Alberto Guzmán Alcalde
Founding Partner at Guzmán y Cía. Abogados
Guzmán & Cia
More informationGuzmán & Cia's eight-strong water rights department specialises in drinking water and sanitation law, as well as administrative and corporate law, natural resources, and litigation. The group routinely assists clients in matters involving the National Water Authority, the Superintendency of Sanitary Services, the General Comptroller of the Republic, the Environmental Evaluation Service, the Superintendence of the Environment, and the General Treasury of the Republic. With ‘great knowledge of water legislation', department head and founding partner Alberto Guzmán Alcalde has a strong track record in high-stakes water rights cases. At associate level, the specialisms of Roberto Parada Herrera cover administrative, water and natural resources law; former fellow associate Cristian Álvarez Núñez left the firm in August 2023.
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- 'A high level of knowledge, professionalism and commitment - creativity and experience in the regulatory aspects of water and renewable energy, and meets objectives within the desired time. Concrete solutions to the problems raised.'
- 'A great level of experience and knowledge of water use rights.'
- 'One of the strengths of the team is knowing how to access other disciplines properly in order to address specific cases comprehensively.'
- 'The team has very studious and rigorous lawyers for complex cases, which translates into having a very reliable team when it comes to proposing successful solutions.'
- 'Always keeps clients informed of new developments in water legislation.'
- 'A very good command of the different aspects, both practical and legal, of water law - the level of knowledge demonstrated is in line with what is expected from a front-line team. It is sophisticated and at the same time simple in its solutions. Clients highlight the team's creativity and punctuality.'
- 'Alberto Guzmán Alcalde - great knowledge of the water legislation, and does a solid job before public and private organisations.'
- 'Alberto Guzmán Alcalde proposes good solutions to a range of problems.'
Key clients
- Familia Ossandón Larraín
- Jaime Busquet Herrera
- Juan Carlos Eyzaguirre Echenique
- Cermaq Chile
- Agrícola Don Adolfo
- Luis Felipe Claro Swinburn
- Viña Garcés Silva
- Minería Activa
- AngloAmerican
- Gracia Cosmelli Pereira
- Familia Pereira Gandarillas
- Asociación de Canalistas Canal Lo Fontecilla
- Universidad de Los Andes
- Kinross
- Familia Cox Vial
- Rodrigo Fernández Riesco
- Saint Gabriel’s School
- Sociedad Educacional San Anselmo
- Consorcio Maipo
Work highlights
- Advised Inversiones Praderas de La Dehesa Limitada (Familia Ossandón Larraín) on expropriation trials, which involved drinking water and sewage issues.
- Acted for Consorcio Maipo in a lawsuit that opposed establishing a Surveillance Board on the Maipo River.
- Acted for Cermaq Chile in four appeals against the Resolution of the Waters General Directorate, which related to a payment for alleged non-use of water rights.
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Alberto Guzmán Alcalde