Santiago Saravia Frias Verified Lawyer

EDUCATION

Dundee University, Centre for Petroleum, Mineral, Law and Policy -Scotland, UK. LL.M Mineral Law and Policy. - Graduate Paper: Rio Tinto internship report. - October 1998 – October 1999.

Austral University, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Master degree in Administrative Law, - Graduate Paper: “Federalism and Region”. - March 1995 – December 1997.

National University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.Bachelor of Law. - March 1990 – April 1994.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Saravia Frias | Cornejo Law Firm. - Advising international and local firms on mining, hydrocarbon, environmental, natural resources in general and public law issues. - May 2003 up to date.

Brons & Salas Law Firm, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - Advising international and local firms principally on mining, customs and public law issues. - July 2000 – March 2003.

General Secretary of National Government, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - Director in charge of the General Direction of Political Execution. - May 2000 – July 2000.

National Ministry of Infrastructure, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - Co-ordinator of the “Water Supply National Agency” legal department. - December 1999 – June 2000.

Internship programme at Rio Tinto plc legal department. London, England. - Advising the company in their operations in Latin America. - July 1999 – August 1999 (selected by Dundee University).

City of Buenos Aires Government, Argentina. - Advising the Secretary of Public Work and Services, on Bid and public services. - March 1998 – October 1998.

Province of Salta Constitutional Amendment, Argentina. - As a consultant in the Commission of Natural Resources and Organism of Control. - December 1997 – March 1998.

National Institution of Reinsurance, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - Legal assistance in insurance. - August 1996 – November 1997.

National, House of Representatives, Buenos Aires, Argentina. - General assistance to the National Senator Fernando de la Rua. - March 1993 – February 1995.