Guerrero Olivos

The seven-strong water law department at full-service law firm Guerrero Olivos represents domestic and international clients from the mining, agribusiness, industrial and hydroelectric sectors. The team is experienced in obtaining and transferring water rights, and negotiating complex water supply, and purchase-and-sale agreements for projects. The practice also covers both the optimisation of water rights (including intake and restitution transfer applications) and modification of water supply sources, along with hydraulic works-related authorisations. It additionally acts in sanctioning processes and water law-related litigation. Benjamín Pérez is experienced in the water law aspects of project developments, the constitution and acquisition of water rights, and representation before the Water Bureau; and Sebastián Abogabir’s water rights' expertise covers regulatory and permitting matters. At associate level, senior Francisca Pellegrini assists with the water side to energy projects; Antonia Ibarra is an active member of the firm’s environmental and water rights practices; and Sebastián Mozó (mining projects-related water law issues) is a June 2022 hire from Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados.