Mrs Andrea Von Chrismar > Prieto Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Providing a ‘fantastic, high-level quality’, Prieto Abogados‘ six-strong antitrust and competition law practice routinely assists with both contentious and non-contentious matters before the TDLC. The group also has a significant market reputation for its representation of clients before the FNE in leniency applications, and cartel and abuse of dominant position investigations. The team is also sought out to advise on major merger control and minority participation assessments and notifications, along with pre-emptive advice involving contracts, antitrust protocols, interlocking, and compliance programmes. In recent highlights, the group represented Banco Internacional in three different contentious procedures for alleged anticompetitive conduct. The department’s principal figures are competition law specialist Benjamín Grebe, whose workload encompasses litigation before the TDLC and Chilean Supreme Court, as well as FNE investigations and the development of antitrust compliance programmes for companies and trade associations; and experienced director Andrea Von Chrismar, a specialist in the economic regulation aspects of competition law, compliance issues, FNE investigations, and TDLC and Supreme Court conflicts. At associate level, Vicente Tapia and Javier Albornoz are ‘outstanding in terms of their knowledge of free competition matters’, while Constanza Moreno Aedo is an August 2023 recruit to the firm’s free competition and insolvency practices from Jara Del Favero Abogados. Since publication, the firm has announced the raising of Ms. Von Chrismar to the partnership; with effect from January 2025, the promotion will also see her take over leadership of the practice.

Prieto Abogados‘s 25-strong energy and natural resources practice ‘stands out for its extensive knowledge of the energy industry’, with recent mandates including regulatory work, major energy M&A deals and energy sector projects. Examples include the acquisition of a large energy generation portfolio and the development of battery energy storage system projects. Acting for electricity generators, transmission companies, construction firms, and investment funds, the team’s experience also covers the sale of unconventional renewable energy projects’ plant portfolios, including the management of bidding processes. Among the team’s several key advisers, Juan Tagle‘s specialisms encompass the electricity generation, distribution and transmission markets, as well as natural gas transportation, joint ventures, and energy and natural resources project-related bidding processes; Fernando Bravo serves as the longstanding secretary to Engie Energía Chile’s board of directors; Nicolás Yuraszeck K is increasingly involved in the acquisition and development of electricity projects; and Agustín Martorell advises on energy and natural resources-related projects and regulatory issues. The department further includes counsel Andrea Von Chrismar, whose energy sector experience covers regulatory matters, competition law, tender processes and transactions. Notable growth includes the hire of practice director Romina Tobar from Chile’s Environmental Assessment Service in April 2023; and -following the departure of former counsel Federico Rodríguez– the promotion of energy M&A practitioner Andrés Laymuns to counsel in January 2024.