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Francisco De la Barra Gili

Francisco De la Barra Gili

Partner

Practice areas

  • Banking and Finance
  • Infrastructure and Projects
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Alternative Assets
  • Capital Markets
  • Private Equity
  • Water Law and Desalination
Languages
Spanish · English
Contact

Overview

Francisco, partner at Barros & Errázuriz, has over 20 years of experience, being his main areas of practice development of projects and project finance, corporate financing, infrastructure transactions, energy and corporate advice in general.

He has participated in several local and international transactions of structured financing of projects, representing banks and financial institutions, institutional investors, credit and export promotion agencies, multilaterals and sponsors.

He has also advised sponsors, developers, builders and operators in the development and execution of projects in the areas of infrastructure (energy, airport, port, land, mining, hospital, among others) and energy (generation and electric transmission projects).

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), Northwestern University, Chicago, United States

    2008
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    2000
  • Diploma in Comparative International Law, Universdad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    1998

Professional experience

  • Partner, Barros & Errázuriz

    2015
  • Associate, Morales, Noguera, Valdivieso & Besa

    2000-2005; 2008-2010
  • Associate, Inter-American Development Bank (Private Sector), Washington DC, United States

    2007
  • Foreign Associate, White & Case LLP, New York, United States

    2006

Memberships

  • Member of the Chilean Bar Association

Recent recognition

  • Band 2, Chambers Latin America 2027, Chile, Banking & Finance

  • Band 3, Chambers Latin America 2027, Chile, Projects

  • Leading Partner, Legal 500 2026, Chile, Banking and Finance

  • Band 2, Chambers & Partners Latin America 2026, Projects | Banking & Finance

  • Leading Lawyer, Legal 500 2025, Chile, Banking & Finance

  • LACCA Approved 2025, Capital Markets

  • Band 2, Chambers & Partners Latin America 2025, Banking & Finance

  • Market Leader, IFLR 1000 2023, Chile, Banking & Finance

Academic activities

  • Expositor, Course “Marco Legal de la Desalación en Chile”, Universidad de los Andes (2021)

  • Professor, Commercial Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile (2010-2015)

  • Professor, Development and Project Finance, Finis Terrae University, Santiago, Chile (2013)

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

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