Partner
Rodrigo co-heads the firm's M&A practice and has extensive experience in complex transactions, with a mainly international focus in a variety of areas such as manufacturing, mining, services, consumer, construction, sports, etc.
He also focuses his practice on shareholders' agreements and conflicts, both in open and closed companies, and advises Boards of Directors on corporate governance matters. In addition to his experience as a professor of Civil Law for over 20 years, Rodrigo has advised minority shareholders, controlling shareholders, directors and third parties in arbitration and litigation related to the Corporations and Securities Law.
Rodrigo advises domestic and foreign companies, with a special focus on Private Equity and in markets such as Brazil, Asia, the UK and the US.
Rodrigo heads BSVV's Brazilian Desk.
PRACTICE AREAS
Mergers and Acquisitions.
Private Equity.
Corporate Governance.
Litigation and Arbitration.
Succession, Family Based Companies & Transition.
EDUCATION
Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1997.
Master of Law (LL.M.), The University of Chicago, 2001.
Diploma in Negotiation, Harvard University, 2007.
ADMISSIONS
Chile, 1997.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Partner, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil, 2022.
Lawyer Member at Corte de Apelaciones de Santiago, 2019 - 2020.
Partner, Urenda Rencoret Orrego y Dörr, 2015- 2021.
Partner, Prieto y Cía., 2008 – 2011.
Foreign Associate, Mayer Brown, Chicago, 2001 – 2002.
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
Vice-President of the Chilean-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
Professor of Civil Law at Universidad de los Andes, since 2003.
Professor of Corporate Governance at the Master of Laws at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, since 2015.
Chilean Bar Association.
LANGUAGES
Spanish, portuguese and english.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Legal 500, Corporate and M&A
Leaders League, Corporate/M&A.
Leaders League, Dispute Resolution: Civil and Commercial Litigation.
PUBLICATIONS
Nilahue: tierra fecunda, 2022.
Civis Brasiliae, Fundação Guimarães Rosa, 2025.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE