Mr Juan Carlos Bulnes > Larrain y Asociados Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Larrain y Asociados Abogados Offices
Avenida El Bosque 130
Piso 12, Las Condes
SANTIAGO
Chile
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Mr Juan Carlos Bulnes
Work Department
He has focused in business law, comprehensively advising the development of diverse projects, including real estate, energy, mining, tourism and infrastructure. He has also been active in regulatory law, especially in issues related with public concessions, the territory and Governmental Agencies.
Position
Partner
Career
Juan Carlos Bulnes joined Larrain y Asociados in 2002 and is a partner since 2016.
From 2011 until March, 2014 he served as Undersecretary of the Chilean National Property Ministry. During said period he also integrated, as Undersecretary or Minister Deputy, several National Councils, including the National Council for Maritime Affairs (CNUBC), the National Council for Indigenous Affairs (CONADI), the National Council for Tourism; and the National Council for Land, City and Infrastructure (COMICYT).
Juan Carlos has ample academic experience. He has taught the course Civil Law at Universidad Católica de Chile (2005) and at Universidad de los Andes (2008-2010), as well as Torts and Business Law at the Universidad de los Andes (2005 and 2006, respectively).
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
He studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (J.D.) (summa cum laude) and was admitted in 2003. In 2007 he obtained a Masters of Law Degree (LL.M.) at the University of California, Berkeley, USA (Boalt Hall School of Law Scholarship). During 2007 he worked as a foreign associate in Stikeman Elliott LL.P. (Montreal, Canada).
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Corporate and M&A
Larrain y Asociados Abogados‘ 16-strong practice has significant experience in joint ventures, asset-related transactions, and restructuring; and it is particularly expert in M&A involving the infrastructure, energy, concessions and PPP sectors. The department is co-led by commercial and corporate law specialist Arturo Bulnes; and Jorge Granic
, who acts on energy, infrastructure and mining-related M&A deals. The practice further includes ‘extraordinary negotiator’ Juan de Dios Ferrada; Cristóbal Morandé, an adviser on M&A deals involving power, regulated services, real estate, and commercial infrastructure; and business law expert Juan Carlos Bulnes. Other key practice members are of counsel Ricardo Peña, a veteran practitioner in M&A energy, and general commercial matters; and -at associate level- ‘very good’ senior Andrés Del Sante.
Chile > Real estate
Fielding ‘a multidisciplinary team that is very experienced’, Larrain y Asociados Abogados‘s seven-strong real estate department acts for developers, sponsors, buyers, sellers and lenders on real estate transactions and project development. Its expertise covers due diligence, financing and M&A (via both asset deals and share deal structures). The group also assists educational and non-for-profit organisations on the acquisition of land for schools, as well as for social benefit and charitable activities. Comprising experts in tourism, hotels, housing and forestry, along with agricultural, conservation, industrial and renewable energy project development, the practice is particularly well known for its infrastructure and construction sector specialism. The group is also increasingly active in relation to commercial properties, such as cinemas, gas stations and malls. The team is co-led by real estate and litigation expert José Pedro Baraona and ‘excellent lawyer’ Juan Carlos Bulnes, whose real estate credentials cover the agro-industry, conservation and tourism sectors, as well as urban developments and state-owned property-related developments. The practice further includes Juan de Dios Ferrada, an adviser on real estate developments and acquisitions. At associate level, seniors José Spoerer and Manuel Larrain both maintain notable real estate practices, while Michelle Inzunza is experienced in rural developments.