Luis Fernando López is a Senior Lawyer at Mirlo, focusing his practice on advising corporate clients from Chile and Latin America from the Madrid office, providing tailored legal solutions and strategies for their activities in Europe.
A practising lawyer since 2015, he began his career at Guzmán & Cía. and subsequently joined Allende Bascuñán & Cía., both in Santiago de Chile. He later joined AES Andes and Verano Energy as Senior Legal Counsel, both companies in the electric energy sector.
Luis Fernando specialises in advising on Business Development (BD) and Engineering & Construction (E&C) for global companies, mainly in the energy, water resources and agro-industry sectors, as well as on contractual and regulatory matters.
Luis Fernando speaks Spanish and English.
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Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Regulated Sectors, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, 2026.
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, 2013.
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2024 Legal 500 Ranking — "In-house Sustainability Team of the Year 2024"
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Leading energy sector company. Legal review and due diligence for potential acquisitions of electric power generation plants using photovoltaic, wind and/or battery energy storage system (BESS) technologies in various locations across Chile.
Leading energy sector company. Negotiation and execution of contracts, permits and authorisations related to development and construction for wind farm projects in southern Chile.
Leading energy sector company. Advice and management of public tender processes for State-owned land concessions for renewable energy projects before the Ministry of National Assets, including, among others, two projects of over 900 MW and 600 MW in northern Chile.
Leading energy sector company. Review and closing of SPAs and ancillary agreements for a portfolio of more than 10 PMGD projects ranging from 3 MW to 9 MW, sold to a Spanish company.
Agro-industry company. Development of legal solutions and strategies regarding water use rights before the General Water Directorate.
Agro-industry company. Acquisition of water use rights and their restructuring together with the related real estate assets.