Practice

Our team advises individuals and companies on corporate matters, including joint ventures, national and international associations, as well as on structuring mergers and acquisitions of companies of different sizes, such as open or close corporations, investment funds, national or foreign entities, whether or not they are under a regulated market.

We have experience in national and international financing transactions, involving simple credits and/or syndicated ones, including financing and structuring of projects and the issuance of bonds or other debt securities and their placement in Chile or abroad. The above includes advice on debt restructuring and investments to and from Chile.

We advise our clients strategically on all matters related to environmental and administrative regulations, including environmental audits and the assessment of activities or projects within the Environmental Impact Assessment System. We have experience in advising our clients regarding the rules, principles and standards of ILO Convention No. 169 – Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (1989) and the early assessment of indigenous communities and factors to be considered in the development of a project.

Also, we provide advice to mining, energy, agro-industrial, and real estate projects, accompanying our clients in case of an inspection or sanctioning process conducted by the Superintendence of Environment or other authority, and also taking charge of their administrative and judicial defence.

Our services in Labour Law are oriented to advise companies on several employments related legal issues such as special transactions in which they are involved, as well as on Social Security aspects, arising from their usual activity. We also provide labour law training for companies.

Likewise, we advise companies and individuals regarding administrative and judicial labour processes.

We defend our clients in a number of administrative special procedures necessary for the development of a Project, before any court or administrative agency, including the Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court, as well the recently established Environmental Court.