Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados

Partners: Javier Vergara, Mario Galindo, Cecilia Urbina, José Luis Fuenzalida, Pablo Ortiz, Winston Alburquenque, María Eugenia Armisén, Ignacio Mujica.
Number of partners: 8
Number of other lawyers: 60

Firm Overview:
Vergara Galindo Correa Abogados SpA. is a law firm that develops its activity in matters related to the environment, public law, natural resources and litigation arising in connection with these matters. The excellence of VGC Abogados has been recognized in the main international directories of the legal sector. Our commitment to providing quality legal advice and personalised client care is demonstrated in oursuccess stories.The firm establishes and maintains a unique relationshipwith its clients, based on its unswerving commitmentto meet their expectations. To achieve this goal, the firm’s lawyers are available and accessible, providing timely responses, and hands on advice.

VGC Abogados abides to the highest standards of professionalismthat stemsfrom an excelling, merit based team, and a healthy workplace.

VGC Abogados is part of the Gender Alliance of the ProHUmana Foundation, which seeks to promote actions focused on gender equality, as well as to put an end to the salary gap between men and women. In this context, VGC Abogados has sponsored and participated in several meetings over the years.Also, VGC Abogados joined the Pro Bono Foundation in 2019, with the purpose of working to facilitate access to justice for people and communities in situations of social vulnerability.

Finally, it is should be pointed out that VGC Abogados has a Protocol for Investigating and Responding to Complaints of Sexual Harassment and Workplace Harassment, as well as a Code of Conduct that seeks an ethical and sustainable behavior in time from all its collaborators and a Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policy.

Main Areas of Practice:  

• ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
• LITIGATION: ENVIRONMENTAL, CONTENTIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS, CONSTITUTIONAL, CIVIL, CRIMINAL, WORK-PLACE SAFETY
• COMPLIANCE
• ENVIRONMENT
• PUBLIC LAW: CONSTITUTIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, REGULATORY
• COMMUNITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Our services: 

• Review and strategic support in the environmental assessment of projects, environmental management instruments, territorial planning instruments and general instructions of the Superintendency of the Environment.
• Advice on preventive environmental compliance, both in the framework of internal evaluations of deviations from environmental or regulatory requirements, as well as in the framework of environmental inspection processes by the Environmental Superintendency.
• Strategic accompaniment, legal advice and defense in sanction proceedings initiated by the Environmental Superintendency.
• Review of the applicability of environmental and sectoral permits for projects, constructions and infrastructure and/or existing activities, as well as support in the periodic updating of permit matrices and in strategic definitions for the processing of these permits.
• Processing and obtaining environmental and sectorial permits.
• Elaboration of environmental due diligence and permits.
• Advice on sanitary, municipal, road, industrial safety, water, electricity, fuels, forestry, aggregates, archeology, maritime, land occupation, use of coastal areas and indigenous issues.
• Advice on negotiation and conflict management processes with stakeholders, communities and community organizations.
• Analysis of environmental and sectorial regulations, as well as updating and analysis of environmental or sectorial jurisprudence applicable to the activity in case.
• Advice and assistance in administrative and judicial litigation.
• Litigation at the Constitutional Court.
• Preliminary analysis of possible risks that could lead to legal and administrative proceedings.
• Integral Advising on the relations generated with the organs of the State administration.
• Legal and strategic support in actions and proceedings with government agencies and the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic.
• Analysis and strategic planning of water use rights in all types of projects.
• Obtaining and perfecting water use rights before administrative and judicial agencies.
• Legal reports, preparation of title studies and advice in bidding processes and acquisition of water use rights.
• Comprehensive advice on all matters related to mining, from the initial exploration phase, development, project operation, mine closures and related aspects.
• Processing of mining property and mining lawsuits, obtaining and processing of permits and authorizations from regulatory agencies.
• Legal support in the design and execution of real estate projects.
• Support in project management in the institutional, public and private sectors.
• Constituent Process. Follow-up of the work of the Constituent Convention on environmental and natural resources issues.

Languages:
English, French, German, Spanish.

CONTACT 

www.vgcabogados.cl 

www.linkedin.com/company/vgc-abogados

Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: +(562)22368077
Address: Badajoz 45, piso 8, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.