Cristóbal Herrera > Fischer y Cía > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Fischer y Cía Offices
21st floor
Avenida Andrés Bello 2687
Las Condes, Santiago
Chile
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Cristóbal Herrera
Work Department
General Corporate Practice
Capital Markets, Financing and Derivatives
Position
Cristóbal Herrera is Fischer y Cía.´s Managing partner and the Corporate practice head as he has a vast experience in general Corporate Practice, Capital markets, Financing and Derivatives. Mostly, provides permanent legal corporate advisory for diverse international companies, where he handles diverse kind of matters, including financings, bankruptcy and other Banking and Finance affairs, among day-to-day legal consults.
Career
Mr. Herrera has been appointed as leader for Capital Markets Law, Corporate and M&A, Banking & Finance and Venture Capital practice areas by his peers in international rankings.
Mr. Herrera founded in 2021 Fischer y Cía and prior, was partner at Baraona Fischer & Cía since 2016 (being an associate for nine years before). Prevoiuosly, he worked as legal counsel at the Finance and Corporate Division of Telefónica Chile.
Languages
Spanish and English.
Education
Cristóbal Herrera earned his Law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and his LL.M. from the University of Sydney. He is also a Commercial Law Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, since 2011.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Banking and finance
Spinning out of Baraona Fischer & Cía in early 2021, Fischer y Cía‘s 11-strong banking and finance department advises on the financing of business and asset acquisition operations, such as mergers, divisions and reorganisations. The ‘very good‘ team is particularly active in relation to corporate financings, debt restructurings and financial guarantees. Banking, project finance, securities and insurance specialist Gerardo Cruzat heads the firm’s transactions practice, while the broad practice of managing partner Cristóbal Herrera covers financing, derivatives and capital markets.
Chile > Corporate and M&A
‘Delivering timely and high-quality solutions‘, the recent track record for Fischer y Cía‘s 11-member practice encompasses a broad array of corporate work and transactions, including the acquisition of companies and assets, mergers, divisions, and reorganisations. Corporate practice head Cristóbal Herrera has substantial experience in general corporate work, capital markets, financing and derivatives; while former Prieto Abogados‘ partner Gerardo Cruzat heads up the transactional side of the practice. At associate level, senior Carla Piedra‘s workload covers both corporate matters and project finance; while Raúl Campaña assists with M&A, restructuring, and day-to-day issues.