The 'highly accurate' 10-strong practice at BCP Abogados has an enviable market reputation for its expertise in developing and implementing companies’ crime-prevention strategies in accordance with Law 20,393, which establishes legal entities’ criminal liability. The team is also sought out for its track record in investigating and litigating highly complex economic criminal law cases, as well as its specialisms covering anti-corruption, and the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. The practice is co-led by founding partner Matias Balmaceda, who specialises in both criminal litigation and compliance - his experience including designing and implementing crime prevention models for over 150 companies; along with senior associates Iván Millán, a director of the compliance practice, and Antonia Bernales, who frequently litigates heavyweight criminal cases. Former co-director of compliance, Rodrigo Aldoney, left the firm in January 2022.

Acting for a wide range of foreign and local clients, Carey‘s ‘very specialised and flexible‘ compliance and anti-corruption practice is widely respected for its advice on corporate governance, regulatory and compliance matters. The group handles both compliance advice on the Chilean Corporate Criminal Liability Act (including compliance programmes), and allegations of corruption and money laundering (frequently requiring multi-jurisdictional perspectives). The firm further stands out for its role as the Chilean legal partner of TRACE Anti-Corruption Bribery Systems, with the compliance team -working alongside the firm’s white-collar crime practice- consistently representing clients facing criminal enforcement actions. The compliance practice of department head Guillermo Acuña (who also co-heads the firm’s corporate and M&A group) focuses on designing and implementing tailored anti-corruption compliance programmes, as well as bribery allegations and internal investigations. ‘Always personally involved in the work‘, associate Pablo Albertz‘s practice covers criminal compliance, anti-corruption, money laundering prevention, corporate crime risk management, and white-collar criminal litigation. Former senior associate Francisca Franzani left the firm in December 2021, since when Rodrigo Aldoney  has been hired (from BCP Abogados) as a senior counsel in the firm’s criminal practice – effective as of February 2022.

Albagli Zaliasnik stole a march on its competitors in April 2022 with the launch of a regional digital platform –"ComplianceLatam"– that brings together the know-how and capabilities of firms in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, the United States and Uruguay, as well as Chile, to promote good corporate practice, including organisational culture and regulation as related to compliance. The platform encompasses anti-corruption models, antitrust, data protection and privacy, consumer protection, corporate and labour compliance, regulatory compliance, tax compliance, corporate governance, corporate culture and human rights, as well as focusing on compliance in the digital industry and venture capital sector. Locally, the firm’s six-strong compliance practice (otherwise known as AZ Compliance) specialises in anti-corruption investigations and crime prevention models. Fusing the firm’s corporate law experience with its criminal litigation expertise, it also offers diagnostic audits, risk assessments, internal investigations and due diligence, as well as assisting with the consumer law, data protection and antitrust-related compliance programmes. Moreover, the practice also has a partnership with compliance-based whistleblowing platform, Ceptinel. The driving force behind the development of the ComplianceLatam project, managing partner Rodrigo Albagli routinely assists with corporate compliance models and legal risk management. May 2022 saw former compliance-team director Daniela Hirsch  move in-house at Grünenthal; the firm has since hired former Carey senior associate, Francisca Franzani as practice director – she focuses on compliance, anti-corruption and corporate-criminal risk, and has extensive experience in internal investigations and the drafting and implementation of compliance and crime-prevention policies.

DLA Piper Chile's compliance practice has enviable experience in the forestry, mining, retail, energy, publishing and heavy machinery sectors. The scope of the team’s expertise includes regulatory compliance assessments, the implementation of risk-matrix compliance control mechanisms; designing Law 20,393-related compliance programs; criminal liability prevention models; compliance certification processes; and corporate compliance-related internal investigations. The practice is co-headed by corporate and capital markets specialist Diego Noguera, who routinely identifies potential conflicts of interest between private entities and public agencies; and Mauricio Halpern, whose recent experience includes assisting Finning Chile with a corporate criminal liability compliance programme. At associate level, in addition to her dispute resolution practice, Andrea de la Vega advises companies on criminal liability-related regulatory compliance matters.

