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Macarena Vargas Losada, legal VP and general counsel, CODELCO<\/strong><\/p>\n

Macarena is Vice President Legal and General Counsel of CODELCO, where she leads the legal function. Her responsibilities span risk management, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, complex litigation, and stakeholder relations across the corporation.<\/p>\n

She has a professional background that combines private practice in financial and corporate matters, public sector experience within the Ministries of Finance and Energy, and in house roles in highly regulated industries, consistently working at the intersection of law and business.<\/p>\n

Throughout her career, she has led M&A processes, public private partnerships, strategic negotiations, regulatory proceedings, and high-profile litigation matters.<\/p>\n

She serves on the boards and committees of subsidiaries and joint ventures linked to Codelco, contributing to the design of the company\u2019s long-term strategy.<\/p>\n

She is a lawyer graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago, and completed the Advanced Business Management Program (PADE) at ESE Business School.<\/p>\n

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Alejandro Arias Edwards, general counsel, head of corporate affairs, Siemens Chile<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alejandro Arias Edwards is General Counsel, Head of Corporate Affairs and Board Member at Siemens Chile, where he leads the company\u2019s legal, corporate governance and government affairs functions. He advises senior management and the board on complex commercial negotiations, major infrastructure and energy projects, disputes and strategic risk management in highly regulated environments. Alejandro has over 15 years of experience across the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors and is recognized for bridging legal, business and institutional perspectives. He holds an LL.M. in Natural Resources Law & Policy from the University of Dundee (UK) and is currently pursuing an MBA at ESE Business School, Universidad de los Andes.<\/p>\n

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Jessica Matus, director of privacy and security, Magliona Abogados<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessica provides ongoing advisory services to companies and organizations across Chile and Latin America on compliance with data protection and cybersecurity regulations, privacy impact assessments for major national and regional projects, and guidance to governments and international organizations, including ECLAC and UN Women Chile. She serves as a member of the Ministerial Advisory Commission for the implementation of the Data Protection Law in Chile (2025).<\/p>\n

She has led legal departments at Marca Chile, the Ministry of Mining, the Ministry of Justice, the National Statistics Institute (INE), and the Municipality of Antofagasta. She is also the co-founder of the Datos Protegidos Foundation (2015) and the Internet Society Chile (2020), initiatives dedicated to promoting data privacy and security, as well as a free, open, and collaborative Internet.<\/p>\n

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Macarena L\u00f3pez, head of legal for IT, privacy and cybersecurity, Falabella<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head of Legal for Technology, Privacy and Cybersecurity at Grupo Falabella. With over twenty-five years of experience advising domestic and international organisations on artificial intelligence, data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property and technology contracting. Law degree from Universidad de Chile (highest distinction) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) from UC Berkeley School of Law, specialising in Technology Law, Intellectual Property and Cybercrime. Consistently recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Best Lawyers and Latin Lawyer as one of Latin America’s leading specialists in her field.<\/p>\n

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Francisca Gonz\u00e1lez, head of legal and compliance, Porsche Volkswagen Servicios Financieros<\/strong><\/p>\n

Francisca Gonz\u00e1lez serves as Legal and Compliance Manager for the automotive finance company of the Porsche Volkswagen Group in Chile, leading matters related to financial regulation, compliance, data protection, and digital transformation from a strategic, business enabling perspective.<\/p>\n

She is a lawyer graduated from Diego Portales University and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Business Law from Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez University. She has previous experience working within the startup ecosystem and technology based companies.<\/p>\n

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Jos\u00e9 Jasinski, senior lawyer and data protection officer, Inchcape<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Lawyer and Data Protection Officer at Inchcape Chile, leading the implementation of the company’s data protection programme and the broader compliance governance of an automotive distribution and representation business. His role combines corporate legal advisory with responsibility for translating Chile’s new data protection framework into operational requirements for a customer-data intensive industry.<\/p>\n

