Molina Matta y Asociados
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Molina Matta y Asociados is a boutique firm specialising in environmental and regulatory law. The group is known for its multidisciplinary approach and deep insight into regulatory systems, public policy and community engagement. It offers services including complex litigation, permitting, risk assessment and regulatory compliance; and has a notably strong presence in clean energy, recycling and sustainability. Recent work includes advising on the $2bn HVDC Kimal-Lo Aguirre transmission line and representing GNL Quintero in a landmark pollution case. The firm also expanded to southern Chile, recently, opening a Valdivia office to serve regional environmental courts. The team is led by Fernando Molina, a seasoned expert with over 30 years’ experience advising both public and private entities. Senior associate Nicolás Galli recently won key rulings under Chile’s Urban Wetlands Law and in a number of high-value environmental sanction cases.
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‘Exceptional service, extremely technical and with great determination and very aligned with the client.’
‘Fernando Molina's technical and human capital’
Key clients
- GNL Quintero
- Lácteos del Sur – La Vaquita
Work highlights
Advising GNL Quintero on a lawsuit for environmental damage filed by small-scale fishermen unions against numerous companies (Codelco, Aes Gener, Puerto Ventanas, Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, Empresas Copec, Gasmar, Oxiquim, Petróleos, Asfaltos y Combustibles, Melón, Enap) and the Ministry of the Environment, for the synergistic and cumulative contamination of the Quintero-Ventanas bays (Chile’s V Region) due to industrial activities performed in the surroundings over the past 50 years.