Gabriel Zaliasnik > Albagli Zaliasnik > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Albagli Zaliasnik‘s experienced criminal litigation group advises on the full range of white-collar matters. Its track record covers defence and plaintiff-side work concerning complex and high-profile economic and business crimes ( generally involving fraud and bribery allegations), as well as civil, tax, financial and environmental crimes. The criminal litigation group also handles large-scale investigations before criminal bodies, such as the Investigative Police, Public Ministry, and the Constitutional, Criminal, Appeal and Supreme Courts. ‘A unique player in Chile’s litigation market‘, the criminal law practice of founding partner and group head Gabriel Zaliasnik encompasses economic crimes and extradition proceedings. Former practice director Jaime Winter left to establish his own firm in March 2023.

Albagli Zaliasnik‘s seven-strong public law, competition law and regulated markets practice fuses expertise in antitrust law, regulatory matters, complex litigation and preventive antitrust advice, with prolific IP and technology specialisms. Typical work for the ‘efficient and agile‘ team encompasses compliance programmes, merger-control issues, market studies conducted by the FNE, antitrust and cartel investigations, and lawsuits before Chile’s Competition Court and the Supreme Court. The department is co-led by name partner Gabriel Zaliasnik and Ariela Agosin, whose broad litigation practices include antitrust law. The track record of key senior associate Matías Edwards includes high-profile cases involving the retail, pharmaceuticals, energy, and telecoms markets.

The civil litigation and arbitration group at Albagli Zaliasnik acts for clients from a range of sectors, including retail, insurance, finance, transportation, logistics, energy, real estate, and construction. The 11-strong team additionally litigates disputes involving unfair competition, IP, consumer protection and corporate law, as well as telecoms and technology-related claims. In addition to IP and competition matters, Ariela Agosin‘s practice covers civil, commercial and regulatory litigation, and founding partner Gabriel Zaliasnik is a renowned criminal litigation specialist. December 2022 saw civil litigation and arbitration expert Francisco Fuentes promoted to director; while at senior associate-level, Josefa Larraín arrived from Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría in August 2022, replacing former senior Carolina Escandón  who departed the firm the same month.