Senior Associate

José Ignacio Vial Barros

José Ignacio is part of the Public, Regulatory and Environmental Law team where he advises on the development of legal strategies for the environmental assessment of projects of different nature in the Environmental Impact Assessment System, as well as in the framework of other procedures, both administrative and judicial. In addition, he also advises projects on compliance with environmental and sectoral regulations.

 

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Public Law.

Environmental Law.

Regulatory and Administrative Law.

 

STUDIES

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2011.

Diploma, Natural Resources Law with mention in Energy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2013.

 

ADMISSION

Chile, 2013.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND RECOGNITIONS

Rising Star, The Legal 500 2023, Chile, Environment.

Lawyer, Department of Litigation and Invalidations, Environmental Assessment Service, 2018 and 2020 - 2021.

Chief of Staff, Undersecretary of the Environment, 2018 - 2020.

Associate, Correa Gubbins, 2015 - 2018.

Lawyer, Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente, 2013 - 2014.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Brazilian fund Patria acquires Mega Frío, part of the Red Megacentro group
• SEA revokes unfavorable environmental rating and allows construction of project in Puyehue National Park
• Supreme Court upholds ruling dismissing appeal against CMPC
• Supreme Court rules out the existence of the Sargento Silva wetland in Puerto Montt and that the real estate projects reported should have been assessed through the SEIA for affecting it
• Supreme Court confirms the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Concepción that rejects the remedy of protection against the Rucalhue Hydroelectric Power Plant project

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