Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria is the first major Ibero-American law firm, with offices in Chile, Colombia and Peru. Uria Menendez also brings to the firm its network of offices.

Areas of practice

Aviation Finance: leading Spanish-language law firm in aircraft financing in Latin America. Our highly specialized team provides comprehensive advisory services to airlines, banks, financial institutions, leasing companies, and other key players in the aviation sector.
Banking, finance and capital markets: advises banks on syndicated financing, asset financing and project financing and the development of the innovative financial structures and products, represents underwriters and issuers in the placement of bond and securities in Chile and abroad.

Competition: antitrust, including investigations by authorities, litigation concerning cartels and abuse of dominance, consultations on M&A operations, settlements, audits on level of compliance and legal reports.

Corporate and M&A: all aspects of corporate law, including business integrations, tax matters, structuring and implementing public tender offers and the acquisition and sale of listed companies, restructurings, national and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and business reorganization proceedings.

Digital Law: privacy and cybersecurity, e-commerce, platforms and social media, software and artificial intelligence, telecommunications, media, entertainment and content creators, intellectual property and unfair competition, fintech and insurtech, start-ups, digital competition law and e-mobility.

Dispute resolution: prevention and resolution of civil and criminal disputes involving complex legal and technical issues for national and international clients spanning a wide range of industries.

Energy, Mining and Natural Resources: highly specialized lawyers provide comprehensive advice on legal matters for the development of projects in different areas such as mining, industrial, energy, corporate, infrastructure and real estate, among others.

Fishery and Aquaculture: expert advice on all legal aspects related to the processing, acquisition, and transfer of aquaculture concessions.

Infrastructure and projects: advising companies involved in toll roads and ports and purchasers and sellers; participated as counsel in financing; and on the privatization of public utilities and ports.

Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Restructuring: with a solid experience and strong reputation in the sector, PPU advises clients on insolvency and restructuring processes, both in and out-of-court. Our firm has successfully represented debtors, creditors, and investors, providing innovative and strategic solutions through an interdisciplinary approach.

Intellectual property/life sciences: all aspects of intellectual property, patents, trademarks, industrial designs, utility models, copyrights, sports and entertainment matters, litigation, unfair competition, pharmaceutical licensing and health registrations.

Labor: litigation, collective bargaining, employee benefits, due diligence and audits, corporate restructuring, immigration, pensions, internal policies, wages and benefits, taxation, health and safety.

Land Acquisition and Management: we cooperate with our clients in their task of securing the rights to the land on which any investment project is to be developed, through a proper interaction with the owners.

Public Law: long-standing public law department advising a wide range of clients from the private and public sectors, such as governmental entities.

Real Estate: shopping mall planning and construction, superstore construction, real estate trusts and leasing, long term lease agreements, due diligence, real estate guarantees, regulatory issues and local permits.

Sustainable Development and Environmental Law: advice on proper and strategic environmental management, legal risk management and environmental regulatory compliance, and we support our clients in the implementation of projects and the sustainable development of their business activities.

Tax and International Trade: structuring domestic and international operations and transactions involving foreign trade, customs and foreign exchange, tax planning, customs consulting and tax litigation.

TMT (technology, media and telecommunications): advising multinational media and technology companies in all their regional legal matters, from software licenses and TV formats to customs matters.

Venture Capital + Tech: comprehensive legal counsel to startups, venture capital funds, tech companies, and investors—both domestic and international.

Water Resources: comprehensive legal advice for industries and projects that depend on this critical resource, in each and every one of the jurisdictions where our Firm operates.

Private Clients and Family: wide-ranging law counsel to family holding companies and each one of their members, in as many subjects as they need and in a daily basis.