Área: Partners

Fernando is one of the founding partners of Barros Silva Varela & Vigil. He is in charge of the litigation practice and resolution of civil, commercial, national and international disputes. In addition, he has experience and is actively involved in other practice areas, such as corporate affairs, project financing and the development of corporate structures.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Litigation and Arbitration.

Dispute Resolution.

Project Financing.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2006.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2007.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Recognized by Best Lawyers for his work in Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation.

Associate, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, 2006 – 2012.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

José Manuel has a vast experience and recognition in the Chilean legal market. He has acted as counsel for multiple companies in antitrust matters, litigation and arbitration in the most diverse markets, including the dairy industry, salmon, energy, mining, construction and infrastructure, telecommunications, retail, consumer, medical supplies, supermarkets, cement and steel, among others. He has also represented public companies and industry bodies in litigation matters. His activity includes international arbitration, where he has participated in proceedings subject to ICC rules.

In addition to his activity in investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, proceedings before the Antitrust Court and control of concentration operations, Bustamante has a recognized leadership in antitrust compliance matters, having been a pioneer in the development of prevention programs for companies in Chile 20 years ago.

 

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Antitrust and Regulated Markets.

Dispute Resolution.

Litigation and Arbitration.

Compliance.

Corporate Governance.

 

STUDIES

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1997.

Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Chicago, 2002.

 

ADMISSION

Chile, 1997

 

EXPERIENCE AND RECOGNITIONS

Professor of Corporate Governance, Master in Business Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, since 2011.

Professor of Economic Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, since 2019.

Ethics Judge, Ethics Tribunal, Chilean Bar Association, since 2015.

Professor of Antitrust, Universidad de Los Andes, 2005 – 2012.

Member of the arbitration body of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.

Director of Cemento Polpaico S.A., 2004 – 2016.

Member of the Antitrust Council of the Chilean Bar Association, since 2012.

Featured in several international publications on antitrust and dispute resolution, including Chambers & Partners Latin America, Leaders League, Best Lawyers and The Legal 500.

Partner, Bulnes, Urrutia & Bustamante, 2011 – 2023.

Partner, Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego & Dörr, 2006 – 2011.

Associate, Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego & Dörr, 1997 – 2005.

Foreign associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, 2002 – 2003.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

Rodrigo co-chairs our M&A practice. He has vast experience in complex transactions with a cross-border focus in a wide array of industries such as manufacturing, mining, services, retail, sports, etc.

His practice includes public and private take overs, complex shareholders agreements and disputes, whether within public or private companies, and advises Boards in matters of Corporate Governance.

He regularly advises minority and majority shareholders or controllers, board members and third parties in arbitrations and disputes in connection with Corporations and Securities Laws.

Rodrigo is a trusted advisor for domestic and International companies, with a special focus in Brasil, Asia and the United States.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Mergers and Acquisitions.

Corporate Governance.

Litigation and Arbitration.

Succession, Family Based Companies & Transition.

Brazilian Desk.

 

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 AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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.

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.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish, portuguese and english.

Claudia has more than 20 years of experience in Public Law, Regulatory, Environmental, Energy and Natural Resources matters and currently leads this department. Claudia advises companies on environmental impact assessment of projects and defences before State agencies; concession granting processes; reports on institutionality and environmental regulation; participation in due diligence and advice on litigious matters related to her practice areas. Claudia has worked for more than 10 years in public sector institutions and has been highlighted by Chambers & Partners for her practice in the environmental area since 2012.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Public Law.

Environmental Law.

Regulatory Law and Administative Procedures.

Energy and Natural Resources Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad Diego Portales, 1997.

Diploma in Natural Resources Law, mention in Energy Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2014.

Degree in Sanctionatory Law, Universidad de Valladolid, 2018.

Master of Laws (LL.M.), mention in Regulatory Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2021.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 1997.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

She has been recognized by Chambers & Partners, in the environmental área, 2018.

Partner, Correa Squella, 2010 – 2021.

Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente, 2006 – 2010.

Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles, 2005 – 2006.

