Department profile
Eelaw

Environment

Latin America Guide 2027 : Chile


Eelaw

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About

Provided by Eelaw

We advise our clients in all their needs related to the fields of Environmental Law, Energy and Natural Resources, Mining, Pollution Control and provide the environmental legal advice required for a successful project.

  • Design of projects in their evaluation before the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA), in obtaining permits and in recursive stages if there were any.
  • Execution of projects, through compliance matrices, training on new regulations, regulatory alerts, among others.
  • Relationship with communities.
  • Requirements or procedures of the Superintendence of the Environment (of information in inspection stages, provisional measures, sanctioning procedures, compliance programs, recursive instances, defense against eventual sanctions, legal advice).
  • Sanctioning administrative procedures (native forest, water, mining, sanitation, among others).
  • Regulatory monitoring in general (discussion of bills, issuance of new regulations, decrees, resolutions, circulars, guides, among others).
  • Circular economy and implementation of the REP law (training, workshops and practical application to frequently asked questions from industries).
  • Management of waste and chemical substances, remediation of contaminated sites.
  • International environmental law (monitoring and participation in discussions, union representation, Minamata Agreement, among others).
  • Good business practices, with a focus on Human Rights and the environment, according to international standards and ESG criteria.

Clients (24)

  • Mainstream Renewable Power
  • Lithium Chile
  • Haldeman Mining Company
  • Grupo Minero Las Cenizas
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Compañía Minera del Pacífico
  • Cerro Negro Mining Company
  • Confederación de la Producción y el Comercio (CPC)
  • Marimaca Copper Corp
  • KDM S.A.
  • Minera Tres Valles
  • CEMIN Holding Minero
  • Gold Fields
  • Battery Mineral Resources (BMR)
  • Planta Recuperadora de Metales (PRM)
  • Agrícola Sutil
  • Minera BMR SPA
  • BMR Corp
  • Andes Iron
  • CEIBO
  • Minera HMC S.A.
  • BHP
  • SQM Yodo Nutrición Vegetal
  • Sociedad Punta de Lobos S.A.

Industries (9)

  • Energy
  • Mining
  • Water
  • Circular Economy
  • Climate change
  • Electricity generators
  • Lithium
  • Agiculture
  • Waste

Chambers Review

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Environment - Chile

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Eelaw is a Chilean specialist environmental boutique often instructed by clients from the mining and energy sectors to provide strategic advice on environmental matters relating to permitting, environmental assessment processes and regulatory compliance. The dynamic team is also well prepared to defend clients in environmental sanctioning proceedings and litigation proceedings.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Eelaw represented KDM in environmental sanctioning proceedings and advised on compliance programmes relating to landfill operations in Chile.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Eelaw offers outstanding client service and a highly responsible and strategic approach. The team demonstrates strong knowledge and deep expertise in environmental issues.

    Environment respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Paulina Riquelme
    Band 1Paulina Riquelme

    Paulina Riquelme

    Head of department Paulina Riquelme is praised by market observers for her extensive environmental law expertise in Chile. She boasts longstanding experience in regulatory and environmental compliance work for major projects in Chile, especially in the mining sector.

    • Paulina Riquelme excels at handling complex matters, delivering clear analysis and precise solutions while also understanding our business and commercial objectives.

      Environment respondentLatin America
    • Paulina has extensive environmental expertise. She always explains potential solutions and their risks clearly, providing advice with clarity and confidence.

      Environment respondentLatin America

Ranked Individuals at Eelaw (1)

Chile

Members

Provided by Eelaw

  • Francisca Standem

  • Paulina Riquelme

    Head of Department

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  • Ignacio Luco

  • Carlos Neves

  • Soledad Tello

  • José Ignacio Vásquez

  • André Moisan

  • Simón Espinosa

  • Benjamin Herrera

  • Javiera Valenzuela

  • Marcela Romero

  • Martín Catalán

  • Felipe Ferrada

  • Renato Henríquez

  • Tomás Symma

  • Bárbara Mendez

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