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Guillermo Acuña

Guillermo Acuña

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions and Compliance Groups. His practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, national and international corporate financing, foreign investment, and insurance. Also, he has vast experience in aviation law matters including purchase contracts, various forms of leasing (dry lease and wet lease), aircraft and engines financing contracts and in specific issues of air operations. Additionally, he advises local and foreign companies on compliance matters, including anti-corruption policies and programs, preventive models, internal investigations and criminal corporate liability.
Oscar Aitken

Oscar Aitken

Partner of Carey and co-head of the Labour and the Construction and Engineering Groups.In the labour area, his practice includes collective bargaining, union matters, unfair labor practices, compensation and benefits, discrimination and violations of employee fundamental rights, employment termination, work related illnesses and accidents; and labor related litigation.In the construction and engineering practice, Mr. Aitken has vast experience in the negotiation and preparation of contracts for all the phases of engineering, construction and infrastructure projects, including Design Built, EPC, EPCM and BOT. His experience ranges from the early stages of projects, biddings (public concessions and PPP projects), claim management to dispute resolution.Mr. Aitken has also extensive experience in a variety of real estate projects such as the development of natural conservation parks, housing, office and residential buildings, hotels and industrial developments, among others.
Manuel Alcalde

Manuel Alcalde

Partner at Carey and co-head of Carey’s Tax Group. His practice focuses on structuring corporate, personal and family business, local and international tax consulting, mergers and acquisitions, project financing, cross-border transactions and tax litigation.During his period as Head of Tax Policy in the Chilean Ministry of Finance he was in charge of the design, legislative process and implementation of 2020 Chile’s tax reform, and led the negotiations of Chile’s Tax Treaty with the Netherlands, India and the United Arab Emirates.
Rodrigo Aldoney

Rodrigo Aldoney

His practice extends to all areas of criminal law, mainly economic crimes, fraud, environmental offences, antitrust and, in general, complex litigation. He also advises corporate governments on activities that generate criminal risks, dispute resolution and internal corporate investigations.His practice also focuses on compliance, especially in criminal matters. He has developed a vast experience in the design and implementation of compliance programs in accordance with the law on corporate criminal liability and diverse international standards.
José Miguel Bustamante

José Miguel Bustamante

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Energy Group. His practice focuses on energy regulatory matters, development of energy projects of a diverse nature, such as generator plants, transmission facilities, infrastructure works and green hydrogen projects, including contracts for the supply of electricity, liquid fuels, natural gas, NCRE accreditations, use of transmission systems, gas transportation, engineering and construction of energy infrastructure, assets, land use, permits, environmental matters and litigation related to regulatory matters of the energy and infrastructure industry, and civil law.
Guillermo Carey

Guillermo Carey

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Venture Capital and Private Equity Groups. Also, he is the head of the Life Sciences, Technology and Consumer Law Group.His practice specializes in intellectual property, life sciences, IP litigation, licensing, distribution and franchise agreement, data privacy, technology law, trademarks, patents, electronic commerce, technology transfer and artificial intelligence.Guillermo has advised high-impact Chilean technology companies on technology transfer, and the internationalization of these.He has also advised the Chilean Government on various fronts related to IP and transfer of technology.
Francisca Corti

Francisca Corti

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm's Labor and Corporate Immigration Group. She also leads Carey Visas. She advises national and multinational companies on their day-to-day operations, on matters such as hiring and termination of employees (both individual and collective), development and implementation of human resources policies, manuals and procedures, compensation and benefit plans for executives and workers, subcontracting and outsourcing, consulting contracts, non-competition agreements, labor audits, internal investigations, global mobility programs and treatment of expatriates, processing of work permits and visas, and social security. She also specializes in transactional labor matters related to restructurings, mergers, acquisitions and labor due diligence processes.
Alejandra Daroch

Alejandra Daroch

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Banking & Finance / Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Restructuring / Capital Markets Groups. Her practice focuses primarily on advising international and local clients in mergers and acquisitions, including negotiated transactions, auction processes, mergers, joint ventures, private equity, securities and debt offerings, distressed mergers and acquisitions and debt restructurings, derivatives and on the financing and development, representing both banks and financial institutions and debtors.
Cristián Eyzaguirre

Cristián Eyzaguirre

Partner at Carey and co-head of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups. His practice focuses on advising local and international clients—with a particular presence in the mining, infrastructure, and healthcare industries—in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital. The foregoing is combined with extensive practice on joint ventures, shareholders agreements and corporate governance in general. With respect to capital markets, he advises issuers, investors and brokers, with a special focus on fund formation, structuring, registration and management of investment funds.
Ignacio Gillmore

Ignacio Gillmore

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s life sciences and biotechnology and public law groups. His practice focuses on life sciences, biotechnology and public law, advising companies on intellectual property issues related to the pharmaceutical industry, cosmetics, medical devices, commercialization and advertisement of these products, scientific research, clinical studies, regulation of medical professions, privacy, data protection, public and private procurement and biddings, licenses, distribution and franchises. He also represents clients in administrative processes and in sanitary, administrative and judicial litigation derived from those operations.
Valentina Kuscevic

Valentina Kuscevic

Counsel of Carey's Labour and Corporate Immigration Group. She is also part of Carey Visas. Her practice area focuses on employment, labour and immigration law, advising national and foreign companies in matters such as hiring and termination of employees' processes, outsourcing and externalization of services, employment matters in corporate restructuring processes, including M&A and due diligence.Likewise, Valentina focuses on the resolution of legal matters associated to cross-border corporate restructurings as well as the structure and implementation of international outbound and inbound assignments, particularly, expatriate processes and planning of immigration solutions (visa and work permits processing) that suits the client’s needs.
Camilo Lledó