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Tamara Aguirre, Chile compliance officer, dLocal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Compliance Officer at dLocal, with experience in AML\/CFT and risk management for financial and fintech operations across Latin America. Background in the financial sector, fintech and Big 4 consulting, working on compliance, transaction monitoring and regulatory risk assessments. Actively engaged in industry collaboration forums, including ChilePay’s Fraud and Cybersecurity Working Group and Compliance Latam.<\/p>\n

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Alex Pess\u00f3 Stoulman, legal and corporate affairs director, Microsoft Chile<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Pess\u00f3 Stoulman is legal and corporate affairs director at Microsoft Chile, where he leads the company’s legal strategy and institutional engagement in the country. Law degree from Universidad de Chile and Master of Laws in Constitutional Law from Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile. He serves as Vice President of the Legal Group at ACTI (Chilean ICT Industry Association). In the public sector he was Legal Director at ChileCompra (Chile’s national public procurement agency) and Legislative Advisor to the Ministry of Finance. In academia, he was Coordinator of the Centre for IT Law Studies at Universidad de Chile’s Faculty of Law from 2011 to 2016.<\/p>\n

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Tatiana Munro Cabezas, general counsel EY Chile and LATAM lead counsel (contracts), EY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tatiana Munro Cabezas is the General Counsel for EY Chile and LATAM Lead Counsel (Contracts), based in Santiago. She is a senior corporate legal executive with fluent English and extensive in\u2011house experience across regulated markets, spanning the energy sector and professional services (Big Four).<\/p>\n

Previously, she served as Corporate Legal Manager at ENAP (Chile\u2019s National Petroleum Company), leading and supervising the company\u2019s corporate, legal and judicial matters in Chile and international operations (including Argentina, Ecuador and Egypt), with responsibility for an in\u2011house team (reported as 28 lawyers) and budget oversight, and acting as board and committee secretary. Her practice spans corporate governance, civil and commercial matters, competition law, labour and collective bargaining, M&A, restructurings and financings, insolvency, and complex dispute\/crisis management (including environmental and criminal litigation, regulatory engagement and stakeholder\/community dimensions), with a strong focus on ethics and compliance and reputational risk. She is an alumnus of Universidad Diego Portales and has been recognised in The Legal 500 GC Powerlist (Chile).<\/p>\n

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Juan Carlos Urquidi Herrera, general counsel Latin America, Teck Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juan Carlos Urquidi Herrera is General Counsel for Latin America at Teck Resources, based in Santiago, where he leads the legal function for the company\u2019s operations and major projects across the region. He oversees legal, land, and compliance functions. He also serves on the boards of several of Teck\u2019s key assets and projects in the region, including Teck Quebrada Blanca and Teck Carmen de Andacollo in Chile, and Compa\u00f1\u00eda Minera Zafranal in Peru.<\/p>\n

He brings significant experience in the mining and natural resources sector, with a strong track record in complex disputes, regulatory strategy, ESG, and large-scale project development. Prior to joining Teck, he held senior legal roles at BHP, where he led some of the company\u2019s most significant litigation, environmental, and regulatory matters in Chile, including landmark settlements, sensitive stakeholder negotiations, and the defence of critical assets in high-risk proceedings.<\/p>\n

Alongside his executive role, Juan Carlos is a Professor of Private International Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He holds an LL.M. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.<\/p>\n

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Cristi\u00e1n Conejero, managing partner, Cuatrecasas Chile\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cristi\u00e1n advises leading companies on domestic and international arbitration, covering commercial and investment arbitration. He is acknowledged in Chile and Latin America as a leading arbitration lawyer.<\/p>\n

Before joining Cuatrecasas, he worked at several international law firms.<\/p>\n

As counsel for Latin America, Spain and Portugal at the ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris), he has supervised hundreds of arbitration cases, involving public and private companies from different sectors.<\/p>\n

