Baker McKenzie Chile
Baker McKenzie Chile's environmental law practice routinely leverages the firm’s well-known mining law prowess. The team’s coverage includes assessments regarding compliance with environmental regulations and administrative procedures to obtain permits. In cross-border environmental work, clients additionally benefit from the Santiago office’s membership of the firm’s global and Latin America environment practices. Heading up the group, Chilean mining law expert Mirco Hilgers also has extensive experience in natural resources, energy and infrastructure work. During 2022, senior associate Santiago Vial (mining projects) re-joined the firm (further to completing a Master’s Degree in London), while former associate Rosario Preuss departed for an in-house role at Innergex.
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Key clients
- Battery Mineral Resources Corporation
- Eléctrica Cipresillos
- Fortescue Metals Group
- Trafigura PTE
- Ferrovial Aeropuertos España
- Aguas Pacífico
- Mantos Copper
- Cargill Inc
- Haldeman Mining Company
- Santiago Agrisupply
- KGHM International
- Deutsche Pharma
- Vulco
- Credicorp Asset Management
- Gilbarco Latin America SRL
- Live Oak Energy Investors
- Minera Altair
- San Miguel Industrias Pet
- Unilever Chile
- BHP Billiton Market
- Camposol
- Baskem
- Pochteca Chile
- G+E GTEC Holding
- Marubeni Corporation
- Nexus
- Colgate Palmolive Comercial
Work highlights
- Advised Battery Mineral Resources Corporation (BMRC) on the review of various environmental matters, in relation to BMRC's Chilean subsidiary (Minera BMR) becoming a pivotal shareholder of Minera Altos Del Punitaqui.
- Advising Aguas Pacífico on the construction and operation of a desalination plant, which includes the issuance (and compliance with) of environmental permits.
- Assisted Fortescue Metals Groups with the review of the environmental aspects of the development of a green hydrogen industry in Chile.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mirco Hilgers