AGUSTÍN MARTORELL A.
Partner

“Agustín Martorell has the skills and experience to tackle complex matters.”

Chambers Latin America, 2025.

Agustín Martorell is the head of the Environmental department at Prieto.

He leads the environmental team and provides legal advice to both domestic and international clients on project development in all their phases. He has worked in energy, sanitary, mining, real estate, fishing, aquiculture and infrastructure industries.

He has experience in project development, particularly in energy and natural resource exploitation, representing national and internacional companies before governmental authorities and agencies, including permitting, administrative procedures, environmental judicial actions, environmental assessment processes, among others. Additionally, he has collaborated on transactions and the financing of significant projects, reviewing permits related to transactions in the energy and mining industries.

Agustín Martorell has been a speaker at various national conferences on Environmental Law, such as ACADES, the Chilean Chamber of Construction, Acesol, among others.

Agustín Martorell has been a speaker at various national conferences related to Environmental Law and serves as a director in the Chilean Association of Desalination and Reuse. He is actively involved in organizations such as Acesol, Achidam, and the Chilean Chamber of Construction, among others. Furthermore, he is an active member of the Chilean Environmental Law Association, participating in various discussions on environmental regulations and case law.

He has been recognized in multiple international rankings as a leading partner in the Environmental Law area and has been particularly praised by his clients for his high level of expertise and specific knowledge in the field.

Agustín joined Prieto in 2018 and has been partner since 2022.

EDUCATION

  • LLM in Energy and Natural Resources Law, University of Melbourne, Australia (2015)
  • Diploma in Environmental Management – Excecutive Class – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2023)
  • Diploma in Economic Public Law, Universidad de Chile (2013)
  • Law Degree, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2011)

AWARDS

  • Chambers & Partners: “Environment” (2022 – currently)
  • Legal 500: “Environment” (2020 – currently)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Board Member Asociación Chilena de Desalación (ACADES) (2023 – currently)
  • Chilean Bar Associaton
  • Asociación Chilena de Derecho Ambiental (ACHIDAM)

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

  • Professor of Natural Resources Regulation, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2016 – currently)
  • Professor of Environmental Law, Universidad Santo Tomás (2014 – currently)
  • Professor in the Master’s in Public Law, Universidad Santo Tomás (2014- currently)
  • Professor in the Diploma in Green Hydrogen and its derivates – Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Chile (2024)

PUBLICATIONS

  • The Legal Status of Heads of Agreement in Chile in Latin American Legal Studies, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2022)
  • Holders of Mining Rights and Renewable Energies in Chile: An Unresolved Conflict in Latin American Legal Studies, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2020)
  • Acceptance of Major Hydraulic Works: Current Interpretations and Discussions in The Regulation of Water: New Challenges of the 21st Century, Der Ediciones (2019)
  • Collaboration in the Edition of the 2005 Supreme Court Jurisprudence Commentary Journal, published by Legal Publishing (2013)
  • Co-author with the Renewable Energy Center of Chile’s Ministry of Energy and others, in the renewable energy financing manual titled “Key Aspects in the Development of Non-Conventional Renewable Energies” (2013)

RELATED NEWS AND TRANSACTIONS

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November 25, 2024 in Agustín Martorell, Andrea Von Chrismar, Constanza Moreno, Diego Canto, Energy and Natural Resources, Energy Publications, Featured, Fernando Bravo, Juan Tagle, Legal News, Nicolás Yuraszeck, Publications, Romina Tobar

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On November 8, 2024, the Energy and Mining Committee of the Chamber of Deputies issued a report on this Draft Bill, processed under Bulletin No. 16.078-08 ("Energy Transition Bill"). Initially,…
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