Francisco Irarrázaval A.

Francisco Irarrázaval is a lawyer, university professor, and partner at CEPD Abogados, where he leads the *Energy and Infrastructure Projects* practice.

He specializes in energy regulation, project development and financing, including public and private bidding processes (PPA contracts with regulated and unregulated clients, BESS projects, Data Centers, and electric transmission infrastructure), power supply agreements, construction contracts for infrastructure projects, property and land-use permits, regulatory sanctioning procedures, environmental matters, and litigation/arbitration related to energy sector regulations.

He has been consistently ranked in *Chambers and Partners* and *The Legal 500* as a leading energy and infrastructure lawyer.

Francisco is the author of several academic publications and legal reports on energy and regulatory law, among other topics.

He teaches Administrative and Energy Law* at Universidad de los Andes, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad Finis Terrae.

- Coeymans, Edwards, Poblete & Dittborn (2022 – present).

- Garrigues, senior attorney in the National Resources, Energy and Environmental Group (2016 – 2022).

- Fontaine y Cía., senior attorney in the National Resources, Energy and Environmental Group (2015 – 2016).

- Ministry of National Assets, legal adviser to the Minister on onerous use concessions for energy projects (2014-2015).

- Prieto y Cía., attorney in the National Resources, Energy and Environmental Group (2012 – 2014).

- Highlighted as a “Rising Star” by the Legal 500 publication in 2021.