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Since its inception, Aninat Schwencke & Cia has focused on providing creative and feasible solutions to its clients in a complete range of practice areas, covering the most complex legal and business challenges. ASYC’s lawyers, all recruited from the best universities in Chile and abroad, most of them holders of LL.M. degrees from the best law schools of the United States and Europe, support our clients in a personal, innovative and precise way so as to assist them in all their minor and major requirements, and in their long-term strategic objectives.

Main areas of practice

Competition/antitrust: Partners and associates are trained and experienced in both national and international antitrust law, allowing the firm to prepare defense strategies and counsel with respect to both local legislation and from a comparative perspective.

Banking and finance: The firm has an extensive practice in all kinds of banking transactions, like acquisition financing, general bank lending, project financing and refinancing, representing major companies and financial institutions.

Bankruptcy/restructuring: The firm has been actively involved in some of the most important restructuring cases after the enactment of the recent amendment to the bankruptcy law.

Capital Markets: The firm is renowned for its experience covering key areas of capital markets, like debt & equity, derivatives, securitization, and structured finance, representing underwriters, financial institutions and companies in the local capital market and in cross-border transactions.

Corporate/M&A: The firm has extensive experience in M&A, for both public institutions and private equity matters. This includes company acquisitions, dispositions and related financing arrangements, capitalizations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements.

Dispute resolution: The team represents major local and international blue-chip companies in all proceedings, whether civil, commercial, consumer protection, construction, tax, environmental, criminal, competition and contentious-administrative matters.

Energy/natural resources: The firm is recognized for providing counsel to its clients for their project developments in a fast and effective manner, in complex transactions and agreements due to its in-depth, expertise and vast experience.

Investment funds: The firm is one of the most experienced firms in Chile in investment funds and domestic and foreign capital, including venture capital, private equity and real estate.

Labour and employment: The attorneys of this team work exclusively on labour matters, whether providing counsel for all labour, social security and union issues, or representing clients in employment litigation and administrative procedures.

Projects: The firm has a long standing tradition of excellence in developing, financing, refinancing and acquiring/divesting of large projects through capital raising.

Real estate: The firm has a diversified real estate expertise, counseling developers and equity investors in a full range of transactions, including M&A of large real estate holding companies, complex fund transactions, finance, public-required mitigation projects, private equity and public securities.

Tax: The firm provides practical and sophisticated tax counsel that includes litigation, tax planning and strategies, liquidations and corporate restructuring.