Julio Lavín
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 1 : Environment
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About
Provided by Julio Lavín
Practice Areas
Julio Lavín Valdés focuses on Environmental Law, Maritime and Aquaculture Concessions, Sanitary Services, and Administrative Litigation. He provides expert legal advice on environmental evaluations and compliance projects, processes maritime concessions and sectoral permits, and handles related defenses.
Career
Julio is a founding partner of Lavín Abogados & Consultores, where he leads the firm's practices in Environmental Law, Maritime Concessions, and Projects. He also serves as an arbitrator at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and has been involved in various law firms, including Jara Del Favero Abogados, Grasty Quintana Majlis y Cía, and Bertelsen - Oelkers - Genskowsky - Lavín. Previously, he held the position of Justice Officer in the Chilean Navy and was a director at Aguas de Antofagasta S.A. and Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia.
Education
University of Chile
Master's degree in Political Science
1989
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Law Degree
1976
Awards
Hall of Fame
The Legal 500 - Latin America 2024
2023
Top Ranked Lawyer
Chambers and Partners - Latin America Guide 2025
2024
Chambers Review
Latin America
Partner and co-head of department Julio Lavín is lauded by the market for his long-standing experience in environmental matters in Chile.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Julio Lavín is an expert on environmental law, with many years of experience and wide recognition. He also has a customer-oriented perspective."
"Julio Lavín has a comprehensive vision of the business and the needs of the customers."
"Julio Lavín is an expert on environmental law, with many years of experience and wide recognition. He also has a customer-oriented perspective."
"Julio Lavín has a comprehensive vision of the business and the needs of the customers."