Alvaro Rosenblut > Albagli Zaliasnik > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Albagli Zaliasnik
EL GOLF 150, FLOOR 4
LAS CONDES
SANTIAGO
Chile

Work Department

Banking and Financial Law, Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization, Compliance, Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Insurance, International Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate Law

Position

Partner and Director Corporate Group

Career

Alvaro is the partner responsible for the corporate area of our firm, advising clients on business matters, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, real estate law, civil and commercial contracts, and regulated markets.

In the M&A context, he has led important projects of companies that operate in various fields and industries, public and private companies, open and closed, for profit and non-profit, contributing in each of them his experience in the legal world and of business. Throughout his career, he has generated relationships of trust that have led the Firm to advise companies for more than 20 years.

He is an active member of the Bar Association and the International Bar Association (IBA), actively participating in the committees of Corporate and M&A, Real Estate, Closely Held & Growing Business Enterprises.

Alvaro has been recognized in noted publications and rankings such as Chambers & Partners, PLC and Who’s Who Legal, especially in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions.

Languages

English and Spanish

Memberships

Professor of the Master Class of Organic Procedural Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2004-2005).

Professor of the Master Class of Chilean Judicial Organization of the Legal Technician career, ENAC Technical Training Center (2001-2002).

Titular Assistant of the Department of Procedural Law, Faculty of Law, University of Chile, after having won a public competition and antecedents to apply for said degree (1999).

Assistant of the Department of Procedural Law, Faculty of Law, Universidad de Chile (1998-1999).

Assistant student of the Chair of Procedural Law, Faculty of Law, University of Chile (1996-1998).

Chilean Bar Association A.G.

International Bar Association (IBA).

Education

  • Attorney, Universidad de Chile (1999).
  • Master in Business Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2001 – 2002).
  • LEAD Program: Directors Training, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2006).
  • Diploma in Effective Boards for the New Chilean Reality, Center for Corporate Governance, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011).

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > Venture capital

Albagli Zaliasnik‘s six-strong VC practice covers financing, public offerings of shares, investment funds, and corporate compliance and governance matters. The firm also has a representative office in Miami that assists clients when establishing their presence in the US (through a network of local partners), particularly in relation to real-estate sector investors, start-ups and VC funds. The team is led by Rodrigo Albagli, who also co-heads the firm’s corporate group alongside experienced partner Álvaro Rosenblut. The associate to note, Alvaro Glisser assists companies of various sizes on corporate deals.

Chile > Corporate and M&A

Albagli Zaliasnik’s corporate practice acts for both domestic and foreign companies on corporate advisory matters. The 12-strong team is also on hand to structure, plan and execute local and cross-border M&A deals, and has particularly expertise in relation to the  retail, energy, manufacturing, real estate, and food and beverage sectors. The department additionally advises venture capitalists, investment funds, private equity players and financial backers on transactions. Founding partner Rodrigo Albagli, whose broad expertise incorporates M&A, private equity and corporate restructuring; and Álvaro Rosenblut, who delivers ‘great corporate law work‘ are the key practice figures. Stephanie Cruz, who assists transnational clients with corporate, contractual and regulatory matters, provides key support and was promoted to legal and business director in December 2022. The team was strengthened further with the August 2023 hire of Vicente Martínez Wilson as a senior associate; his experience encompasses M&A, contracts, compliance, project finance, real estate, energy and natural resources,