Martín is a managing partner at Guerrero Olivos and leads the real estate department. He is also and a member of the environment team. In the real estate area, he specialises in both the regulatory and transactional angles. He focuses on project development, construction, permitting, and the acquisition and sale of real estate projects and assets. In environmental matters, he is an expert in environmental litigation, urban planning and planning issues.

• Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (1995).
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master in Public Policy (MPP), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (2002).

Martín is the President of the board of the Vivienda and Techo-Chile Foundation and sits on the board of the Moreau Foundation. In the academic field, Martin is Co-Director of the Real Estate Law and Business Diploma in the School of Law of the Universidad Católica de Chile and has served as Professor in the Urban Planning Master at the Architecture School of the Universidad Católica de Chile.

Martín is ranked in several international rankings including Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Leaders League, Latin Lawyer, IFLR100, and Best Lawyers in the real estate, environment, and regulatory areas.

“Highly reputed practitioner Martín Santa María garners praise from market commentators for his role in the real estate arena. He is an excellent professional who is reliable and has great judgement, reports a client. An interviewee highlights that he is a partner with experience and solid knowledge. A market commentator remarks on his capabilities to handle planning regulation matters.”
Band 1. Chambers & Partners 2022