Mr Rodrigo Lavados > Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ consumer and advertising law practice routinely acts for major advertising clients, while also assisting with heavyweight litigation and non-contentious advice surrounding food products’ labelling. The department additionally has impressive experience in acting before the Self-Regulating Advertising Board (CONAR), while in consumer-related work, the team assists with companies with consumer claims. Leading the technology, privacy and media group, Rodrigo Lavados is an IP specialist, whose practice also covers consumer protection; competition law practice head Juan Cristóbal Gumucio provides additional partner-level support; and senior associate Gabriel Pensa‘s broad practice expertise includes advertising, consumer protection and food labelling. In October 2021, former senior associate  Felipe Fernández left the firm to become a partner at Ernst & Young (Santiago).

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘s technology, privacy and media group is headed up by Rodrigo Lavados (a partner since 2015), who, in addition to his strong focus on software and database-related IP matters, specialises in data privacy work. Lavados’ also handles fintech regulation, advertising, entertainment law, image law, unfair competition and consumer protection matters. At senior associate level, Gabriel Pensa advises on IT, telecoms and data protection matters. Felipe Fernández joined Ernst & Young (Santiago) as an associated partner in November 2021.

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ seven-strong team advises entrepreneurs and emerging private companies at every stage of growth. Its expertise includes corporate governance, service contracts and shareholder agreements. The group is also experienced in related legal areas, such as new technologies, IP, data privacy and corporate law. The start-up and VC teams are co-led by Rodrigo Lavados, whose practice covers software licenses, trade marks, technology transfer contracts, and technology-related projects; and Andrea Saffie (promoted to partner in 2020), whose sector expertise encompasses investment funds and family offices. Senior associate Ernesto Eckholt‘s experience includes the structuring, formation and operation of venture capital.

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos‘ sizeable TMT department is sought out by IT, telecoms, media and internet companies for its advice on joint ventures, investments, disputes and transactional IP matters. The firm also fields regulatory specialists in relation to IT and media projects, while additional specialisms include data processing, along with infrastructure projects involving technology components and corporate issues. The firm’s technology, privacy and media group is co-led by software and database expert, Rodrigo Lavados, who additionally assists with IP work; and Francisco Illanes, who also leads the financial, banking and capital markets group. Among the firm’s senior associate pool, Gabriel Pensa‘s practice includes IT, telecoms and data protection work. Felipe Fernández exited the firm to join Ernst & Young (Santiago) in November 2021.

The sizeable, ‘first-level, multidisciplinary team‘ at Sargent & Krahn is consistently sought out for its experience in managing large trade mark and patent portfolios, including handling both prosecution and contentious issues. Among the firm’s numerous highly expert advisers, Alfredo Montaner leads the trade mark and domain name practices; patent department head Juan Pablo Egaña focuses on enforcement and contractual matters involving patents (as well as the interaction between patents and pharmaceutical and agrochemical regulatory matters); and Rodrigo Lavados is copyright team leader. The second line of experienced partners includes Eduardo Lobos (who has the ‘ability to deliver realistic and effective strategies‘), and recently promoted trade mark, patent and life sciences specialist Cristian Barros M. Among the firm’s associates, senior Pablo Cariola is IP-infringement head, and Daniela Guerrero also focuses on intellectual and industrial property matters. Felipe Fernández moved to Ernst & Young (Santiago) in November 2021. Since publication, the firm has promoted Pablo Cariola -who focuses on IP litigation but also undertakes commercial contracts and company law matters- to the partnership, effective January 2023.