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Environment | Latin America

Chile

The environment chapter features both litigation and advisory/transactional support to clients. This includes the development of greenfield and brownfield sites, and pollution issues. 'Traditional' environment work includes regulatory compliance, litigation and enforcement actions related to air, water, wetlands, waste and endangered species. We also feature advice to corporate and financial clients on the environmental aspects of M&A, financings, securities offerings and other transactions.

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Band 1

  1. FerradaNehme
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    FerradaNehme
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked
    FerradaNehme houses a distinguished environment practice that commands a stellar reputation in Chile's environmental law field. Its Santiago-based team is frequently retained to assist clients with high-profile mining projects and permitting requests. The firm often advises on indigenous land rights, environmental impact reports and compliance policies, and is also adept at representing clients in sector-related litigation. FerradaNehme has an impressive client roster including key players from the mining, energy and water treatment sectors.
  2. Moreno Sáez & Avilés Abogados
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    Moreno Sáez & Avilés Abogados
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years Ranked
    Moreno Sáez & Avilés Abogados is a prominent boutique firm that has a reputable practice in the Chilean environmental sphere. The Santiago-based team is well placed to assist clients with related judicial and administrative disputes, and offers experience advising on compliance programmes, environmental impact reports and permitting requests.
  3. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
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    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is a highly revered full-service firm that boasts a prestigious reputation in the Chilean environmental arena. The team of lawyers regularly assists Chilean and multinational clients from the mining, energy, and oil and gas industries with damages claims and sanctioning proceedings. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría's expertise extends to advising on the development of pipelines, environmental impact assessments and permitting mandates.
  4. Schultz Carrasco Benítez
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    Schultz Carrasco Benítez
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 8 Years Ranked
    Schultz Carrasco Benítez is a renowned environmental boutique that is noted for assisting clients that are active in the energy, mining and sanitation services arenas in Chile. The team is well positioned to advise clients on environmental impact assessments, as well as dealing with indigenous communities, and is also known to provide counsel on compliance programmes for the development of high-profile projects.
  5. Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados
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    Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados
    Environment
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked
    Outstanding boutique firm Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados services domestic and multinational clients from the power generation, mining and manufacturing sectors on a vast array of environmental matters. The team has a deep bench of practitioners who are well placed to advise on environmental assessment reports, permitting requests and water rights. The law firm benefits from its extensive experience acting on administrative regulations such as water resources and land use mandates, and boasts significant capabilities representing clients in judicial litigation.
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Band 2

  1. Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
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    Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
    Environment
    2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
    Barros & Errázuriz Abogados is an established full-service firm that advises notable clients from the energy, food and beverage, and agribusiness industries on the environmental implications of corporate transactions and project development. The law firm is frequently called upon to assist with significant compliance programmes, permitting requests and contentious environmental cases.
  2. Guerrero Olivos
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    Guerrero Olivos
    Environment
    2025 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Guerrero Olivos is a noteworthy firm that fields a strong bench of distinguished practitioners known in the market for assisting clients with environmental permitting issues in Chile. The team also boasts experience counselling on environmental due diligence for corporate transactions. Ecoprial is of the new additions to the law firm's client roster.
  3. Guzmán, Toro y Ruiz Abogados
    2
    Guzmán, Toro y Ruiz Abogados
    Environment
    2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Guzmán, Toro y Ruiz Abogados houses a solid team that is active on a variety of contentious and non-contentious environmental law matters in Chile. The team routinely assists clients from the real estate, mining and agribusiness spheres with regulatory environmental compliance, including environmental audits and impact assessments, as well as with sector-related administrative litigation.
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Band 3

  1. Carey
    3
    Carey
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years Ranked
    Carey is a highly reputed full-service firm which has a strong offering in Chile's environment sphere. The team is well versed in handling the transfer of water supplies, as well as assisting clients on the environmental side of energy projects, and is adept at advising on environmental impact reports, permitting issues and administrative proceedings.
  2. Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti
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    Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
    Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti has a dynamic team of environmental specialists in Chile who are well placed to assist clients with environmental and regulatory compliance, as well as sector-related litigation. The law firm regularly advises local and international clients from the energy, mining and aquaculture industries.
  3. Pruzzo Ruscica Brotfeld Abogados
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    Pruzzo Ruscica Brotfeld Abogados
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years Ranked
    Pruzzo Ruscica Brotfeld Abogados houses a team that boasts significant expertise in Chile's environment arena. The Santiago-based team of lawyers is routinely instructed by clients from the mining, real estate, and energy and natural resources spheres to handle their environment requirements in Chile. The team is active in environmental litigation, permitting and environmental due diligence matters.
  4. Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego & Dörr
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    Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego & Dörr
    Environment
    2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego & Dörr houses an established practice group that benefits from a solid track record in the environmental field in Chile. The lawyers are frequently called upon to handle a range of related contentious matters, and they also advise energy companies on regulatory environmental issues arising from hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants.
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Band 4

  1. Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil
    4
    Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil
    Environment
    2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
    Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil has a dynamic environment department which is frequently sought after to handle environmental impacts assessments, permitting and compliance matters. The Santiago-based team is also well equipped to represent clients before the Environment Superintendence in sanctioning procedures. Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil boasts a notable client roster hailing from the real estate, mining and energy fields.
  2. Claro & Cía
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    Claro & Cía
    Environment
    2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked
    Claro & Cía is a respected full-service firm that benefits from a solid track record of advising clients on environmental impact assessments and regulatory compliance in Chile. The team is also adept at assisting with the environmental aspects of the development and operation of mining and renewable energy projects. Claro & Cía possesses a client portfolio that includes multinationals from the mining, energy and agribusiness industries.
  3. Dentons Chile
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    Dentons Chile
    Environment
    2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    Dentons Chile boasts a well-established practice in Chile that handles environmental issues. The Santiago-based department routinely assists foreign and national clients across a range of matters including ESG issues, permit management and environmental evaluation processes. Its clientele spans various sectors including mining, real estate and renewables. The firm has recently added 245 Sur to its roster of clients.
  4. Eelaw
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    Eelaw
    Environment
    2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    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 notable litigation proceedings.
  5. ICC Abogados
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    ICC Abogados
    Environment
    2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    ICC Abogados fields a team of experienced lawyers within the environmental market in Chile. The team often advises clients on regulatory issues and environmental sanctioning proceedings. Its clientele spans various sectors, such as mining, with advice that includes environmental permits and licensing.
  6. LAVÍN Abogados & Consultores
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    LAVÍN Abogados & Consultores
    Environment
    2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked
    LAVÍN Abogados & Consultores fields a dynamic environment practice group in Chile that boasts experience in environmental impact assessments, corporate transactions and compliance programmes, and is frequently sought out by clients to represent them in environmental damage claims.
  7. Lawgic Abogados
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    Lawgic Abogados
    Environment
    2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Lawgic Abogados is an environmental law boutique firm that is highly active in the Chilean environment space, and is known for assisting clients from the agribusiness, energy and real estate industries with their environmental compliance needs in Chile. The team of lawyers fields expertise in environmental impact assessments and permitting, as well as in environmental litigation.
  8. Prieto Abogados
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    Prieto Abogados
    Environment
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked
    Prieto Abogados has an established law firm in Chile with a well-regarded environmental department. The team of experienced professionals routinely handles complex matters in the Chilean market, including permitting, involvement with the authorities and regulatory compliance issues. The firm also has experience in sanctioning proceedings.