Juan Pablo Wilhelmy > Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
EL GOLF 40, 20TH FLOOR
LAS CONDES, CP 7550107
SANTIAGO
Chile

Work Department

Corporate / M&A

Position

Partner

Career

Partner at PPU specialized in commercial law, especially in the fields of corporate matters and mergers & acquisitions. He has broad experience in commercial transactions of all kinds and sizes, including corporate reorganizations, foreign investments, financing restructuration, mergers and joint ventures of companies, as well as the drafting and negotiation of various commercial contracts. He represents both Chilean and international companies operating in various sectors of the economy, including the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, education, transport and aquaculture. He is Professor of Commercial Law at the Adolfo Ibáñez University and Director of the Chilean-German Chambers of Commerce.

Languages

Spanish, English

Education

Law Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2000).

Postgraduate Degree on Constitutional Remedies from Universidad Diego Portales (2001).

Scholarship from Konrad Adenaeur Foundation (2003).

Master´s degree LL.M from University of Heidelberg (2005).

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > Corporate and M&A

(Leading partners)

Juan Pablo Wilhelmy – Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría‘s sizeable 25-strong team acts for strategic buyers and sellers, private equity investors, LBO groups, boards of directors, independent board committees and financial advisers on high-end corporate and M&A mandates. Housing sector specialists in energy, finance, technology, forestry, agriculture, infrastructure, healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology, the practice covers corporate-related contractual and commercial issues, as well as M&A, divestitures, joint ventures, and spin-offs. Among the practice’s several experienced practitioners, Federico Grebe has extensive experience in the strategic planning of acquisitions, company restructurings and joint ventures; Andrés Sanfuentes is an adviser on banking, financing, insurance and securities-related M&A; Juan Pablo Wilhelmy is a commercial deal specialist; and Alberto Pulido A‘s practice covers corporate law, M&A and financings. The department further showcases January 2024-promoted partner Guillermo Vial, an adviser on corporate, M&A, infrastructure, project finance, and capital markets; Nicolás Santana, whose workload comprises M&A, asset acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures and corporate governance; and projects, energy and M&A practitioner Carlos Alberto Reyes. At director level, Constanza Rodríguez focuses on M&A, capital markets and corporate law; and in the firm’s principal associate cadre, Josefina Joannonstands out for her knowledge of clients’ industries’, while Martín Cruzat is an experienced corporate and commercial law adviser. Since publication, Rodríguez has been raised to the partnership – effective as of January 2025.