Chile’s Prieto promotes projects and infrastructure head partner
Chilean law firm Prieto has appointed Nicolás Yuraszeck as head partner of the firm’s projects and infrastructure practice.
Yuraszeck joins the corporate law team, focused on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, energy and natural resources infrastructure and construction projects, including EPC, BOO, turnkey and O&M contracts.
He studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, earning his law degree with two distinction votes in 2007. He also completed a master’s degree in tax administration and management at Universidad Adolfo Ibañez (2012-2013) and an MSc in law and finance at Queen Mary University of London in 2016.
He worked at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang and during 2017 as a foreign lawyer at the capital markets group of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s London office, where he was involved in several capital markets and M&A transactions.
Juan Tagle, Yuraszeck’s mentor partner, says he is proud to have guided him him for over 10 years to become part of the Prieto partner team.
“Nicolas is a tremendous asset to the firm, he’s an outstanding lawyer, with and excellent legal background, as well as many business skills and very strong values as a person, which makes him appreciated by colleagues and clients. “
