NLD Abogados

Corporate

Founding Partner and Managing Partner

Focuses his practice in mergers and acquisitions, natural resources, and general corporate matters. Has extensive experience representing Chilean and foreign clients, including investment banks, in corporate matters, domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance and restructurings and equity investments, both in Chile and abroad.

He specializes in matters related to natural resources, in the energy and mining industries, with emphasis on water and mining rights issues, both in metallic and non-metallic mining and in the development of power generation and transmission projects and the financing thereof.

Partner, NLD Abogados, 2021 to date. Partner, DLA Piper BAZ / NLD, 2018 to 2021. Partner, NLD Abogados, 2007 to 2018. Associate/Partner, Morales, Noguera, Valdivieso & Besa, 2001 – 2007. Associate, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, New York, 1993-1994.

Recognitions

Chambers – Global (Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2024) Chambers – Latam (Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023 – 2024 – 2025) Legal 500 (Corporate and M&A including compliance 2018, Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2021, Banking and Finance 2019, Latin America: International Firms – Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2021 – 2022) Who’s Who Legal M&A (2022-2023) IFLR 1000 2022 M&A (Highly Regarded) IFLR 1000 (M&A, Natural Resources, Energy) Best Lawyers (Corporate and M&A – 2019 –2020 – 2023 – 2024 – 2025, Project Finance y Development Practice – 2019-2020 – 2023 – 2024 – 2025, Energy – 2025, Investment – 2025, Natural Resources – 2025) Latin Lawyer 250 (Banking and Finance, Energy) LACCA Aproved (Banking and Finance) Leaders League (Corporate and M&A) Latin Lawyer National (Energy, Banking and Finance)

Spanish / English

Chilean Bar Association.

LL.B., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1991. LL.M., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A., 1993. MBA, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, 1999.