Honorees: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Codelco, Debevoise & Plimpton, Mitsui, Shearman & Sterling, Anglo-American plc, Clifford Chance, Mitsubishi, Carey y Cia, Claro y Cia, Barros & Errázuriz Abogados, Bofill Mir y Alvarez Jana Abogados, Morales y Besa, Guerrero, Olivos, Novoa y Errázuriz
For most of its history, the Los Bronces mine, 3,200 meters (10,500 feet) above sea level in the Chilean Andes, was known for its site, a place so altitudinous that normal reaction times are slowed or impaired. But for 10 months last year it took on a new name, “La Disputada, ” and a new fame as the subject of a bruising struggle between two powerful players seeking to dominate Chile’s copper supply.
