Mrs María Elena Dörr KC > Baker McKenzie Chile > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie Chile’s practice acts across the entire real estate sector, its client list including buyers, sellers, developers and agribusinesses. The team is particularly noted for inbound investments in real estate, and the incorporation of real estate investment funds (and property acquisitions by such funds), but also has experience ranging from the establishment of medical cannabis facilities to advising religious organisation’s on their real estate portfolios. It also routinely interacts with government agencies on zoning issues, and land usage and building requirements. The group is led by of counsel Andrés Wagner, an expert in property development and matters relating to the hospitality and tourism segments; he is flanked by experienced associates Francisco Nualart and Maria Elena Dörr who provide key support.

The eight-member group at Baker McKenzie Chile acts for a raft of international clients from the healthcare and life sciences industries, while the Santiago office’s market presence notably benefitting from membership of Baker McKenzie’s extensive global network. The practice’s scope of expertise ranges from regulatory, consumer safety and competition, to IP, data protection, and commercial contractual matters. It is also active in life sciences-related tax, compliance, M&A and dispute resolution work. The practice is led by intellectual and industrial property expert Valentina Venturelli, whose practice includes the import, distribution and commercialisation of products, sanitary regulation, clinical trials, and scientific research. Fernando Castro provides further partner-level support, while associates Carlos Lazcano, Maria Elena Dörr and Martín Muller are also key team members.