Mr Felipe Arévalo > Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Home to ‘a very solid team with extensive experience in both private and public sector matters’, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría‘s eight-strong environment and sustainability law team is highly experienced in environmental matters and procedures, including project development and permitting. The full-service practice also provides strategic advice on the environmental law aspects of politically-sensitive project developments; local and international M&A and financing deals involving environmental issues; along with high-stakes administrative and judicial environmental litigation. Also of note, the regional firm’s environmental team in Santiago advises throughout the entire lifecycle of projects, from initial development phases through to financing, operational, and sale and closure stages. The environmental law team in Chile is led by Juan José Eyzaguirre, a longstanding specialist in investment project-related environmental, regulatory and judicial issues. It further showcases Felipe Arévalo, who routinely acts in complex administrative and judicial environmental litigation; and water resources, environmental and natural resources specialist Matías Desmadryl, whose practice encompasses general regulatory matters and litigation. Principal associate and environmental law practitioner Mario Mozó has notable energy, mining, agribusiness and infrastructure sector expertise; he also assists with the environmental aspects of project finance and international and domestic transactions, along with relevant administrative and judicial litigation. Since publication, Mozó has been promoted to counsel – effective as of January 2025.