Ítalo Medel G.
Environmental Law
Associate
Environmental Law
Associate
Mr. Medel focuses his professional practice in the areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining, Energy, Natural Resources and Community Relations.
At Bertrand-Galindo Barrueto Barroilhet, he has advised a broad range of local and international clients from various industries, primarily in mining and energy. His expertise includes drafting and negotiating contracts for the development of mining, photovoltaic, wind energy, and green hydrogen projects, as well as preparing corporate and real estate due diligence reports for both local and international clients.
Education
* J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2018.
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Labor and Immigration Law
Engineering and Construction Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Labor and Immigration Law
Engineering and Construction Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Bernardita Salvatierra R.
Environmental Law
Associate
Environmental Law
Associate
Ms. Salvatierra focuses her professional practice on ESG (Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance), Indigenous Law, Communities, Sustainability, Mining, Energy, and Natural Resources.
At Bertrand-Galindo Barrueto Barroilhet, she has advised a wide range of local and foreign clients from various economic sectors, mainly energy and mining, in the development of their projects in Chile. She has been involved in assessing and preparing reports regarding compliance with national and international ESG standards, as well as in the development and review of ESG policies. She has also participated in the preparation of environmental assessment instruments and provided advice in administrative sanctioning procedures, primarily in environmental and mining matters. Additionally, Ms. Salvatierra has provided guidance in community resettlement processes and negotiations of cooperation agreements with Indigenous communities. In the field of sustainability, she has provided counsel in establishing foundations and in the execution of real right of conservation contracts.
Education
* J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2018.
* Diploma in Women and Global Public Policies, University of Chile, 2021.
* Diploma in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, University of Chile, 2022.
PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Mining Law
Environmental Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Mining Law
Environmental Law
Sofía Bernier C.
Environmental Law
Associate
Environmental Law
Associate
Ms. Bernier focuses her professional practice on ESG (Environment, Social, and Corporate Governance), Indigenous Law, Communities, Sustainability, Mining, Energy, and Natural Resources.
At Bertrand-Galindo Barrueto Barroilhet, she has advised a wide range of local and foreign clients from various economic sectors, mainly energy and mining, in the development of their projects in Chile. She has been involved in assessing and preparing reports regarding compliance with national and international ESG standards, as well as in the development and review of ESG policies, especially those regarding matters on Business and Human Rights. She has also participated in the preparation of environmental assessment instruments, primarily regarding environmental and mining matters. Additionally, Ms. Bernier has provided guidance in community resettlement processes.
Previously, Ms. Bernier collaborated with the Program on Corporate Sustainability of the UC Faculty of Law investigating on the implementation of the UNGP on Business and Human Rights in Chilean private and public companies and participating as the research coordinator of the first and second Chilean annual Diagnostic. She has also been a teaching assistant in wide range of courses both at the UC School of Government and the UC Faculty of Law.
Education
* J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2021.
* B.A. University of Pennsylvania, 2015..
PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Environmental Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Environmental Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Paula Errázuriz S.
Environmental Law
Associate
Environmental Law
Associate
Ms. Errázuriz has concentrated her practice in the areas of Environmental Law, Compliance, Labor Law, ESG (Environment, Social and Corporate Governance) and Corporate Law.
At Bertrand-Galindo Barrueto Barroilhet, she has advised several local and foreign clients from different economic sectors in the development of their projects in Chile. She has been involved in the evaluation and preparation of reports regarding compliance with national and international ESG standards, as well as in the development and review of ESG policies. In addition, Ms. Errázuriz has prepared policies, manuals, and regulations on various topics for companies, as well as collaborated in resettlement processes, in the creation of foundations, among others.
Education
* J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2022.
* Academic exchange at Universität Leipzig, 2021.
PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Environmental Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
PRACTICE AREAS
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Environmental Law
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
José Tomás Barrueto S.
José Tomás Barrueto S.
Partner
José Tomás Barrueto S.
Partner
Mr. Barrueto concentrates his practice in Energy and Mining, Corporate and Commercial Law, M&A y Cross Border Transactions, Environmental Law and Sanctioning Proceedings, Project Development and Real Estate.
He has advised a broad range of local and foreign clients in his areas of expertise, participating in some of the most relevant legal matters occurred in the country in such fields. Likewise, Mr. Barrueto has extensive experience advising clients on issues related to the environmental assessment impact system, the Environmental Superintendence and the Environmental Courts.
Mr. Barrueto is one of the Chilean members of the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation between Chile and Canada. He is also a professor of the course mining and energy projects development, at the LL.M. program of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School. Mr. Barrueto is recognized in the Energy Area by the international publication Chambers & Partners.
Education
* J.D., Universidad de los Andes, 2006.
* LL.M., University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Law School (Becas Chile Scholarship), 2013.
PRACTICE AREAS
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Environmental Law
Real Estate Law
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
PRACTICE AREAS
Energy and Natural Resources Law
Environmental Law
Real Estate Law
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A
Milenko Bertrand-Galindo
Milenko Bertrand - Galindo A.
Partner
Milenko Bertrand - Galindo A.
Partner
Mr. Bertrand-Galindo concentrates his professional practice in International Law, ESG, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Corporate and Tax Compliance, Indigenous Law, Communities and Human Rights.
Mr. Bertrand-Galindo is the head of the international practice and the ESG departments at Bertrand-Galindo Barrueto Barroilhet and is also the co-head of the litigation and dispute resolution department at our firm. He was part of Chile’s Legal Team before The Hague International Court of Justice in the Maritime Dispute Case with Bolivia; and he has been a member of the Interamerican Judicial Committee of the Organization of American States. He has been legal advisor of the Presidency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the National Human Rights Institute in Chile.
He has advised in his areas of expertise a broad range of local and foreign clients, including states, international organizations, professional associations, and private corporations from various sectors of the economy including mining, energy, technology, the financial sector, and food industries. Mr. Bertrand-Galindo has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Chile in ESG by the Leading Lawyers Ranking, and has been awarded, together with the firm, with the Global Law Experts Annual Award in Dispute Resolution in 2023.
Mr. Bertrand-Galindo has been a professor of International Law and Conflicts of Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica. He has also lectured at the Diplomatic Academy, the Judicial Academy, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, and has been a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School. He has made publications and participated in several local and international lectures and seminars concerning his practice areas. He is a member of the Chilean Society of Private International Law and the International Forum on ESG.
Educación
* J.D., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2004.
* LL.M. Harvard Law School, 2008, Fulbright Scholarship and Mayer Dana and Etta Dana Harvard University Scholarship.
* S.J.D. Washington College of Law, 2014, Fulbright Scholarship.
PRACTICE AREAS
Tax Law
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Litigation and Arbitration
ÁREAS DE PRÁCTICA
Tax Law
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance
International Trade, Foreign Investment and International Law
Litigation and Arbitration
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