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Francisco Cerda

Partner · Larrain y Asociados Abogados

ChileNatural Resources, Energy & UtilitiesSpanish, English

About

Partner at Larrain y Asociados in Chile; joined the firm in 2015 and has been a partner since 2025, with a practice focused on natural resources, electric law, project development and financing, and commercial law. He holds an LL.B. from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (admitted to practice 2014) and an LL.M. from Columbia University (2020, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), worked as a foreign associate at Herbert Smith Freehills in New York (2020–2021), and co‑authored the Chile chapter of the Global Renewable Energy Guide.

Practice areas

Natural ResourcesEnergy & UtilitiesProject Development & FinanceCommercial LawMining

Office

Expertise

Renewable EnergyElectricityHydrocarbonsProject FinanceInfrastructure

Education

  • LL.B., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • LL.M., Columbia University (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), 2020

Admissions

  • Admitted to practice in Chile, 2014
  • Member, Chilean Bar Association

Languages

SpanishEnglish