Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Energy Group. His practice focuses on energy regulatory matters, development of energy projects of a diverse nature, such as generator plants, transmission facilities, infrastructure works and green hydrogen projects, including contracts for the supply of electricity, liquid fuels, natural gas, NCRE accreditations, use of transmission systems, gas transportation, engineering and construction of energy infrastructure, assets, land use, permits, environmental matters and litigation related to regulatory matters of the energy and infrastructure industry, and civil law.

Bar Admissions
Chile (1999).

Education

• Law, Universidad Diego Portales.
• Degree in Administrative Economic Law: Competitive and Regulated Markets, Universidad Católica de Chile (2006).

• Named Lawyer of the Year in Chile in Energy & Natural Resources: Electricity & Gas, Legal 500 (2023).
• Recognized in Energy & Natural Resources, Chambers Latin America.
• Recognized in Energy and Project Finance and Infrastructure, Latin Lawyer 250.
• Recognized in Project Development, IFLR1000.
• Recognized in Energy - Oil & Gas, Who's Who Legal.
• Recognized in Energy, LACCA.
• Recognized in Oil and Gas, Energy and Natural Resources, Best Lawyers.
• Recognized in Energy and Natural Resources, Top Ranked Legal.
• Named Lawyer of the Year in Chile in Energy, Best Lawyers (2022).

• Advisor of the Chilean Association of Renewable Energies and Storage (ACERA).
• Co-writer of the SIC-SING interconnection bill, approved as the Law N° 20,726 (2013).
• Member of the writing committee of the Public Electric Highway, presented to the Congress by president Sebastián Piñera (2012).
• Member of the Energy Ministry’s writing committee for the NCRE bill (Law N° 20,698) (2010).
• Lawyer, GasAtacama, on the development and implementation of the legal strategies for several electricity and gas projects; on the negotiation and extension of electric supply and gas supply contracts, on its transportation, on industrial construction contracts; on the proceeding and obtention of electric, mining and gas transportation concessions, and on litigation for easement of access, and on project finance (1999-2007).
• Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

• Ministry of Energy Establishes Criteria for Requests of Unique Collective Permit Applicable to Power Generation Companies

  By José Miguel Bustamante |July 2020

• NEC Exempt Resolution No. 176 that Determines the Scope on the Exclusive Business Purpose of Energy Distribution Companies

  By José Miguel Bustamante |June 2020

• CORFO Creates Green Credit to Boost Investment in Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Circular Economy Projects.

  By José Miguel Bustamante |June 2020

• Co-author of Electricity Projects & Regulations, Latin Lawyer (2016-2017).