'Very professional and very dedicated', Lavín Abogados & Consultores is recognised for its deep specialisation in environmental and natural resources law. The practice group works across a broad range of industries, notably maritime, mining, energy (including renewables and green hydrogen), agribusiness, and forestry, advising on all aspects of environmental law, including carrying out impact assessments, obtaining permits, and advising on sanction proceedings and compliance strategies. Founding partner and practice co-head Arturo Lavín is widely regarded as one of Chile’s leading environmental lawyers, and advises major commercial clients as well as the  Chilean state. Fellow partner and practice co-head Andrés Del Favero is noted for his expertise in maritime and aquaculture concessions and large-scale infrastructure projects. At associate level, a strong team of seniors includes: Arturo Lavín, who brings additional expertise in environmental and water law and focuses on natural resources project development; Gonzalo Lavín, who isfocused on the environmental and maritime concessions sector, particularly the development of desalination plants in the mining and energy sector; and Javiera Catalán, who brings over a decade of public sector experience and focuses on environmental and administrative law.
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  • ‘The team is excellent, very professional, very dedicated and concerned.'

  • ‘Andrés Del Favero is a lawyer who suits us perfectly because he helps us understand the environmental perspective of the company's decisions. Arturo Lavín is very thorough and has a good grasp of Somarco's environmental strategy and history.'

Key clients

  • Deep Wind Offshore
  • Fundación Rewilding Chile
  • Comercial Paillahue Limitada
  • Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Ayelén Limitada
  • Puerto Caldera
  • Olivos del Sur
  • Aguas Décima
  • Sociedad Marítima y Comercial Somarco Limitada
  • St. Andrews Smoky Delicacies
  • Empresas CMPC (including subsidiaries CMPC Celulosa & CMPC Papeles)

Work highlights

Advising Deep Wind Offshore on the incorporation of its Chilean entities and the processing of maritime and electrical concessions (as well as environmental permits), for three offshore wind farm projects along the Chilean coast, each exceeding 1GW.
Advising Inmobiliaria e Inversiones Ayelén Limitada on the legal strategy and coordination of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process mandated by the Supreme Court for the "Punta Puertecillo" agricultural subdivision project in the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins region.
Advising Aguas Décima on the expansion of Valdivia’s sewage treatment plant (a project driven by the city's significant growth); more specifically assisting with the preparation and processing of the Environmental Impact Statement before the Los Ríos Environmental Assessment Service.

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Practice head

Julio Lavín; Andrés Del Favero