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Guzmán, Toro y Ruiz Abogados

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Guzmán, Toro y Ruiz Abogados is a boutique firm best known for its environmental and natural resources expertise, particularly in the mining and energy sectors. With over two decades' experience, the department offers strategic legal advice on matters including environmental assessments, sanctioning procedures and regulatory compliance to a client roster that includes major industry players such as Codelco, ENAP, Teck, and ENAMI. The team’s public sector experience, including roles at Chile’s National Environmental Commission and the Comptroller General’s Office, provides critical insight into regulatory decision-making. The practice is co-led by Rodrigo Guzmán Rosen, a former head of the legal department of the National Environmental Commission; natural resources law expert Paulina Toro Reyes, who advises on environmental assessments, sanctioning procedures and environmental due diligence; and Cristian Ruiz Araneda, whose experience includes environment-related judicial proceedings. The firm has also recently expanded its environmental team by adding three new associates - Doria Gallardo, Juan Pablo Pacheco, and Camila Martínez - further strengthening its planning, compliance and mining sector-specific expertise.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘A highly trained team up-to-date on new technologies, regulations, and dynamic adjustments to them. They have a high capacity to respond to critical issues and issues. They accurately manage time and priorities. The addition of new members allows for expanded requirements and consistent response times.’

  • ‘Paulina Toro and the Guzmán, Toro y Galindo team have extensive experience in the required fields, including energy, electrical regulations, the environment, storage, operations, construction, environmental procedures, SEIA, and more. Their developed technical understanding allows for agile management of requirements. The team is available in case of emergencies.’

Key clients

  • Codelco
  • Compañía Minera Zaldívar

Work highlights

Assisting CODELCO in relation to charges brought by the Environmental Superintendency concerning leakages from the Talabre tailings deposit (which serves the company's northern district divisions) and possible pollution of the Loa River.