Barros & Errázuriz

Fielding ‘a very good team with excellent advisers’, Barros & Errázuriz’s large team is consistently involved in the development and financing of sizeable infrastructure and energy projects in Chile. On the development side, the group’s infrastructure capabilities include tender processes and public and private works concessions in relation to highways, prisons, seaports, airports, and logistics centres; while in the energy space the practice is frequently involved in both generation and transmission projects. The team is also active in mining companies’ desalination projects. Nicolás Balmaceda, who has longstanding experience in industrial, infrastructure, energy and real estate projects co-leads the practice with Francisco De la Barra, an expert in project developments and financings, and infrastructure-related transactions. Fernando Garrido, who focuses on power generation and transmission projects is also a key practitioner; as are recently-promoted partners Cristóbal Pellegrini, who advises major energy companies; and María Olga Rivera, whose experience includes the acquisition of electricity companies. Diego Ovalle and Nicole Ubal are experienced senior associates.