Delivering ‘full-service quality with boutique availability and dedication to clients’, DLA Piper Chile’s eight-strong practice has extensive experience in advising on electricity, oil and gas, renewables and hydrogen projects. Its expertise ranges from regulatory advice to leading energy project-related transactions and contractual matters. The team also assists with related mining and environmental law issues, as well as merger control and antitrust matters. The group is mandated by clients to advise at every stage of the development and construction of energy generation projects, including associated works such as transmission lines, substations and gas pipelines. It additionally assists with the resolution of conflicts regarding concessions. The local team is co-led by Felipe Bahamondez, who has extensive expertise in energy and natural resources project development; and Diego Peña, who is ‘a shining example of a new generation of partners for the 21st century’. Peña’s experience includes high-stakes energy projects involving natural gas, hydro, wind, biomass and solar energy plants in Chile, Perú, Uruguay, Nicaragua and Australia, as well as the financing and construction of power transmission facilities in Chile. Providing support, Roberta Andreani is a mid-level associate who is particularly focused on renewable energy projects and energy transition work.
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‘The team is agile and flexible in accommodating clients’ timescales and needs.’
‘The clarity and level of detail of the work are exceptional!’
‘DLA Piper Chile stands out in the Chilean market as a full-service law firm that is still small enough to keep in close contact with its clients. It has the best of both worlds, full-service quality with boutique availability and dedication to clients.’
’At all times well prepared, strategic, and optimistic.’
‘They not only demonstrate very sophisticated knowledge of the law, they also know how all issues will play out in practice.’
‘Diego Peña's responsiveness, reliability and professionalism, coupled with his unwavering commitment, prove that he is a shining example of a new generation of partners for the 21st century.’
‘Diego Peña’s unparalleled negotiation skills, enhanced by cutting-edge business solutions, enable collaborative conversations with counterparts and, as a result, mutually beneficial agreements. In summary, a key player who deserves admiration.’
‘Diego Peña and Roberta Andreani generate a feeling of tranquility for clients, who feel that they are in good hands in relation to the challenges faced.’
Clients clés
- CarbonFree Technology
- SUSI Partners
- Blue Elephant Energy
- Mainstream Renewable Power Chile
Points forts
- Advising CarbonFree Technology during all stages of photovoltaic power plant developments.
- Advising SUSI Partners on the execution of a framework agreement with Biwo Renovables and Latsolar Energy Investment for the purchase, development, construction, operation and maintenance of a portfolio of power plants.
- Advised an electromobility company on its entry onto the Chilean market.
Avocats
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Responsable de la pratique
Diego Peña; Felipe Bahamondez