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Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
EL GOLF 40, 20TH FLOOR
LAS CONDES, CP 7550107
SANTIAGO
Chile

Work Department

Energy, Mining and Natural Resources

Position

Partner

Career

Partner at PPU expert in Energy, Mining and Natural Resources. His professional practice focuses in legal advice to governments on their mining public policy and legal frameworks (Ecuador, Afghanistan, Colombia), to multilateral entities (the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Swiss Cooperation Agency), and to private companies on matters dealing with foreign investments, purchase of mining companies and projects, mining-related dispute resolution and arbitration, and contractual negotiations associated to the mining industry in topics such as financing, construction and easements. He has vast experience, both in the public and private sectors, being a top notch in legal and regulatory matters, which has allowed him to participate in the negotiation of contracts between mining companies and host-States; in international investment arbitrations; and in the design of public policies and legal and regulatory frameworks for mining in more than 15 countries, including advice to the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados de Chile) for the drafting of bills related to the mining industry.

Languages

Spanish, English

Education

Doctor PhD in Law (c), Western Ontario University (2020-Currently).
Diploma on Specialization in Implementation of Mining Investment Projects in Indigenous Lands and Territories, Universidad Central de Chile (2010). 
Master of laws International Economic Law from Georgetown University, EE.UU (2004-2005).
Diploma on Economy and Finance for Lawyers, Universidad de Chile (2000).
Lawyer from Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile (1996).

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > Energy and natural resources > Mining

(Leading individuals)

Jerónimo CarcelénPhilippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría‘s ‘great team of lawyers‘ is particularly well known for its mining-related M&A and project finance credentials; the group’s expertise takes in due diligence, deals involving mining issues, and mining contracts. The firm additionally houses a robust mining dispute resolution practice. Mining and natural resources group leader Juan Paulo Bambach is an expert in corporate law, M&A, energy, mining and natural resources, and enjoys a track record that includes high-stakes transactions on behalf of national and international mining exploration companies; mining and energy law expert Jerónimo Carcelénprovides an exemplary service‘; while María Paz Pulgar (who was promoted to counsel in March 2022) is experienced in major mining deals. At associate level, principal Felipe Ossa P handles mining-related regulatory issues, in addition to advising mining companies on corporate, M&A and financing matters. Former senior Natalia Czwiklitzer and principal María José Sotomayor both left for in-house roles during the course of 2022.