Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

The natural resources practice at Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is home to specialists in mining, environmental, water and energy law. Consistently mandated to advise on mining project developments, the full-service practice in Santiago covers the sustainable management of water rights, real estate issues and environmental resources. Considered ‘one of the best mining law teams in Chile’, it also assists with reducing and mitigating mining-related legal risks; while clients additionally benefit from the firm’s legal teams in Colombia and Peru, as well as its enviable knowledge of other South American jurisdictions, such as Ecuador. Co-heading the firm’s mining and natural resources group, professor of mining law at the Universidad de Los Andes, Juan Paulo Bambach, has enviable experience in large-scale mining transactions; while Jerónimo Carcelén is a mining and energy law expert who advises governments on mining-sector public policiy and legal frameworks, as well as assisting multilateral entities and private companies on foreign investment, and mining company and project acquisitions. Carcelén’s practice also covers mining-related dispute resolution and arbitration, along with financing, construction issues and easements. The principal associate to note, Felipe Ossa P’s workload encompasses mining-related regulatory issues and assisting mining companies with corporate, M&A and finance matters. Since publication, Ossa has been raised to the partnership - effective as of January 2026.