Francisco Varela
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 4 : Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
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Band 4
About
Provided by Francisco Varela
Practice Areas
Mining and Natural Resources.
Energy.
Corporate and Business Law.
Mergers and Acquisitions.
Career
Francisco concentrates his practice on corporate matters and the development of investment projects, especially in the Mining and Energy industries, being recognized continuously since 2011 by Chambers and Partners as an outstanding lawyer in his area of practice. He advises national and foreign clients, from various industries, in matters related to the development of projects from their early stage, processes of mergers and acquisitions, public procurement, financing structures and venture capital. He mainly advises foreign clients on their investment projects in Chile.
Professional Memberships
Chilean Bar Association.
Personal
Law, Universidad de Los Andes, 2007.
Master in Taxation Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2015.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Francisco Varela advises clients on a range of mining matters in connection with mining projects in Chile. He also assists with due diligence of M&A transactions in the mining sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Francisco Varela is a pro-business lawyer with good commercial vision. He is a great negotiator, very tactical and very knowledgeable about the regulations."
"Francisco Varela is a pro-business lawyer with good commercial vision. He is a great negotiator, very tactical and very knowledgeable about the regulations."