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Cisternas y Compañía Abogados is a legal services office founded in 2000 with the aim of contributing to the prevention and resolution of large-scale and complex disputes from the perspective of the law and the parties’ interests. Dispute resolution, including civil, commercial and criminal litigation is its hallmark practice, offering a perspective capable of anticipating scenarios in the development of lawsuits and advising the attorneys involved on the course of action, proposing solutions in line with clients’ interests in the framework of the applicable law and higher court jurisprudence on the matter.

The firm concentrates on the prevention and resolution of disputes, with a team of highly skilled professionals in the prevention of business risks, the design of dispute resolution models and their administration, negotiation and in specialties inherent to business activities.

Cisternas y Compañía Abogados has consolidated a work methodology based on in-depth study of the commission to undertake a full design of the problem and to project all potential scenarios and results arising from different legal courses of action, anticipating the preparation of the briefs, reports and evidence needed to support the legal strategy and engage in daily follow-up of their evolution in court, in addition to the effects that legal proceedings might have on public opinion when they are characterized by certain connotations given the nature of the conflict and the parties’ positions.

Three partners lead the management of the law firm –Gonzalo Cisternas Sobarzo, Juan Pablo Lorenzini Paci and Katherine Hyde– along with Jean Pierre Matus as senior consultant and advising attorney. The profile of the Cisternas y Compañía Abogados team members is characterized by their profound knowledge of law, academic excellence and specialization and a track record in the public and private sectors that positions them as references in litigation within their respective practice areas.

The complex cases are faced by the law firm’s partners with an integral and strategic perspective. They assign responsibilities and oversee the execution of the actions of the team of attorneys.

This year, the firm promoted Katherine Hyde to a partner level position. Until now she served as deputy legal director of the office, a position that she will continue to exercise. Hyde specializes in tax reorganization and planning, civil contracting, investment projects, as well as corporate, administrative and compliance law.

The firm also has restructured its team of consultants, who are recognized for their public, private, and academic careers. The lawyers are Jean Pierre Matus, Domingo Hernández, Hugo Muñoz, Alfredo Larreta and Luis Masferrer, professionals specializing in negotiations and litigation.

The firm, which was established 20 years ago, focuses on the prevention and resolution of conflicts in business, and on practice areas including corporate counseling, litigation, labor, tax, intellectual property, free competition, and criminal litigation. Early this year, the firm joined the Chilean Institute of Rational Business Administration (Icare) and the Association of Entrepreneurs of Chile (Asech).

Partners Gonzalo Cisternas and Katherine Hyde, with consultant Jean Pierre Matus Acuña and attorneys Luis Masferrer Farias, Alfredo Larreta Granger, Iván Alcayaga Jara, Mauricio Cisternas López, and María José Prieto Mallet, are part of the dispute resolution team.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Mr Mauricio Cisternas	Lawyer	View Profile
	Mr Gonzalo Cisternas	Managing Partner	View Profile
	Domingo Hernández	Consultant	View Profile
	Katherine Hyde	Partner	View Profile
	Alfredo Larreta	Consultant	View Profile
	Juan Pablo Lorenzini	Partner	View Profile
	Luis Masferrer	Consultant	View Profile
	Jean Pierre Matus	Consultant and Director of Studies	View Profile
	Hugo Muñoz	Consultant	View Profile