Diego Pachas
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 4 : Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+51 (1) 619-1900Share profile
Band 4
About
Provided by Diego Pachas
Practice Areas
Mining
Environmental
Professional Memberships
Lima Bar Association
National Institute of Mining Law Oil and Energy
Institute of Mining Safety
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
International Bar Association (Mining Law Committee)
Prospectors & Developers
Association of Canada – PDAC
Experience
Diego Pachas specializes in mining and environmental law.
He focuses his professional practice in answering inquiries related to mining and environmental regulations. Furthermore, he advises on obtaining licenses and permits needed for the commissioning of a mining project, and doing legal audits on permits and occupational health and safety issues, mainly of mining companies.
He counsels Peruvian and foreign companies on corporate, mining, environmental, and mining occupational health and safety issues. He assists in managing permits and developing defense strategies in administrative punishment procedures before the OSINERGMIN, OEFA and SUNAFIL.
Diego actively participates in different mining and administrative procedures in general before the Ministry of Energy and Mines, National Superintendency of State Property, Ministry of Culture, National Service for Natural Protected Areas, and other authorities related to the mining and energy sector.
Languages Spoken
Spanish
English
Education
Universidad de Lima
Attorney magna cum laude
2012
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Diploma in Study of Mine Permits and Audits
2015
Universidad ESAN
Specialization Diploma on Mining Law
2016
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Diploma in Environmental Regulation and Audits
2017
Stanford University
LL.M. (Master of Laws) with specialization in Natural Resources and the Environment
2018
Chambers Review
Latin America
Partner Diego Pachas continues to demonstrate an active practice within the Peruvian mining market.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Diego is very practical and provides solid advice."
"Diego is very practical and provides solid advice."