Andrés Ibarra
Associateaibarral@carey.cl
+56 2 2928 2210
His practice focuses on environmental law, including the Environmental Impact Assessment System, environmental audits, administrative proceedings and litigation.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- IFC, as lender, on a USD350 million financing to Engie Energía Chile to implement a decarbonization plan, to switch from fossil fuel to non-conventional renewable energy sources and to install a new BESS energy storage system.
- Codelco on an agreement with Lithium Power International (LPI), a company listed in the Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) to acquire 100% of the share capital of LPI by way of a Scheme of Arrangement. LPI owns, through its subsidiary Minera Salar Blanco, the "Blanco Project", adyacent to Codelco's mining tenements in the Maricunga Salt Flat.
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Teaching Assistant of International Public Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (2018-2020).
- Law Clerk, Environmental Law and Litigation/ Mining / Water Rights Groups, Carey (2019-2021).
- Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
PUBLICATIONS
- Assistant in the article “The climatic impact of garbage: Legal analysis of solid waste, recovery and landfill mining”, Linazasoro y Pelayo, Environmental Law Review (2020).
RELATED AREAS
EDUCATION
- Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (Magna Cum Laude).
ADMISSIONS
- Chile (2024).
LANGUAGES
- Spanish.
- English.