Emission Control Program for Fixed Sources, Metropolitan Health and Environment Service, Metropolitan Environmental Health Service, 1998 – 2005.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

 

Pilar has more than 13 years of experience in the tax area, specializing in corporate reorganizations of high net worth individuals, national entities, as well as foreign companies with business in Chile. Likewise, she has experience in corporate tax consulting, which involves the accompaniment of businesses from their creation and in all their stages.

Pilar has extensive experience in resolving tax disputes both before the Internal Revenue Service and before the Tax and Customs Courts.
She has been a lecturer in different undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez and Universidad de Chile, where she currently teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Tax Law.

Pilar is a member of the corps of young arbitrators of the Arbitration and Mediation Centre of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Tax Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Chile, 2010.

Certificate in Tax Reform, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2016.

Master of Law (LL.M.) in Tax Law, Queen Mary University of London, 2018-2019.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2019.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Member of the Instituto de Derecho Tributario (Tax Law Institute) and Directory of Expert Women Lawyers of the Chilean Bar Association, 2023.

Adjunct Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Law School, 2023.

Professor of Tax Law, Universidad de Chile Law School, since 2022.

Tax Area Director, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil, 2020 – 2023.

Member of the body of young arbitrators of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.

Member of the Institute of Tax Law and the Chilean Bar Association.

Assistant Professor, Master in Taxation, Postgraduate School Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad de Chile, 2020 – 2021.

Associate, Zarhi, Dreyse & Amar, 2019 – 2020.

LLM Assistant, mention in Tax Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, since 2016.

Associate, Cabello, Letonja y Cía, 2012 – 2017.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

Roberto directs the Labor and Compliance area of the firm. He has more than 10 years of experience in individual and collective Labor Law and has been recognized by Chambers and Partners in this matter. He advises national and foreign clients of various sizes and industries, in all matters related to Labor Law and social security, including aspects of Labor Relations and Human Resources.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Labour and Employment Law.

Compliance.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de los Andes, 2008.

Master of Laws (LL.M.), Duke University, 2012.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2009.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

He has been recognized as a prominent lawyer in Labour and Employment ​​by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.

Director, Centro para la Innovación y Desarrollo del Derecho del Trabajo, since 2017.

Labour Area Director, Vergara Fernández Costa & Claro, 2016 – 2019.

Head of Labour Area, Urenda Rencoret Orrego & Dorr, 2014 – 2016.

Senior Associate, Morales & Besa, 2013 – 2014.

International Lawyer, Litler Mendelson, Washington DC, 2012.

Senior Associate, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero Du & Uría, 2010 – 2013.

Associate, Uribe Hübner & Canales, 2008 – 2010.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

Felipe is in charge of the Public, Regulatory and Environmental Law area of the study where he focuses on providing strategic advice to his clients, especially in the area of environmental assessment of investment projects, advice on administrative regulations, administrative sanctioning procedures, administrative litigation, legal reports, presentations to the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic, public procurement, etc. He has focused his career in the public sector, where he served as Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Environment, Legal Advisor to the Superintendency of the Environment, Director of the Araucanía Environmental Assessment Service and Secretary of the Third Environmental Court of Valdivia. His time at these institutions has earned him deep knowledge of current regulations and litigious matters related to his area of practice.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Public Law.

Environmental Law.

Regulatory Law and Administative Procedures.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2005.

Degree in Sanctionatory Law, Universidad de Valladolid, 2014.

Master in Constitutional Procedure Law, Universidad de Talca, 2022.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2009.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

His experience has been mainly focused in the public sector as former Director of the Environmental Assessment Agency of the Araucanía Region, former Legal Advisor of the National Environmental Agency (Superintendencia del Mediombiente), former Law Secretary of the Third Court of the Environmental Court of Valdivia, and former Undersecretary of Environment.

Titular Counselor of the Board of Directors of the Innova Chile Committee of the Corporación de Fomento de la Producción (CORFO), since 2020.

President of the Geothermal Council of Chile, 2020 – 2021.

Member of Chilean Association of Environmental Law, since 2020.

Public Policy Advisor, of the Think Tank Libertad y Desarrollo, since 2020.

Undersecretary of the Ministry of the Environment of Chile, 2018 – 2020.

Attorney court clerk of the Third Environmental Court, 2015 – 2018.

Associate, Eyzaguirre & Cia., 2014.

Legal Advisor, Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente, 2012 – 2013.

