Mr José Joaquín Silva > Barros Silva Varela & Vigil > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Barros Silva Varela & Vigil Offices
El Golf 40, Floor 13
Las Condes
Chile
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Mr José Joaquín Silva
Work Department
Environmental Law.
Mining and Natural Resources.
Real Estate Law.
Regulatory Law and Administative Procedures.
Corporate and Business Law.
Position
Partner
Career
José Joaquín focuses his practice on real estate, regulatory and territorial planning, providing strategic advice to important real estate and construction companies in the development of residential, commercial and mixed-use projects ranging from corporate structure aspects to financing and contentious regulatory matters. He has advised both buyers and sellers in complex real estate transactions. Likewise, he has vast experience in environmental assessment of projects and negotiations with communities and indigenous affairs.
Additionally, he advises international mining clients in the development and operation of their projects in Chile.
Languages
Spanish / English
Education
Law, Universidad de los Andes, 2006.
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of California, Berkeley, 2013.
Urban Law Diploma, Universidad de los Andes, 2020.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Projects and infrastructure
(Firms to watch)Barros Silva Varela & Vigil‘s projects team is led by Francisco Varela, who (in addition to corporate law work) focuses on the development of investment projects, particularly in the mining and energy sectors; Varela is flanked by fellow-name partner and real estate head José Joaquín Silva, and public and regulatory law expert Claudia Ferreiro.
Chile > Real estate
Barros Silva Varela & Vigil fields a five-strong group that advises on the entire lifecycle of real estate projects. Its expertise ranges from project planning to financings, co-ownership contract negotiations, unit sales, and corporate and tax structuring. The team also assists with the legal monitoring of potential construction liabilities; and has notable specialisms in housing, real estate projects for rental purposes and matters involving government housing subsidies. ‘Excellent’ real estate department head José Joaquín Silva is experienced in complex real estate work, as well as territorial planning, corporate advice, environmental impact assessments, and negotiations involving communities. Senior associates Marcela Horzella and Soledad Marín also both maintain active real estate practices.