Carlos is one of the founding partners of ICC Abogados.  He focuses his practice on water and environmental matters, providing advice to important companies throughout the country, advising them in environmental assessment processes and in matters of water use rights to make feasible, continue or expand their projects. He has broad experience in representing mining, agricultural, electric and industrial companies in water use matters. He also represents Surveillance Boards and Canal Associations in their relationship with the Water Division or third parties.

Carlos has experience in the public sector. He was Chief Legal Counsel of the Water Division between 2010 and 2013.

He has been a consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank on water and environmental matters.

• Water Law.
• Mining and Natural Resources.
• Environmental Law.
• Regulatory and Administrative Law.

• Law degree, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2007).
• Master of Laws and Mining Policies (LL.M.) and Río Tinto Scholarship holder, Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy, University of Dundee, Scotland (2014).

• Professor of Water Law and Business and Human Rights (2018 – 2020), Master of Laws, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Professor of Water Law in several Diploma courses at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Professor of Legal Regime of Natural Resources, Universidad Finis Terrae (2020 – 2021).
• Lawyer at Cubillos Evans law firm (2015 – 2017).
• Advisor and Chief Legal Counsel of the Water Division (2010 – 2013).
• Natural Resources counsel at Allende Bascuñán law firm (2009 – 2010).
• In-house counsel at Centrales Hidroeléctricas de Aysén S.A. (2007 – 2009).

• Spanish and English.

• Chilean Bar Association.

• As Chief Legal Counsel of the Water Division (2012 – 2013), processing in the National Congress of Law 21,064, which reformed the Water Code in terms of control and sanctions. Participation in the drafting process of the Groundwater Exploration and Exploitation Regulations and the Major Works Regulations.
• Since 2015, representation of several agricultural, electric, industrial and mining companies in water use matters.
• In 2017, representation of a mining company in obtaining water rights to make itsUS$1 billion mining project feasible.
• In 2019, representation of a mining company in the environmental assessment of its US$1 billion mining project, obtaining a favorable Environmental Qualification Resolution.
• In 2020, representation of an agricultural company in connection with accusations of native forest cutting in the framework of a 1,500 hectares agricultural development, achieving the acquittal of the company.
• In 2021, representation of a mining company in the environmental assessment of its 3,2 billion expansion project, obtaining a favorable Environmental Qualification Resolution.
• In 2022, representation of a mining company in the use of water for the continuity of its mining project for US$ 3 billion.
• In 2022, representation of Surveillance Boards and Canal Associations in their relationship with the Water Division.
• Since 2022, director of the Surveillance Board of Río Huasco and the Surveillance Board of Río Mapocho.