He has been a professor at the law school of Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile for several years, and has lectured on commercial law, international contracts and international private law. He has also been a guest lecturer at several universities, including Universidad del Pac\u00edfico (Lima), Funda\u00e7ao Getulio Vargas (Sao Paulo) and IE Business School (Madrid). Previously, he lectured on commercial and investment arbitration at ESSEC Business School (Paris).<\/p>\n

He has written many articles on arbitration in several specialized journals and other publications.<\/p>\n

Cristi\u00e1n is recognised by leading global legal directories, including Legal 500, across arbitration, litigation and energy, and has been named a Global Elite Thought Leader in Arbitration for five consecutive years (2021\u20132025) – the only Chilean lawyer to hold this distinction alongside fifteen peers across Latin America.<\/p>\n

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Michel Diban, partner, corporate and M&A, Cuatrecasas\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Michel Diban focuses his practice on the areas of commercial, corporate, and finance law, specializing in M&A. He has led advisory services for all types of acquisitions, sales and M&A of Chilean and international companies, both in Chile and other jurisdictions of Iberian America, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Spain.Michael is recognised by leading global legal directories, including Legal 500.<\/p>\n

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Carolina Menichetti, partner, real estate M&A, Cuatrecasas\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carolina Menichetti specializes in advising national and international clients on corporate, real estate, finance and M&A law.<\/p>\n

She focuses her practice on players in the real estate market, particularly handling complex M&A transactions, and the structuring and financing of institutions with underlying real estate and real estate projects. This involves handling the sales of real estate assets and companies, the creation of real estate joint ventures and the negotiation of all types of contracts, as well as advising on highly complex transactions.<\/p>\n

She is a member of the advisory council of Fundaci\u00f3n Pro Bono.<\/p>\n

Carolina is recognised by leading global legal directories, including Legal 500.<\/p>\n

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Juan Ignacio Langlois, partner, Tyndall Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Francisca V\u00e1squez, legal director, Engie Chile<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Paola Barbosa, solutions engineer manager, LATAM, vLex part of Clio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paola Barbosa leads Solutions Engineering for vLex across Latin America, partnering with general counsels and innovation leaders to design integrated, agentic legal AI ecosystems on top of Vincent and Vincent Studio.<\/p>\n

As the first Solutions Engineer for the region, she has built the practice from the ground up, working with multinational in-house legal departments in energy, consumer goods, and telecommunications, as well as with top-tier law firms across Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

Her current work focuses on the emerging role of the General Counsel as an Efficiency Architect, and on how agentic AI is becoming the connective tissue between legal intelligence and operational execution.<\/p>\n

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Andr\u00e9s Jara, founder partner, Alster Legal (company partner of vLex part of Clio)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attorney from Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, recipient of the Luis Guti\u00e9rrez Alliende Award as the top student of his class in commercial law (2005). He holds a Master in Law and Business (MLB) from Bucerius Hochschule f\u00fcr Rechtswissenschaft and WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Hamburg, Germany (2009), and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile (2012).<\/p>\n

His professional experience includes serving as a foreign attorney at CMS Hasche Sigle in Hamburg, Germany (2009); associate attorney at Jara Del Favero Abogados (2006\u20132008); senior associate attorney at Guerrero Olivos (2009\u20132011); legal superintendent at Glencore Xstrata (2011\u20132013); and legal manager at Aconcagua S.A., the real estate arm of Salfacorp S.A. (2013\u20132015).<\/p>\n

He is a professor of various courses at both the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Administration at Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, as well as an Associate Researcher at the UC Center for Corporate Governance. He is the creator and instructor of courses such as “Contemporary Challenges in Legal Management” for the UC LLM program. Additionally, he has been a guest lecturer at ESAN Business School (Peru) and Universidad Austral (Argentina), and a speaker at hundreds of seminars focused on legal team management and innovation within the regional legal industry.<\/p>\n

