Dr Fernando Castro > Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados > Lima, Peru > Lawyer Profile

Acting for both domestic and international clients, Baker McKenzie Chile has over 40 years’ experience in advising on cross-border deals involving Chile – including M&A, joint ventures, and other commercial transactions. During the course of the last year the sizeable practice group has been particularly active in both investment fund structuring and M&A transactions involving substantial industrial and residential real estate components. The teams’ recent track record also includes mandates involving the insurance and finance sectors, as well as ongoing advice to clients from the natural resources, telecoms, energy, technology and consumer products sectors. The practice is co-led by Jaime Munro and Fernando Castro, who ‘do a great job‘; while Diego Ferrada is highly experienced in M&A, including stock and asset transactions, and Sebastian Vivanco‘s broad practice also includes M&A work. At of counsel level, Leon Larrain has over 30 years’ experience in transactional matters. Associates Verónica Barrios, Macarena Salazar, Cristobal Larrain and Martin Müller are all also active on corporate issues.

The tax practice at Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados ‘knows how to work as a team and responds immediately, with great precision, paying attention to detail‘. It advises on the full range of tax matters and is particularly experienced in litigation, transfer pricing and tax assurance, as well as tax planning, compliance, M&A, and individual taxation matters for high-net-worth individuals. Fernando Castro heads the team and acts for high-profile foreign and domestic clients in tax litigation and transfer pricing; other key practitioners include Daniel Ono, who handles proceedings at both the administrative and judicial stages for clients in the automotive, pharmaceutical and consumer product sectors, and Jorge Otoya, who is a key name for private wealth and cross-border transactions. Frezzia Saavedra is a notable contact for compliance, and senior associates Cesar Angulo and César Castillo are also active in the team.