Mr Carlos Ducci > Barros & Errázuriz > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

‘Always thinking about the deal’s completion’, Barros & Errázuriz‘s 47-strong group has a significant market reputation for high-profile private acquisitions, listed companies’ cross-border takeovers, acquisitions of controlling and minority interests, divestitures and corporate restructuring programmes. The full-service corporate and M&A department, which regularly leverages the expertise of the firm’s tax, antitrust, banking & finance, competition, energy and real estate specialists, is co-led by highly-rated M&A experts Pablo Guerrero and Bernardo Simian. The practice also comprises Fernando Barros, who, in addition to leading the firm’s tax offering, advises on investment projects, corporate structures and business strategies; managing partner Cristián Barros and Luis Alberto Letelier (both advisers on M&A and capital markets); and Emilio Vásquez and Carlos Ducci, who are experienced in corporate law, foreign investment, M&A and joint ventures. The next line of key partners includes Sergio Eguiguren, whose workload encompasses M&A and general corporate advice; experienced corporate law practitioner Lucas Marinovic; and Vicente Cordero, who in addition to being ‘a strategic contributor to the completion of transactions’, has relocated to head-up the firm’s New York office, which is due to open its doors this month (October 2024). In the firm’s senior associate team, Jorge Covarrubias advises on M&A and general corporate matters; Mary Anne Homann‘s workload includes assisting local clients with everyday corporate issues; and Felipe Ríos is experienced in M&A and corporate law.

The four-member team at full-service firm Barros & Errázuriz covers the incorporation and establishment of insurance companies, as well as corporate governance and the sale of share holdings in insurance companies. On the regulatory side, the practice advises on compliance with the regulatory aspects of technical reserves, investment rules, risk management, internal control systems and anti-money laundering. The department is co-led by Carlos Ducci, an expert in corporate law, foreign investment, M&A and joint ventures; and Javier Díaz, whose career includes working as a lawyer for the Chilean Securities and Insurances Authority (now known as the Financial Market Commission). Senior associates Albert Harsch and Jorge Covarrubias round out the team.