Manuel José Prieto is a member of Carey y Cia.’s Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Group. His professional practice is focused on the development of renewable energy projects, water law, mining law, natural resources transactions and litigation, corporate law and commercial law.

Mr. Prieto studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and was admitted to the Bar in 2007. During 2010 Mr. Prieto studied a Master of Environmental Law at the University of Sydney, Australia, prior award by the Chilean Government with Becas Chile Scholarship. After these studies, Mr. Prieto joined the M&A team of MinterEllison in Sydney, Australia. In February 2012 he came back to his practice at Carey. He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association.

He is fluent in Spanish and English.