Jerónimo Carcelén
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Partner at PPU expert in Energy, Mining and Natural Resources. His professional practice focuses in legal advice to governments on their mining public policy and legal frameworks (Ecuador, Afghanistan, Colombia), to multilateral entities (the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Swiss Cooperation Agency), and to private companies on matters dealing with foreign investments, purchase of mining companies and projects, mining-related dispute resolution and arbitration, and contractual negotiations Associate to the mining industry in topics such as financing, construction and easements.
He has vast experience, both in the public and private sectors, being a top notch in legal and regulatory matters, which has allowed him to participate in the negotiation of contracts between mining companies and host-States; in international investment arbitrations; and in the design of public policies and legal and regulatory frameworks for mining in more than 15 countries, including advice to the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados de Chile) for the drafting of bills related to the mining industry.
Legal Advisory
I would like to highlight Jerónimo Carcelén's ability to focus on the details of the issues and propose practical solutions, along with an accurate analysis of the possible and probable scenarios".
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (c)
Universidad de Western Ontario
Specialization Diploma in Implementation of Mining Investment Projects on Indigenous Lands and Territories
Universidad Central de Chile
Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Economic Law
Georgetown University, EEUU
Diploma in Economics and Finance
Universidad de Chile
Lawyer
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Languages
English / Spanish
Work Experience
Partner
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Partner
Carcelén, Desmadryl, Guzmán & Tapia
International Legal Advisor
Ministerio de Minas y Petróleos de Afganistán
Visiting International Attorney, International Arbitration Practice
Dechert LLP, Washington D.C
Government Advisor
Presidencia de la República de Ecuador
Memberships
Appointed Member by the Ministry of Mining for the Development of the National Mining Policy
Member, Civil Society Council of the Ministry of Energy
Director, Casa de la Paz Foundation
President, Chilean Geothermal Council A.G.
Member, Civil Society Council of the Chilean Copper Commission
Member, Georgetown University Law Center Latin American and Caribbean Law Alumni Advisory Board
Academic and Teaching Activities
Universidad de Western Ontario, Canadá
Professor International Mining Transactions, Stephen Dattels Scholarship in Mining Law and Finance
Universidad Diego Portales
Professor Mining Law
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Professor Granting and Exercise of Mining Rights
Universidad Finis Terrae
Professor Confidentiality and Information Disclosure Agreements for Mining Contracts, and International Mining Contracts in the Master's in Mining and Water Law
Escuela Europea de Negocios, Chile
Professor Legislation Applied to Mine Closure Plans in the Master's in Management of Mine Closure Plans and Facilities
XIV 14th Mining Law Conference
Assistant
+57 601 3268600
