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Benjamín Pérez

Benjamín is a partner and member of the mining area (Band 1). In addition, he is a member of the water law and environment departments. · Guerrero Olivos

ChileMining & Metals, Water LawSpanish, English

About

Partner at Guerrero Olivos, a member of the mining area (Band 1) and of the water law and environment departments, specialising in mining project development, due diligence, M&A in the mining industry, regulatory and environmental issues, desalination projects, and mining and water law litigation. He is also active in academia — Professor of Mining Law at Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello (since 2019) with prior teaching roles in Commercial Law (2013–2018) and as assistant professor of Indigenous Law (2014) at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Practice areas

Mining & MetalsWater LawEnvironmentAgribusiness

Office

Expertise

Mining project developmentDue diligenceMergers & Acquisitions (mining)Regulatory and environmental issuesWater law and desalination projectsMining and water law litigationMining law education/academiaIndigenous law (academic)

Education

  • Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2008)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Regulatory Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2013)
  • Academy of American and International Law of Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law, Texas, USA (2011)

Languages

SpanishEnglish