He is a member of LegalHackers, GlobalLegalTechHub, CLOC, and several innovation committees at universities and research centers. Furthermore, he has authored and co-authored books and publications related to legal management, legal market innovation, and the development of disruptive businesses in the field. His latest publication is the book “Derecho a Innovar: Reimaginando la industria legal en el mundo digital” (The Right to Innovate: Reimagining the Legal Industry in the Digital World), published in 2025. He has been recognized as a leader in these areas by Leaders League, Lawit Legaltech Competition, Leading Lawyers Ranking, and as a FastCase50 2024 Honoree, among others.<\/p>\n

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Ximena Santib\u00e1\u00f1ez, general counsel, Walmart Chile\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ximena Santib\u00e1\u00f1ez is General Counsel and Corporate Security Executive at Walmart Chile, one of the country\u2019s largest private employers and retail operators.<\/p>\n

As a member of the company\u2019s leadership team, she plays a strategic role in supporting business growth, transformation and risk management, leading multidisciplinary teams across legal, compliance and corporate security. Her work focuses on enabling business performance while strengthening governance, resilience, and stakeholder trust in an increasingly complex operating environment.<\/p>\n

Throughout her career, Ximena has been recognized for advancing a modern vision of the in-house legal profession, positioning legal departments as drivers of business value, innovation, and organizational transformation. She is a strong advocate for integrating legal, operational, and commercial perspectives to support faster and better decision-making.<\/p>\n

Beyond her corporate role, Ximena is a lecturer in the LL.M. programmes at both Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile and Universidad Adolfo Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez. Her teaching focuses on legal leadership, legal transformation, ethics, compliance, corporate responsibility and the liability of companies and executives in connection with economic crimes.<\/p>\n

She is passionate about developing the next generation of legal leaders and promoting a vision of General Counsel as strategic advisors, business partners, and architects of organizational change.<\/p>\n

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Pablo Vera, head of legal affairs for corporate affairs, Entel<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pablo Vera holds a law degree from the Universidad de Chile and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Public Law from the same institution, where he also completed postgraduate studies in cybersecurity and economic public law. He has over nine years of experience at Entel and currently serves as the Legal Area Head of Corporate Affairs, leading legal counsel for business units in a highly regulated environment. His practice focuses on contracts (public and private), corporate affairs, and regulatory compliance, with a strong track record in negotiating complex agreements and driving digital transformation initiatives within the legal function.<\/p>\n

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Luis Herrera, sales manager Chile, vLex part of Clio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luis Alejandro Herrera is Sales Manager Chile at vLex part of Clio, a leading legal technology platform. With over seven years at the company, he has led commercial development across corporate, academic and government segments in Chile and Latin America, supporting legal teams through their digital transformation journey. His work focuses on how the integration of artificial intelligence and technology tools enables legal departments to scale their impact and become a competitive advantage for their organizations.<\/p>\n

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Francisco Castro, research editor, Legal 500<\/strong><\/p>\n

Francisco joined Legal 500 in August 2022, where he is part of the GC Powerlist series editorial team. His work focuses on researching, editing, and interviewing some of the most prominent and exceptional in-house counsel from the world\u2019s largest companies. Francisco\u2019s role also includes hosting a variety of in-person events, such as conferences, publication launches, roundtables, and one-on-one interviews, across multiple regions, all tailored specifically for the in-house legal community. He has also contributed to the Legal 500 webinar series, which delivers market-leading expertise through an engaging digital platform.<\/p>\n

Beyond his work with Legal 500, Francisco has extensive research experience in Public Policy, Higher Education, and International Law. His additional academic interests include International Relations, Geopolitics, and International Humanitarian Law. Francisco is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Macarena Vargas Losada, legal VP and general counsel, CODELCO Macarena is Vice President Legal and General Counsel of CODELCO, where she leads the legal function. Her responsibilities span risk management, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, complex litigation, and stakeholder relations across the corporation. She has a professional background that combines private practice in financial and corporate … <\/p>\n

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