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 > Real estate
(Leading partners)‘One of the most versatile, flexible, dynamic and talented firms on the market’, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil‘s seven-member team handles the planning stages of real estate projects, as well as their financing, corporate issues and tax structuring. It also advises on construction and co-ownership contract negotiations, unit sales and construction liability issues. The practice additionally has notable expertise in urbanisation and environmental regulations. The team is led by José Joaquín Silva, who ‘has extensive knowledge in real estate matters’. At associate level, senior Marcela Horzella focuses on urban regulations and territorial planning, while the more junior Felipe Van Der Wyngard advises on real estate transactions; former senior Soledad Marín left the firm in mid 2024.