With over 70% of its client base from overseas, HD Legal‘s seven-strong corporate and M&A group acts for companies from the energy, natural resources, infrastructure and mining sectors. The practice also regularly advises domestic clients on their investments abroad; such mandates include assisting real estate investment funds with structuring investments in Peru and the US. Team head Gonzalo Delaveau is a specialist in domestic and international corporate and commercial transactions, as well as energy, mining and natural resources project developments. At director level, Mauricio Riesco‘s expertise covers energy asset-related tenders and M&A deals; and the workload of associate Demetrio Barros includes national and international M&A. Director Juan Ignacio Marín and associate Antonia Recher are August 2024 hires from Marín Abogados, where Marín was founding partner, while former senior associate Paulina Castro left the firm in April 2025.
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