Barros Silva Varela & Vigil’s eight-strong public law department regularly works alongside the firm’s real estate and energy and natural resources groups, particularly in relation to electricity regulations and urban matters. It is also increasingly active in public procurement work. The team is co-led by public and administrative law specialist Felipe Riesco, a former Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Environment; and Claudia Ferreiro, whose practice covers public sanctioning law, as well as administrative and electricity law. At senior associate level, José Ignacio Vial focuses on regulatory and environmental issues, including administrative and judicial proceedings; and Esteban Carmona acts in Constitutional Court cases and contentious administrative matters.
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Key clients
- Allibera Solar
- Fedir Chile
- Inmobiliaria Ilumina
- Mundo Pacífico
- Asociación Gremial de Loteadores Chile Rural
- Municipalidad de Puerto Natales
- Agrícola El Noviciado
- Rucalhue Energía
Work highlights
- Advised 16 senators of the Republic who sought to enact a law via the Constitutional Court, further to the President of the Republic's non-compliance with his constitutional obligation to enact a National Congress-approved law within the term established by the Constitution.
- Advising Chile Rura Trade Association on its legal strategy before the Authorities, further to a change in how land plot regulations are interpreted.
- Advised Delibest on the terms and conditions for participation in tenders, preparation of bids, formalisation of awards, and challenges to sanctioning processes (arising from public procurement contracts).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Felipe Riesco, Claudia Ferreiro