Joaquín Corvalán is a partner in the Energy & Natural Resources and Public & Regulatory Law practice areas, focusing his professional practice on Electricity Law, Water Law, and Administrative Law. He advises domestic and international companies on the negotiation of power purchase agreements (PPAs) and other related critical contracts, as well as on applications and administrative proceedings before various public entities, including the DGA, National Electricity Coordinator, SEC, National Energy Commission, Expert Panel, and in the defense of their interests before ordinary and arbitral courts.
Practice Areas
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Energy and Natural Resources.
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Public and Regulatory Law.
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Arbitration and Dispute Resolution.
Education
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LL.B., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2019).
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Master of Laws (LL.M) in International Energy Law and Policy, University of Dundee (CEPMLP), Scotland (2022).
Professional Experience
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Partner at Bascuñán & Cía since 2025.
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Associate Attorney at Allende Bascuñán y Cía (2018-2021 and 2024-2025).
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Energy Contracts Analyst in the Energy Markets team at transnational energy company, SSE, based in Perth, Scotland (2023-2024).
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Paralegal at Baker McKenzie (2016) and Allende Bascuñán y Cía (2017).
Additional Information
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Since 2023, he has been one of the two permanent reporters in Chile for the Legal Newsletter for Latin America of The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation).
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In academia, he was a teaching assistant in the Public Law Department (2014-2021) and Procedural Law Department (2018-2019) at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Publications
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"The Inviolability of the Home and All Forms of Private Communication," in Fundamental Concepts for the Constitutional Debate, Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Ediciones UC (2021).
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"The new tendering scheme for transmission expansion works: questions
and proposals for regulatory changes in a scenario of curtailment", in Revista de Derecho Administrativo Económico UC, Nº 42 (2025). -
"Power interconnections, energy transmission, and energy transition: current state and pending challenges in Latin America", in CEPMLP Annual Review, Volume 23, Article N° 2 (2026).
Memberships
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The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (formerly Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation), based in Colorado, USA.
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Energy & Resources Law Association (formerly AMPLA Ltd), based in Melbourne, Australia.
Languages: Spanish, English.