Mr Agustín Martorell > Prieto Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Prieto Abogados
Alonso de Córdova 4355 (piso 15)
Vitacura
Santiago
Chile

Work Department

Environment,Sustainable Development, Circular Economy, Energy and Natural Resources, Mining, Public Law

Position

Partner

Career

Agustín Martorell has been partner of Prieto since 2022.

He leads the environmental team and provides legal advice to both domestic and international clients on project development in all their phases. He has worked in mining, energy, aquiculture and infrastructure industries.

Mr. Martorell is an experienced lawyer in project development, counseling companies before governmental authorities and agencies, including permitting, administrative procedures, environmental judicial actions, environmental assessment processes, among others. In addition, he has collaborated in M&A transactions and project finance in the mining and energy industries.

Mr. Martorell holds his law degree from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez since 2011; a master degree in Energy and Natural Resources law at the University of Melbourne, Australia (2015); and a postgraduate diploma in public economic law at the Universidad de Chile (2013).

He has been teacher assistant in public law courses and he is currently professor of Natural Resources Regulation at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and Environmental Law at undergraduate and the Public Law Master of Universidad Santo Tomás.

Before joining Prieto, he worked as senior associate lawyer on the mining, environmental and natural resources team at Claro & Cía. (2016-2018) and associate at Morales & Besa (2012-2016).

He is admitted to practice in Chile and is a member of the Chilean Bar Association and the Chilean Environmental Association.

Languages

Spanish and English

Education

LL.M. in Energy and Natural Resources Law, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2015.

Post Graduate Diploma in Public Economic Law, Universidad de Chile, 2013.

Law degree Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile, 2011.

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > Energy and natural resources > Electricity and hydrocarbons

Prieto Abogados‘s 25-strong energy and natural resources practice ‘stands out for its extensive knowledge of the energy industry’, with recent mandates including regulatory work, major energy M&A deals and energy sector projects. Examples include the acquisition of a large energy generation portfolio and the development of battery energy storage system projects. Acting for electricity generators, transmission companies, construction firms, and investment funds, the team’s experience also covers the sale of unconventional renewable energy projects’ plant portfolios, including the management of bidding processes. Among the team’s several key advisers, Juan Tagle‘s specialisms encompass the electricity generation, distribution and transmission markets, as well as natural gas transportation, joint ventures, and energy and natural resources project-related bidding processes; Fernando Bravo serves as the longstanding secretary to Engie Energía Chile’s board of directors; Nicolás Yuraszeck K is increasingly involved in the acquisition and development of electricity projects; and Agustín Martorell advises on energy and natural resources-related projects and regulatory issues. The department further includes counsel Andrea Von Chrismar, whose energy sector experience covers regulatory matters, competition law, tender processes and transactions. Notable growth includes the hire of practice director Romina Tobar from Chile’s Environmental Assessment Service in April 2023; and -following the departure of former counsel Federico Rodríguez– the promotion of energy M&A practitioner Andrés Laymuns to counsel in January 2024.

Chile > Energy and natural resources > Mining

Prieto Abogados‘ ‘responsible, proactive and punctual’ team is able to leverage the full-service firm’s expertise in energy, infrastructure and real estate for mining matters. The 13-strong group can also boast strong relationships with major investment funds. The practice is co-led by Juan Tagle, a regular adviser on mining projects who also leads the firm’s M&A offering; and Agustín Martorell, whose experience includes both advising major mining companies on mining option agreements and participating in mining industry-related administrative sanctioning procedures. Projects and infrastructure partner Nicolás Yuraszeck K is also active in the sector as necesary. In the firm’s associate pool, Ignacio Matte assists with mining, environmental and regulatory matters, while Ignacio Quintana departed the firm in July 2023.

Chile > Environment

(Next Generation Partners)

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Prieto Abogados‘ ‘lawyers stand out for their application of environmental regulations and laws to business contexts’. The eight-strong environmental law team, which comprises industry expertise in mining, energy and real estate, routinely acts in judicial cases, administrative sanctioning proceedings and environmental assessments. It has also developed notable compliance experience in relation to environmental offences. The team is co-led by Agustín Martorell, who is ‘truly an excellent lawyer’; and counsel Romina Tobar, an April 2023 hire and former Environmental Assessment Service legal department head. Tobar advises on environmental assessments, community relations, and permitting, administrative and judicial procedures. Associate Ignacio Matte is also a key member of the firm’s environmental and regulatory law team.

Chile > Public law

Prieto Abogados‘ 11-strong public and administrative law team regularly acts for clients from the healthcare, education and construction sectors on both complex advisory and litigation matters. It also recently assisted a pension industry client with an administrative sanctioning procedure. The group is led by counsel Juan Pablo Riesco, who assists with administrative, judicial and regulatory issues. The practice further includes litigation and arbitration head Fernando Samaniego, as well as environmental team leader Agustín Martorell.