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Andrés Sáez

Andrés Sáez

Latin America 2026

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Moreno Sáez & Avilés Abogados
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Environment

Chile

8 years ranked

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Latin America

Practice Areas

Andrés is one of the founding partners of MSyA Attorneys. He has a recognized track record in environmental assessment of projects, sectoral authorizations, highly complex dispute resolutions, as well as inspection and sanctioning procedures.

Career

Before founding MSyA, he actively participated in the design and implementation of environmental institutions as the Regional Director of CONAMA in Antofagasta (National Environmental Commission) and later he was Head of the Legal Division of the Environmental Assessment Agency. In this last job he led the Commission’s defense in emblematic cases before the Courts, together with the drafting of the New Regulation for the Environmental Impact Assessment System. In the private sector, his participation was remarkable at Philippi, Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU and Uría.

Professional Memberships

» Professor of Environmental Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and Universidad Finis Terrae.

» Chilean Bar Association

Publications

» The nature, rules and proportionality as limits to the imposition of conditions in the environmental impact assessment. Environmental Law Magazine of the University of Chile, October 2017.

https://revistaderechoambiental.uchile.cl/index.php/RDA/article/view/50430

» “Compensation for the Siting of Locally Unwanted Facilities: Considerations for a Discussion”

http://www.revistajusticiaambiental.cl/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/art_06_07.pdf

» “Jurisprudential Trends in Energy Projects: Balance and Projections” in Energy Act of Law 2012.

http://derechoadministrativoeconomico.uc.cl/images/noticias/ADENER/adener%20n%202%20-%20rodrigo%20benitez%20ureta%20y%20andrs%20sez%20astaburuaga.pdf

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Environment - Chile

Band 4
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Co-head of department Andrés Sáez handles a range of environmental matters and is often seen involved in administrative cases against the environment authorities.
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Strengths

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  • Andrés Sáez is a competent and agile environmental lawyer.

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