Founded in 2019, specialised environmental, water rights and energy law firm Pruzzo Ruscica Brotfeld Abogados is notably active in relation to the mining, ports, agribusiness, utilities, construction, infrastructure, and electricity generation and transmission sectors. The firm’s water rights' department advises on both obtaining and modifying water rights, as well as regularisation issues. The group also assists with sectoral permits and the administrative and judicial defence of General Water Directorate decisions. The firm is additionally experienced in desalination projects, where it is able to leverage its expertise in environmental and mining law, along with maritime concessions. The broad practice of founding partner and former Jara del Favero & Ried Fabres lawyer, Javier Ruscica, covers the constitution of water use rights.
Key clients
- Aguas de Antofagasta
- Transelec
Work highlights
- Advised Aguas de Antofagasta on obtaining the permit to modify the course of the San Salvador River for the Capellán project, which consists of the transport of industrial water from a wastewater treatment plant to different mining operations.
- Advising Transelec on the regularisation of water use rights.