Full-service market giant Carey is consistently mandated to advise on the development, financing and execution of high-stakes projects. The firm’s extremely large 47-strong infrastructure, project development and project finance practice comprises specialists in energy infrastructure, including thermoelectric, hydroelectric, wind, photovoltaic, biomass, and oil-and-gas matters. The team is also active in projects involving mining, roads, hospitals, medical centres and telecoms, as well as the industrial, housing, hospitality, ports and airports sectors. Among the practice’s several active partners, Rafael Vergara is a mining deal expert; Oscar Aitken jointly leads the firm’s construction and engineering practice alongside real estate head Juan Pablo Stitchkin; and Juan Francisco Mackenna and José Miguel Bustamante are both sought out for major energy and infrastructure projects. Also integral to the department are renowned water rights practitioner Alberto Cardemil; Felipe Moro, an adviser on project development and finance matters; Fernando Noriega, whose broad practice includes project finance; and José Tomás Hurley, who assists with the development of energy projects and associated infrastructure issues. Key senior associate Juan Pablo Vukasovic also has wide-ranging projects expertise.
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Testimonials
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- 'The Carey office is the one with the greatest prestige and tradition in the infrastructure area in Chile. They are very competent and very capable.'
- 'Oscar Aitken is the best infrastructure and construction contracts lawyer in Chile. He is a leading practitioner in the sector, extremely competent and a partner of his customers. A true "trusted advisor".'
Key clients
- Lima Airport Partners
- Minera Centinela (Antofagasta Minerals)
- Aguas Pacífico
- BlackRock
- Statkraft
- Brookfield
- Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento (CIFI)
- Teck
- Marimaca Copper Co
Work highlights
- Acted as international counsel to Lima Airport Partners on the contractual strategy and preparation of the bidding documents and contracts for the airport's expansion.
- Advised Antofagasta Minerals on the preparation and negotiation of contracts, as well as the project management of work packages for the expansion of the Centinela development project.
- Advised Nueva Unión (subsidiary of Teck Resources and Newmont Goldcorp) on the implementation of a mega-value copper project.
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Leading individuals
Partner of Carey and co-head of the Construction and Engineering Group and head of the Real Estate Group.
Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm´s Natural Resources and Environment Group.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rafael Vergara, Óscar Aitken, Juan Francisco Mackenna, Alberto Cardemil, Felipe Moro, José Miguel Bustamante, Juan Pablo Stitchkin, Fernando Noriega, José Tomás Hurley