Juan Pablo Stitchkin > Carey > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

For certain clients, Carey‘s sizeable infrastructure and project development team is ‘undoubtedly the market leader in this practice area’. The group has extensive experience in the development, financing and execution of projects involving energy infrastructure (thermoelectric, hydroelectric, hydrocarbons, wind, photovoltaic and biomass). It also fields specialists in mining, roadways, hospitals, telecoms networks, and ports and airports, as well as concessions, and housing and hospitality services. Recent highlights include advising Aguas Pacifico on the contractual strategy and preparation of tender documents for a desalination plant. The practice group houses various experienced partners, namely: Rafael Vergara, an adviser on mining transactions in Chile; Oscar Aitken, who co-heads the firm’s construction and engineering group alongside ‘leading partner for infrastructure projects’, Juan Pablo Stitchkin; and Juan Francisco Mackenna and José Miguel Bustamante, who both advise on a range of energy and infrastructure projects. The practice further includes water rights specialist Alberto Cardemil; project finance practitioners Felipe Moro and Fernando Noriega; and José Tomás Hurley, who focuses on the development of projects involving energy and related infrastructure. The senior associate to note, Juan Pablo Vukasovic, advises on power plants, infrastructure, engineering and construction projects, and mining and fish farming complexes, as well as road, hospital and port infrastructure.

The real estate team at full-service legal giant Carey is ‘great for its ability to minimise the risks that companies face when acquiring or leasing real estate property’. The sizeable practice is experienced in the development, financing, construction and sale of a range of real estate projects. Examples include residential, multifamily, commercial, industrial, data centre and hotel developments. The group also fields sector experts in casinos, agro-housing, conservation projects, shopping centres, office buildings and educational centres. The team’s coverage further encompasses the purchase, sale, lease and securitisation of real estate portfolios, along with real estate asset management. The practice is led by Juan Pablo Stitchkin, an expert in real estate and land development, as well as engineering, construction, and mining, energy and infrastructure projects. At counsel level, Eduardo Martin is the IBA Real Estate Committee’s current Latin American Forum liaison officer; while Tomás Varela (promoted in November 2023) advises on significant real estate development projects, his experience covering land use, building permits, title reviews, leases, and sale and purchase agreements. In the firm’s associate team, Javiera Avilés is ‘an outstanding lawyer’, whose broad practice includes infrastructure, engineering and construction projects, as well as real estate and land developments (and related judicial litigation).