Chief of staff of Undersecretary of the Environment of Chile, 2011 – 2012.

Director Regional Región de la Araucanía, Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental, 2010 – 2011.

Partner, Gómez & Riesco Abogados, 2008 – 2010.

 

PUBLICATIONS

“El carácter integrador de la legislación y de los instrumentos de gestión ambiental y la competencia exclusiva y excluyente de la Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente para la fiscalización, seguimiento y sanción de los instrumentos de gestión ambiental establecidos en el artículo 2° de la Ley Orgánica de la Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente”, together with Leslie Cannoni and Cristóbal Osorio. Revista de Derecho Ambiental N°5, Centro de Derecho Ambiental, Universidad de Chile Law School, Santiago, 2015, pp. 115 – 151.

“La Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente y el procedimiento administrativo sancionador ambiental. Principios del procedimiento y los incentivos al cumplimiento ambiental”, in “Gestión del cumplimiento ambiental” (Collective work), RIL Editores, Colección Estudios Urbanos UC, Santiago, 2021, pp. 459 – 496.

“Algunas ideas sobre la participación ciudadana en el proyecto de ley marco de cambio climático”, Revista de Derecho Aplicado LLM UC N°7, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 2021.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish.

José Joaquín focuses his practice on real estate, regulatory and territorial planning, providing strategic advice to important real estate and construction companies in the development of residential, commercial and mixed-use projects ranging from corporate structure aspects to financing and contentious regulatory matters. He has advised both buyers and sellers in complex real estate transactions. Likewise, he has vast experience in environmental assessment of projects and negotiations with communities and indigenous affairs.

José Joaquín is highlighted by Chambers & Partners for his Real Estate practice.

Additionally, he advises international mining clients in the development and operation of their projects in Chile.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Real Estate, Urban Planning and Construction Law.

Mining and Natural Resources.

Corporate and Business Law.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de los Andes, 2006.

Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of California, 2013.

Urban Law Diploma, Universidad de los Andes, 2020.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2007.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Professor at Corporate Real State Law Diploma, Universidad de Los Andes.

Associate, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, 2008 – 2012.

Associate, Espina Zepeda & Acosta, 2006 – 2008.

 

PUBLICATIONS

Editor. “Tercera edición actualizada y complementada. Urbanismo y Construcción”, by Juan Eduardo Figueroa Valdés. DER Ediciones, 2022.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.

Francisco concentrates his practice on corporate matters and the development of investment projects, especially in the Mining and Energy industries, being recognized continuously since 2011 by Chambers and Partners as an outstanding lawyer in his area of practice. He advises national and foreign clients, from various industries, in matters related to the development of projects from their early stage, processes of mergers and acquisitions, public procurement, financing structures and venture capital. He mainly advises foreign clients on their investment projects in Chile.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Mining and Natural Resources.

Energy.

Corporate and Business Law.

Mergers and Acquisitions.

Project Financing.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Universidad de Los Andes, 2007.

Master in Taxation Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2015.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2009.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the mining area of Chambers & Partners, Latin America and Global.

Associate, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, 2008 – 2012.

International Lawyer, Uría Menéndez, 2010.

Associate, Urenda Rencoret Orrego & Dorr, 2007 – 2008.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english

Jorge focuses his practice on Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and Civil and Commercial Law, providing strategic advice to a wide range of clients. He is especially active in transactions of private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, and internal reorganizations of all types of companies. Likewise, he has developed an important practice in facing and resolving disputes between partners and shareholders. Jorge advises his clients in the corporate review of Crime Prevention Models and other elements of compliance, and has been recognized as an outstanding lawyer by Leading Lawyers in the area of Corporate Governance.

 

PRACTICE AREAS

Corporate and Business Law.

Mergers and Acquisitions.

Project Financing.

 

EDUCATION

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2006.

Certificate in Tort and Contract law Universidad de Chile, 2008.

Master of Laws (LL.M), London School of Economics and Political Science, 2011.

 

ADMISSIONS

Chile, 2007.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Professor of Civil Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, since 2008.

Associate, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, 2007 – 2012.

Associate, Latham & Watkins, 2011 – 2012.

Associate, Urenda Rencoret Orrego & Dorr, 2005 – 2006.

 

LANGUAGES

Spanish and english.