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Carlos Pérez-Cotapos

Carlos Pérez-Cotapos

Work Department

Mining and Natural Resources, Projects, Energy, Corporate and M&A.

Position

Partner

Career

Carlos is our managing partner. Previously, he was a partner of the law firm Díez Pérez-Cotapos Silva & Lira. He has worked as a lawyer in the Corporate, Commercial, Mining and Environmental Law areas, advising Chilean and foreign clients on national and international transactions. He has led the teams involved in significant foreign investment projects, and in the mining area he has participated in the mergers and acquisitions of mining companies and the financing of mining projects. Carlos has also participated as a legal advisor in various mining projects, such as Escondida, Collahuasi, Cerro Colorado, Spence, Iván, Lomas Bayas, Pimentón, Altonorte, El Morro, Pachón, among others.

Languages

Spanish and English.

Memberships

President for the period 2025-2026 of the IBA Mining Committee.

Officer of the IBA (SEERIL) and Prospector and Developer of associations of Canada.

Chilean Bar Association.

Spanish Chamber of Commerce.

Australian Chamber of Commerce.

Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Rocky Mountain Foundation.

Education

Universidad Gabriela Mistral, Law School, 1987.

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