EXPERIENCE

Gonzalo has extensive experience in complex and innovative corporate, financial and commercial transactions in both the domestic and international markets, as well as in the development of energy, mining, public concession and natural resources projects.

Between 2012 and 2014, he served as Of Counsel at Aninat Schwencke y Cía., and prior to that he was a partner at Guerrero Olivos (2000–2012).

Previously, he served as Legal Counsel for the corporate area of The Chase Manhattan Bank in Santiago, Chile, and as an associate at Ossandón, Uribe y Hübner.

He is a member of the Best Practices Committee of the Santiago Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago) and the Chilean Electronic Stock Exchange (Bolsa Electrónica de Chile).

EDUCATION

• Law degree, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1990).
• Postgraduate program, Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center of the Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, USA (1993).

RECOGNITIONS

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS

• Capital Markets (2019, 2020, 2021).
• Corporate and M&A (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).

THE LEGAL 500

• Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A (Including Compliance), Project and Infrastructure (2018).
• Corporate and M & A (2020, 2021, 2025, 2026: Hall of Fame).
• Leading Individual in Corporate and M&A (2022, 2023,2024,2025).

IFLR 1000

• Capital Markets, Project Development, Energy, Social Infrastructure (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,2024).

BEST LAWYERS

• Corporate and M&A Law, Derivates, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Private Equity Law, Project Finance and Development Practice, Structured Finance Law, Venture Capital Law (2018 a 2026).

LACCA

• Banking & finance in Chile (2019).
• Banking & finance, Energy in Chile (2021).

LEADERS LEAGUE

• Banking & Finance, Startups & Venture Capital, Corporate and M&A (2020). Strong Expertise and Recommended Lawyer.
• Corporate and M&A (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025).

PROFILE

José Luis has outstanding experience in arbitration and dispute resolution, as well as in complex and innovative transactions of various kinds in civil and commercial matters.

Between 1981 and 1986, he worked as a lawyer at JP Morgan Bank in Chile. In 1986, he joined Carey & Cía. as a lawyer

In 1993, he founded his own law firm, Honorato, Russi y Eguiguren Ltda., and in 2013 he went on to establish Honorato & Cía., now HD Legal, where he currently practices.

He is a member of the panel of arbitrators of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.

EDUCATION

• Law degree, Universidad de Chile (1982).
• Postgraduate program, Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center of the Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, Texas, USA (1991).

RECOGNITION

THE LEGAL 500

• Dispute Resolution: Arbitration y Litigation (2025).
• Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M & A (Including Compliance), Project and Infrastructure (2018).
• Banking and Finance, Corporate and M & A (2021).

IFLR 1000

• Banking and Finance (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,2024).

BEST LAWYERS

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and Corporate and M & A (2018).
• “Lawyer of the year”, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice (2020).
• Banking and Finance, Corporate and M & A, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023).
• Banking and Finance Law, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice (2025, 2026).

LEADERS LEAGUE

• M & A (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025).
• Compliance (2021, 2022).
• Dispute resolution – Civil and commercial litigation (2024,2025).
• Arbitration (2024, 2025).

PROFILE

Mauricio has an extensive track record advising on the development of projects in the energy, mining and infrastructure industries. His experience includes advising major multinational companies on their investment decisions in Chile, the development and financing of greenfield projects in the energy industry, public and private infrastructure tenders and M&A transactions involving energy assets, as well as advising large-scale copper mining operations.

Between 2007 and 2011, he was an associate in the infrastructure and natural resources practice of Aninat Schwencke y Cía. From 2011 to 2013, he served as Chief Legal Advisor to Chile’s National Irrigation Commission (Comisión Nacional de Riego). After earning his master’s degree from the University of Dundee in 2014, he pursued an in-house career, first as Legal Coordinator at Generadora Metropolitana (formerly Biobío Genera) and then as Senior Counsel at Antofagasta Minerals (AMSA), in charge of its three operations in the Antofagasta Region.

In the academic field, Mauricio has authored and contributed to various publications in Chile and abroad, including the following:

• “Chile: Energy Policy – Encyclopedia of Mineral and Energy Policy”, Editorial Springer, Berlin, 2018.
• “Shared-use mining infrastructure: Why it matters, and how to achieve it”, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, 2015.
• “Modificación de la ley de fomento al riego: un impulso a la gestión eficiente y asociativa del agua”, Actas de Derecho de Aguas (ADAg) No. 5-2015.
• “Aguas Lluvias y Quebradas: Naturaleza Jurídica e Implicancias Prácticas”, Actas de las XIV Jornadas de Derecho de Aguas, No. 3, pp. 233–240, Thomson Reuters (2013).
• Opinion columns on infrastructure, energy, foreign investment and desalination.

Mauricio is a member of the Chilean Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Chile).

EDUCATION

• Law degree, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2005).
• Master’s degree in Natural Resources and Energy Law, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law & Policy (CEPMLP), University of Dundee (2014).
• Diploma in Natural Resources and Energy Law, Economic Administrative Law Program (PDAE), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011).
• Specialization course “Structuring and Documenting Mining Transactions”, St Andrews, United Kingdom (2014).
• Executive Program on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (2023).
• Diploma in Law Firm Administration and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2026).