A multidisciplinary solution for more sustainable businesses, integrating risk analysis, assessment, and compliance.

A multidisciplinary solution for more sustainable businesses, integrating risk analysis, management, and compliance.

Our value proposition

To provide a comprehensive and specialized approach to more sustainable business, managing risks, helping the client to optimize operations and ensuring compliance with legal ando socio-enviromental standards.

Our consortium

The LMA Connect consortium, formed by the LMA and E&A offices, is a strategic alliance that offers a 360° service to the mining, energy, and infrastructure industry in Latin America.

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LMA Connect facilitates mining financing by acting as an integrator between projects, technical validation, and investors. Rather than having each stakeholder operate separately, it organizes the project’s technical, legal, and financial information to present it more clearly and attractively to potential sources of capital.

360° Review

 

Opportunities and Comprehensive Due Diligence

Generation and comprehensive diagnosis

  • An asset pipeline is created and a complete technical, economic and legal diagnosis of the target mining project is carried out.

Risk management and contractual conditions

  • Risks and contractual conditions such as guarantees and covenants are identified to minimize contingencies and secure investment.

Post‑acquisition value creation plan

  • A plan is designed that considers operational, regulatory, and socio-environmental aspects to maximize value after the acquisition.
  • Structures the project from a legal, contractual, and financial standpoint, reducing risks and improving its bankability.
  • Coordinates technical validation through specialists and engineering, generating verifiable information for investors.
  • Connects projects with multiple sources of financing, including family offices, investment banking, private funds, multilateral organizations, and specialized capital markets.
  • Organizes the pipeline and the investment narrative, facilitating due diligence, capital raising, co-investment, or strategic sale processes.

ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)

LMA Connect’s ESG practice provides a comprehensive socio-environmental vision that allows for the management of impacts, permits, risks, and community relations with technical and regulatory criteria, ensuring that each project progresses responsibly and sustainably, designing sustainability strategies, and advising on different economic and socio-environmental challenges.

  • Socio-environmental Impact Assessment
  • Sustainability Plans
  • Socio-environmental Risk Management and Socio-environmental Baseline Studies
  • Environmental and sectoral permits – Monitoring
  • Community relations
  • Implementation of environmental management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 26000)

Project Management

Technical advisory services for Engineering and Construction Project Management

We help you keep every project on time, on budget, and on target—combining engineering expertise with world-class management tools to protect your investment at each stage.

What we deliver:

  • End-to-end project management — Full control with industry-leading platforms (MS Project, Primavera, BIM).
  • Risk analysis — We identify technical risks in engineering, mining and construction projects.
  • Planning, scheduling & control — Clear roadmaps that keep your project moving with precision.
  • Real-time performance reporting — Decision-ready KPIs that show exactly where your project stands.
  • Claims & dispute analysis — Expert assessment of cost overruns and schedule delays to defend your position.
  • Technical audits — A sharp, external view to uncover opportunities and strengthen results.
  • Expert technical reports — Independent, authoritative analysis you can rely on

Legal Advice

LMA Connect’s legal counsel draws on LMA’s 25 years of experience in corporate, regulatory, and socio-environmental matters, providing a solid legal foundation that ensures each project progresses with compliance, traceability, and proper legal risk management. This track record allows for the precise integration of regulatory and contractual aspects into the consortium’s technical and operational work, strengthening decision-making and reducing contingencies at all project stages. LMA Connect offers comprehensive corporate legal services, always adhering to the same high standards.

  • Drafting and reviewing contracts, risk analysis with both the client and subcontractors.
  • Contractual support (EPC, EPCM, FIDIC, NEC, OOPP, Concessions).
  • Regulatory advisory and compliance.
  • Analysis, anticipation and resolution of conflicts.
  • Correct procedure for applying for and/or claiming fines.
  • Legal and extrajudicial advice, Dispute Boards and arbitration.

For further insight into our legal services and capabilities, visit lmabogados.cl.

Our Leaders

Meet the leaders of LMA Connect, responsible for directing and coordinating the key areas of the consortium, ensuring solid, expert management aligned with our values.

Kenneth Maclean

Partner

Benjamín Page

Socio-Environmental Technical Director

Omar Angermeyer

Technical Director of Engineering and Construction Projects

José Joaquín Lagos

Partner

Angelina Morales

Partner

Francisca Rochet

Partner

Claudia Quappe

Senior Associate

To explore a comprehensive view of all members of our team and their areas of expertise, visit lmabogados.cl

PARTICIPATION IN ALL

GLOBAL PRESENCE

Through this network present in 23 countries, the Consortium gains access to local teams that enable the execution of projects, coordination of processes, activation of on-site analysis, and assurance of operational continuity in each market where work is required.

This enables LMA Connect to deploy integrated services with common standards, consistent methodologies, and centralized coordination, ensuring efficiency. It allows them to deliver a truly Latin American and global service, capable of executing projects consistently, reliably, and efficiently in all relevant client countries, going beyond traditional legal advice.

 

ALL is an international platform that enhances LMA Connect’s ability to operate and deliver services in multiple jurisdictions.

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PARTICIPATION IN ALL

GLOBAL PRESENCE

Through this network present in 23 countries, the Consortium gains access to local teams that enable the execution of projects, coordination of processes, activation of on-site analysis, and assurance of operational continuity in each market where work is required.

This enables LMA Connect to deploy integrated services with common standards, consistent methodologies, and centralized coordination, ensuring efficiency. It allows them to deliver a truly Latin American and global service, capable of executing projects consistently, reliably, and efficiently in all relevant client countries, going beyond traditional legal advice.

ALL is an international platform that enhances LMA Connect’s ability to operate and deliver services in multiple jurisdictions.

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SANTIAGO

Isidora Goyenechea 3120
8th and 16th Floors

ANTOFAGASTA

Uribe 636
13th Floor, Office 1302

PUERTO MONTT

Antonio Varas 216
10th Floor, Office 1002

PUNTA ARENAS

Julio Roca 825
Office 54

COPIAPÓ

O’Higgins N° 760

Office 709