support.‘

Key clients

Socovesa Sur

EDF Renewables Chile

Transelec

Puerto Caldera

Compañía Minera del Pacífico

Sierra Gorda SCM

Sociedad Concesionaria Ruta de la Fruta

Obrascón Huarte Lain

InmobiliariaTánica

ESSAL

Work highlights

Advising Compañía Minera del Pacífico on the environmental assessments for all its projects.
Advised Conexión Energía on the environmental assessment of the Kimal-Lo Aguirre transmission line project.
Advised Aguas Pacífico on the environmental approval of the San Isidro-Quilapilún project, which allows desalinated water to be conveyed through two regions to supply the Metropolitan Region’s northern area.

Schultz Carrasco Benítez is a boutique law firm in Santiago, Chile. It was founded to provide legal advice with high specialization standards to entities and people seeking a personalized and efficient service in environmental and natural resources law, as well as corporate/M&A and general practice matters, backed by a litigation department in those areas. The firm identifies problems and also seeks to solve them in a strategic manner that adds value for its clients. Furthermore, the firm provides an innovative and reliable solution for its client’s legal disputes or conflicts.

The firm focuses on both immediate and long-term goals with its clients, helping them address and anticipate challenges across a changing environment giving them strategic and innovative solutions to their necessities. Additionally, the firm’s collaborative culture allows the firm to work as a team, permanently sharing its insight and experience with clients. The firm’s clients include local and international companies with operations both in Chile and abroad.

Corporate and M&A: Our team advises individuals and companies on corporate matters, including joint ventures, national and international associations, as well as on structuring mergers and acquisitions of companies of different sizes, such as open or close corporations, investment funds, national or foreign entities, whether or not they are under a regulated market.

We have experience in national and international financing transactions, involving simple credits and/or syndicated ones, including financing and structuring of projects and the issuance of bonds or other debt securities and their placement in Chile or abroad. The above includes advice on debt restructuring and investments to and from Chile.

Environmental and natural resources law: We advise our clients strategically on all matters relating to environmental and administrative regulations, including environmental audits and the assessment of activities or projects within the Environmental Impact Assessment System. We have experience in advising our clients regarding the rules, principles and standards of ILO Convention No. 169 – Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (1989) and the early assessment of indigenous communities and factors to be considered in the development of a project.

Also, we provide advice to mining, energy, agro-industrial, and real estate projects, accompanying our clients in case of an inspection or sanctioning process conducted by the Superintendence of Environment or other authority, and also taking charge of their administrative and judicial defense.

Litigation: We defend our clients in a number of administrative special procedures necessary for the development of a project, before any court or administrative agency, including the Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court, as well the recently established Environmental Court.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Corporate	Carlos Schultz	cschultz@scyb.cl	+56 2 2385 0001
Environment	Rodrigo Benítez	rbenitez@scyb.cl	+56 2 2385 0011
Environment	Edesio Carrasco	ecarrasco@scyb.cl	+56 2 2385 0002
Environment	Carlo Sepúlveda	csepulveda@scyb.cl	+56 2 23850003
Environment	Graciela Venegas	gvenegas@scyb.cl	+ 56 223850004

Schultz Carrasco Benítez

Santiago, Chile

+56 2 2385 0000

View team profile

Name	Position	Profile
Mr Maximiliano Alfaro	Senior lawyer at Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department	View Profile
Mr Mario Arrué	Senior lawyer of the Environmental Assessment Department	View Profile
Mr Rodrigo Benítez	Partner of the Public Law and Natural Resources Group	View Profile
Mr Esteban Cañas	Senior lawyer at the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department.	View Profile
Mr Edesio Carrasco	Partner in charge of the Public Law and Natural Resources Group	View Profile
Mr Roberto Guerrero	Junior Associate at Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department	View Profile
Mrs Ingrid Henríquez	Environmental Compliance and Sectorial Permit Department Director	View Profile
Mr José Illanes	Junior Associate at Environmental Assessment Department	View Profile
Mrs Micaela Krogh	Junior Associate at Environmental Assessment Department	View Profile
Mr Carlos Schultz	Partner in charge of the Corporate Area, Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital…	View Profile
Mr Carlo Sepúlveda	Litigation & Dispute Resolution Director	View Profile
Mrs Soledad Traub	Senior Associate at Compliance and Sectorial Permit Department	View Profile
Mrs Graciela Venegas	Environmental Assessment Departament Director	View Profile