Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos

Full-service law firm Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is home to a 20-strong projects team that focuses on energy, telecoms and mining projects. The group is also well known for its expertise in infrastructure and real estate. On the energy side, it is consistently mandated to assist with greenfield projects. It additionally acts for multinational mining companies and industrial clients (that require large volumes of energy) on power purchase agreements. The group is further able to leverage the expertise of the firm’s specialists in planning, development, construction, M&A and financing for infrastructure matters. It provides ongoing advice to Google on the development of data centres in Chile, its assistance including corporate, contractual, real estate, construction, regulatory, environmental, contentious ad tax issues. The group showcases corporate, commercial, mining and environmental law expert, Carlos Pérez-Cotapos; M&A specialists Sergio Díez and Cristián Herrera; Juan Pablo Matus, whose track record includes multiple investment projects; and Gonzalo Grez, who provides both corporate and mining advice. The team also includes regulatory law head Gonzalo Jiménez and Rodrigo Sepúlveda, an adviser on the financing of electricity distribution and generation projects. At associate level, senior Verónica Cuadra advises on project development work, while Daniela Fierro assists with major infrastructure projects.