Episode 93: Maximiliano Concha Rodríguez | PAGBAM Schwencke, Chile
Chile’s New Electricity Highway
Since the 1990s, Latin American states have sought to attract large-scale foreign investment by implementing specific policies and regulatory regimes aimed at attracting investors from abroad. This trend has, however,...more
On April 21, 2023, Chile’s president Gabriel Boric confirmed that he would seek the nationalization of Chile’s lithium industry. While President Boric still needs to submit his proposal to the National Congress of Chile,...more
On August 23, 2022, President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador issued a Decree (published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on August 24, 2022) setting up a new state-owned company called LitioMx (Litio para...more
Chile is currently considering a new Constitution—due to be put to a referendum in September—and foreign investors should be aware of its potential impact on their investments in the country. The proposed changes in the draft...more
Over the last year, several Latin American countries, including Chile, Peru, and Mexico, have discussed various measures that, if adopted, could materially affect the mining, energy and natural resource sectors. ...more
Analysts are predicting the advent of a new commodity super-cycle, powered by the economic recovery and the energy transition narrative. The mining & metals industry may be facing a renewed period of intense resource...more
Today I conclude my two-part series on the recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving the Chilean chemicals and mining company Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), which agreed to pay a...more
A most “daring act” seems to be a good way to introduce a multi-part look at the recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action involving the Chilean chemicals and mining company Sociedad Química y Minera de...more
In an unusual FCPA enforcement action, the Justice Department and the SEC resolved FCPA violations against Sociedad Quimica y Minera, a Chilean chemical and mining company, for a total of $30.5 million, for paying...more
International investment arbitration – also known as investment treaty arbitration or investor-State arbitration – is a procedure whereby foreign investors may seek a binding adjudication of claims against host States that...more