FerradaNehme's 'magnificent team of flexible professionals' has substantial experience in compliance work involving competition, consumer, regulatory and public law, along with environmental and privacy issues; the four-member compliance team also has broad expertise in compliance programmes. 2021 saw the firm expand its regulatory compliance practice to cover personal data compliance, as well as privacy impact assessments for both public and private sector clients. In addition to his criminal litigation background, practice head Rafael Collado is an expert in the implementation of prevention programmes and tools, and regularly acts as adviser to the compliance officers of BHP, CAP and Copec. A key member of the firm’s complex litigation practice group, senior associate Lucía Álvarez's practice includes criminal-related compliance work.

Recent activity for the 'extraordinary' compliance practice at Guerrero Olivos has focused on advising companies from the energy, services, finance, automotive, food and beverage, and automotive industries. The team is notably active in relation to the structuring and implementing of tailored compliance and crime prevention manuals and corporate protocols; and clients additionally benefit from the group’s leveraging the firm’s corporate governance, competition, environmental, tax, labour, finance and regulatory expertise, in relation to anti-corruption, corporate criminal liability and anti-money laundering. The department is led by corporate specialist and governance expert, Pedro Pellegrini, whose practice covers corporate risk, internal codes, mitigation plans, reporting (to internal and external entities), and antitrust-related compliance guidelines. Associate Alejandra Leiton is also a key compliance team member.

The compliance practice at full-service firm Prieto Abogados has extensive experience in relation to anti-bribery and corruption due diligence processes, internal auditing, training and assistance with administrative sanctioning. The team is also sought out for its track record in drafting compliance policies, and designing internal compliance and crime prevention systems in relation to antitrust, labour, environmental and corporate law issues. Clients further appreciate the group’s ability to leverage the firm’s sector specialisms in energy, food, TMT, insurance, real state and private equity. The lead partner of the firm’s compliance department, José Andrés Pascual, has substantial experience in compliance and anti-bribery issues, particularly corporate compliance work. At associate level, in addition to advising on corporate, energy and natural resources matters, Diego Madariaga is a key compliance team member.

The compliance practice at full-service Barros & Errázuriz is experienced in advising on Chile’s rules concerning anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and counter-terrorism financing. The group’s workload ranges from internal and administrative investigations, to enforcement actions, compliance programmes, and assisting financial institutions with risk management issues. The broad practice of Javier Díaz (a former senior attorney at the Chilean Commission for Financial Markets), includes corporate compliance and corporate governance matters, while managing partner Cristián Barros is also an active compliance-department member. Former associate practice director Juan Cristóbal Schmidt  moved in house at US-based claims management company, Crawford & Company in September 2021.

The four-strong compliance department at Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos routinely assists with administrative infringements involving internal fraud, investigations, and fraud committed against third parties. Representative work ranges from criminal proceedings to the implementation and monitoring of compliance models. In recent highlights, the team advised DNB Bank (Agencia en Chile) on the design and implementation of a money laundering and terrorist financing compliance programme. A partner since 2018, arbitration and litigation specialist Jorge Boldt   -who also heads up the firm’s white-collar practice- has an active compliance practice; associates Lorena Avendaño  and Simona Marquet  similarly assist with dispute resolution, white-collar and compliance work.

Honorato | Delaveau fields specialists in the detection, treatment, and mitigation of risks. It is particularly experienced in relation to corruption, financial crime, unlawful competition, tax crimes and consumer violations. Other areas of strength range from data protection and information security to labour-related violations and environmental matters. Elevated to the partnership in December 2021, Carlos Frías is a former GC and compliance manager for Moneda Asset Management; his practice encompasses complex litigation, economic crimes, anti-corruption, money laundering, fraud, enforcement proceedings before administrative or supervisory agencies, conflict resolution, internal crisis management, and the design, implementation, correction, and improvement of compliance programs. José Luis Honorato provides additional partner-level support, while at director level, Rebeca Zamora is experienced in advising legal entities on the design and implementation of compliance programmes.

The six-member department at Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr's consistently advises on the implementation (including training) of internal corporate policies and codes, particularly in relation to anti-corruption, competition, data protection, securities, and labour and environmental law compliance. The team also assists with internal compliance-related reviews; and assists the firm’s international clients (on an ongoing basis) with adapting their FCPA and UK Bribery Act compliance programmes to Chilean requirements. The practice is co-led by labour law-related compliance specialist Alberto Rencoret; Nicholas Mocarquer, whose experience includes compliance-related anti-corruption, competition and data protection matters; and Ignacio Urrutia, an environmental law compliance expert.