Camilo Lledó

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Public Law Group. His practice focuses on administrative, constitutional and regulatory law. Advises several national and international clients, as well as public entities and state-owned enterprises on all sorts of matters directly or indirectly related to the public sector in Chile. This includes concessions, public procurement, negotiation and development of public-private associations, litigation before Chilean Administration’s bodies, ordinary and special Courts of Justice, the Chilean Public Procurement Court and the Chilean Constitutional Court. Additionally, he provides legal defense against sanctions imposed by public entities, advice on sectoral regulations in various markets, regarding public policies and legislative matters, as well as issues related to the Chilean Transparency Law.
Juan Francisco Mackenna

Juan Francisco Mackenna

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Energy Group. His practice area is focused on energy regulatory matters and various types of energy projects, including contracts for electricity, liquid fuels, natural gas, NCRE accreditations, electric transmission, gas transportation, engineering and construction of infrastructure projects, property and land use permits, environmental matters and litigation related to regulatory matters of the energy industry, and civil law.
José Ignacio Mercado

José Ignacio Mercado

Counsel at Carey's Data Protection and Technology Group. His practice focuses on matters related to privacy, data protection and cybersecurity, as well as intellectual property and the development of strategies to protect intellectual and industrial property, including preparation, negotiation and implementation of technology transfer agreements such as licensing agreements, franchising agreements, distribution agreements, among others.He also has experience assisting technology companies with the preparation and implementation of commercial scale-up and go-to-market actions, both in Chile and abroad.His practice also includes advice on regulatory matters in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, and medical devices industries, as well as on topics regarding marketing and promotion of these products.
Mónica Pérez

Mónica Pérez

Partner at Carey and co-head of the firm's Litigation and Arbitration Group. Her practice focuses on civil and commercial litigation, domestic and international commercial arbitration, on matters including contracts, torts, corporations, consumer protection law, unfair competition, distribution agreements, international commerce, secured transactions, and environmental law, among others. Her practice also includes pre-litigious advice to national and international clients in the fields of mining, insurance, energy, automotive and retail, among others.
Jessica Power

Jessica Power

Partner of Carey's Tax Group with more than 25 years of practice in tax law, with extensive experience in tax consulting, tax planning, tax litigation, M&A, restructurings, and financing.Jessica was the first woman to be elected as a partner in Carey in 2008. Since then, she has been committed to diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. She was co-founder of the mentorship program for young female lawyers of the Vance Center, "Learning to Lead", that was recognized by Chambers and Partners as the best mentoring program in 2016. She is a member and mentor of the network WIT (Women in Taxes) and she has been twice chosen as one of the 100 female leaders in Chile by El Mercurio, an award that highlights female leadership for contribution to the economic and social development of the country.As a partner at Carey, she assists foreign multinational groups, focusing on strategic tax advice and tax controversies, with wide experience in litigation in Chilean courts. She has prevailed in several complex litigation cases. She has also been involved in many of the country's most important transactions, and her practice has focused on strategic decisions in highly complex matters and legal opinions. She has advised clients such as MetLife, Provida, Ontario Teacher's Pension Fund, SAESA, Chilquinta Energía, Iansa, Air Products, Zurich-Santander, Santander-Consumer, among others.
Juan Carlos Riesco

Juan Carlos Riesco

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm's Litigation and Arbitration Group. His practice focuses on local and international arbitrations (commercial and investment), as well as civil, commercial, antitrust and regulatory litigation. He has vast experience advising national and foreign clients in arbitration proceedings under the rules of CAM Santiago, ICC, ICSID and UNCITRAL. He also represents clients before the Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Courts of Appeals, Civil Courts, Antitrust Court, and State administrative bodies (including the Financial Market Commission and Superintendencies).
Alfonso Silva

Alfonso Silva

Partner and head of Carey’s Corporate / TMT (Telecoms, Media & Technology) Group. His practice focuses on corporate and business law, financing, mergers and acquisitions and, specially, on all the regulatory and transactional aspects related to the telecommunications, media and technology  industry, including the Telecom law and other regulations, concessions, licenses and permits, and state contracts. Mr. Silva has been appointed representative and/or board member of several multinational companies operating in Chile, including banks.
Jorge Ugarte

Jorge Ugarte

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm's Corporate / Mergers and Acquisitions / Capital Markets Group. He advises international and local clients on all kinds of M&A transactions, including the purchase and sale of companies, negotiation of shareholders agreements, partnership agreements, joint ventures, reorganizations and corporate governance. He also acts as counsel to families and business groups on control structures and the corporate succession planning of their businesses.Jorge is professor of Civil Law and former professor of Corporate Law of Universidad Católica de Chile and author of the book "Share Transfer Agreements".
Salvador Valdés

Salvador Valdés

Partner at Carey, focusing on corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and restructuring. He advises international and local clients on corporate acquisition and restructuring processes, association or joint venture agreements, design and support for corporate governance structures, and public or private offerings of securities in the local and international markets. He is a frequent advisor to investment and private equity funds on the acquisition, structuring and financing of strategic companies and infrastructure projects. He also regularly advises banks and financial consultants such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, BNP Paribas and LarraínVial on the structuring of transactions, financial products and derivatives.