Team
Gonzalo
Grez
Partner
Gonzalo is one of the partners leading our mining and natural resources practice area. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate, mining and project development. He has recognized experience in designing and structuring acquisition and merger strategies for mining companies and has a solid track record in structuring, negotiating and documenting all types of mining and joint venture agreements and transactions.
Degree: Chile, 1995
Experience
Gonzalo joined our firm in 1999 and has been a partner since 2008.
He is one of the partners in charge of the Mining and the Natural Resources area, with experience in Mining Law, Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Development, Foreign Investment and Contracts. He has advised several domestic and foreign companies, providing corporate and mining advice in different processes of sale of companies and projects, acquisitions and mergers, private and public bids, cross-border transactions, financing, due diligence, preparatory agreements, negotiation and preparation of contracts, determination of corporate strategies and structures and regulatory aspects.
Education
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), Universidad de Northwestern, USA, 1998.
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Law School, 1995.
Academic Activities, Recognitions and Memberships
- Director of the Graduate Program “Natural Resources and Environment”, Universidad de Los Andes, 2015-2018.
- Professor of Commercial Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2001-2017.
- Distinguished lawyer in Mining and Natural Resources, Chambers Latin America, Band 1.
- Member of the International Committee of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law.
- Vice-President of the Natural Resources Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
- Member of Chilean Bar Association.
Languages
- Spanish
- English