2011 LLM Graduate Nino Coppero Visits Denver in Role as Attorney for New Peruvian Copper Mine Owned by HudBay Minerals of Toronto

Nino Coppero, a 2011 LLM Graduate from the Denver Law Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Graduate Program, was in Denver last week in his role as attorney for a new copper mine being planned for southern Peru.

The new mine, Constancia, is located near Cuzco. It is owned by HudBay Minerals of Toronto.

While in Denver he met with a local engineering firm that is working on the processing plant permit.

Before joining HudBay Minerals, Mr. Coppero worked with the firm of Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano Abogados in Lima. At the firm he worked for Luis Carlos Rodrigo, a well known mining lawyer, who has also taught at Denver Law.

Mr. Coppero is a Fellow for the Sustainable Development Strategies Group and has taught mining and oil and gas law at the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences College of Law.

Editor's note: In the photo, Mr. Coppero is standing; Lucy Daberkow, Associate Administrative Director for the Graduate Program is on the left and Don Smith, Director of the Graduate Program, is sitting in front.

Nino Coppero, Environmental and Natural Resources LLM Student, Elected to Student Bar Association Senate

We would like to congratulate LLM student Nino Coppero for his election to the University of Denver Sturm College of Law Student Bar Association (SBA) Senate.

Nino comes to our program from Peru where he graduated with honors from the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) with a degree in Law. Nino is currently on leave from his job at one of Peru’s top natural resources and environmental law firms, Rodrigo, Elias & Medrano.

Luis Carlos Rodrigo, one of the firm’s partners and Sturm College of Law Adjunct Professor, had this to say about Nino: “ I can say that Nino is currently one of our best lawyers and collaborators specialized in mining and environmental law.”

We are extremely proud of Nino and his accomplishments while at the University of Denver LLM program. Enhorabuena, Nino!

Lucy Daberkow

Assistant Director

Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program