The five-member compliance and anti-corruption team at full-service market stalwart Carey is consistently mandated by both international and domestic clients on complex compliance issues. The team’s expertise encompasses the negotiation and drafting of specialised contractual provisions (covenants, representations, warranties and compliance termination clauses), as well as the design and conduct of compliance due diligence processes for M&A deals and joint ventures. Alongside the firm’s white-collar crime practice, the department assists clients facing criminal enforcement actions; and its track record includes successfully defending legal entities and individuals in high-profile cases involving alleged bribery, money laundering and influence trafficking. Leading the compliance group, Guillermo Acuña (who is also corporate and M&A co-head), is an expert in anti-corruption compliance programmes, multi-jurisdictional exposure to bribery allegations, and internal investigations. Flanking Acuña is associate Pablo Albertz, whose practice comprises corporate-crime risk management, money laundering prevention, and white-collar crime litigation; and senior counsel and criminal law expert Rodrigo Aldoney, whose workload extends to compliance matters and who arrived from BCP Abogados in February 2022.

Albagli Zaliasnik's five-member practice leverages criminal, corporate, and regulatory compliance expertise for the identification and management of legal risks. The ‘very good' group assists with the creation and implementation of crime prevention models, as well as the development of companies’ internal policies, protocols and regulations. It also advises on the establishment of prevention models for the Financial Analysis Unit, as well as SERNAC (National Consumer Service) and antitrust-related compliance plans. Other areas of strength include data protection and labour law compliance, along with internal investigations. In a significant boost to the practice, the firm established digital platform ComplianceLatam in April 2022, which facilitates collaborative interactions between leading law firms from regional jurisdictions; and comprises compliance officers, legal managers, consultants and auditors. Founding partner and corporate group director Rodrigo Albagli is highly active in compliance matters, while compliance director Francisca Franzani (a May 2022 hire from Carey) is an expert in compliance, anti-corruption and corporate criminal risks.

DLA Piper Chile's five-member compliance practice is consistently mandated on regulatory compliance assessments, the creation and implementation of risk matrix compliance control mechanisms, criminal liability prevention models, and the design of compliance programmes in accordance with Law 20,393. It also prepares clients for compliance certification processes and advises on corporate compliance-related internal investigations. Clients additionally benefit from the Santiago office’s access to the firm’s global platform of over 90 offices, as well as the compliance team’s sector expertise in energy, forestry, mining, retail and publishing among other areas. The ‘very committed' practice group is co-led by corporate and banking and finance expert, Mauricio Halpern, who can leverage his previous experience as an in-house counsel for compliance work; and corporate and capital markets' partner Diego Noguera, a specialist in identifying potential conflicts of interest between public agencies and private entities. In addition to dispute resolution, experienced associate Andrea de la Vega advises on regulatory compliance issues.

FerradaNehme's broad practice houses specialists in competition, consumer, regulatory, public, environmental and privacy law compliance, with the five-strong department routinely developing robust compliance programmes for companies. During 2022, the practice was notable active advising on amendments made to Law 20.393 (which established criminal liability for legal entities) that designated four new crimes; such changes required reviews of clients’ prevention processes and the creation of controls to mitigate new risks to which clients could be exposed. The department is led by criminal litigator Rafael Collado, who regularly advises companies on the implementation of compliance models. He is supported at senior associate level by Lucía Álvarez, who assists international companies’ local subsidiaries with adapting their compliance systems to Chilean contexts. Álvarez also conducts  compliance training sessions on compliance issues; advises on internal investigations; and -thanks to her expertise in gender and sexual diversity issues- also facilitates the firm's ability to advise on the prevention of workplace and sexual harassment.

The four-member compliance team at full-service firm Guerrero Olivos has been notable active, recently, in relation to the structuring and implementation of compliance and crime prevention manuals, along with corporate protocols. Its client base covers several industries, ranging from energy, services, automotive and financing, to food and beverage. In terms of anti-corruption, corporate criminal liability and anti-money laundering work, the group is also able to leverage the expertise of the firm’s specialisms in corporate governance, competition, environment, tax, labour, finance and regulatory matters. The practice is led by experienced corporate governance specialist Pedro Pellegrini, who advises on antitrust-related internal compliance guidelines, and routinely hosts compliance training sessions for company board members. Associate to note Alejandra Leiton has a practice that  fuses expertise in corporate law, competition and compliance matters.

Known as Honorato | Delaveau until its 2023 rebrand, HD Legal‘s ‘technically good‘ six-member group routinely creates and implements tailored compliance programmes that focus on the risk of corruption, financial crimes, illegal competition, tax crimes, consumer violations, data protection, information security, labour violations, and environmental infringements. Clients additionally benefit from the firm’s sister organisation HD Compliance, a dedicated compliance consulting firm that evaluates and certifies companies’ compliance programmes. With ‘vast knowledge of this area‘, Rebeca Zamora is a criminal law specialist, whose experience encompasses advising compliance officers on the development of their activities, particularly in relation to investigations and internal audits. Former Moneda Asset Management general counsel and compliance manager, Carlos Frías, is notably experienced in financial sector-related compliance work. Further support within the partnership is provided by name partner and arbitration and dispute resolution expert, José Luis Honorato.

Prieto Abogados‘ four-member practice is sought out for its assistance with anti-bribery and corruption due-diligence matters, as well as internal auditing and training. It also assists with administrative sanctioning, compliance policy drafting, and the design of internal compliance and crime prevention systems. The compliance team’s expertise further comprises antitrust, labour, environmental and corporate law-related compliance issues; and it can draw upon the firm’s sector expertise in energy, food, TMT, insurance and real estate. Experienced in compliance and anti-bribery matters, lead partner José Andrés Pascual has particular expertise in corporate compliance work. Within the firm’s associate ranks, the practices of both Diego Madariaga and and Catalina Bruner encompass criminal liability issues, obligations to report certain activities to Chile’s authorities, and internal audits and training. Since publication, the firm has hired Romina Garrido -formerly in house at GobLab UAI- as practice director (effective as of December 2023); and white-collar litigator and economic criminal specialist María Jesús Becerra, formerly of Parraguez & Marín – effective as of January 2024.

Barros & Errázuriz's compliance group routinely advises on Chile’s anti-money laundering and anti-bribery rules, as well as the country’s counter-terrorism financing legal framework. Its expertise covers internal investigations, enforcement actions, the design of compliance programmes, and defence-side administrative investigations. The team is co-led by regulatory expert Javier Díaz, who assists with regulatory examinations, voluntary disclosures, internal investigations, and transactional due diligence; and managing partner Cristián Barros, whose practice also covers compliance work. At senior associate level, Francisco Vial is on hand for regulatory compliance advice.

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos' multidisciplinary department assists companies with the prevention of crimes and administrative infringements, such as internal fraud, investigations by prosecuting authorities, and fraud committed against third parties. The team’s compliance offering also covers the implementation and monitoring of compliance models. The ‘very judicious' white-collar practice head and litigation specialist Jorge Boldt advises on compliance models; and at associate level, senior Lorena Avendaño frequently seconds Boldt in civil litigation and criminal defence matters, while Simona Marquet is also experienced in compliance issues.

Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr 's six-strong compliance group is experienced in the implementation of internal corporate policies and codes, in relation to anti-corruption, competition law, data protection, securities, and labour and environmental legislation. The department also assists with internal reviews. The practice is jointly led by Alberto Rencoret, an expert in labour law compliance matters; Nicholas Mocarquer, who advises on anti-corruption, competition and data protection-related compliance issues; and environmental law compliance specialist Ignacio Urrutia.