Ms Roberta Andreani > DLA Piper Chile > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Delivering ‘full-service quality with boutique availability and dedication to clients’, DLA Piper Chile‘s eight-strong practice has extensive experience in advising on electricity, oil and gas, renewables and hydrogen projects. Its expertise ranges from regulatory advice to leading energy project-related transactions and contractual matters. The team also assists with related mining and environmental law issues, as well as merger control and antitrust matters. The group is mandated by clients to advise at every stage of the development and construction of energy generation projects, including associated works such as transmission lines, substations and gas pipelines. It additionally assists with the resolution of conflicts regarding concessions. The local team is co-led by Felipe Bahamondez, who has extensive expertise in energy and natural resources project development; and Diego Peña, who is ‘a shining example of a new generation of partners for the 21st century’. Peña’s experience includes high-stakes energy projects involving natural gas, hydro, wind, biomass and solar energy plants in Chile, Perú, Uruguay, Nicaragua and Australia, as well as the financing and construction of power transmission facilities in Chile. Providing support, Roberta Andreani is a mid-level associate who is particularly focused on renewable energy projects and energy transition work.

’At all times well prepared, strategic and optimistic’, DLA Piper Chile‘s nine-member team advises on the development, acquisition, sale and financing of energy and infrastructure projects. Assisting at every stage of projects’ lifecycles, it is notably experienced in the energy and natural resources space. The key practitioners are project and infrastructure specialist Diego Peña, who ‘definitely deserves to be ranked among the best lawyers’; and Felipe Bahamondez, who has a significant track record in energy, natural gas and LNG projects. At associate level, senior Felipe Massardo acts for clients from the energy, infrastructure, construction, transportation and telecoms sectors; while intermediate Roberta Andreani focuses on renewable energy projects and energy transition work.