Pedro Huichalaf > Magliona Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Magliona Abogados
Avda Andres Bello 2687
piso 24, Las Condes
Santiago - Chile
Chile

Work Department

Telecom, new technologies and cybersecurity market regulation

Position

Of Counsel

Career

Pedro Huichalaf has great experience in Telecom, new technologies and cybersecurity market regulation. Knowledgeable in both administrative and public sector, at government and congress level, with experience in bills and parliamentary management. He has participated in the development of public policies and in non-profit movements and organizations of civil society in the field of technology and telecommunications.

Ranked by The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 in TMT (Next Generation Partner).

From 2008 to 2014 he was legal advisor in Telecommunications and Technology.

From 2009 to 2010 he was Official for the Undersecretary of Telecommunications, for the Management of the Telecommunications Development Fund. Between 2010 and 2011 he was legal advisor at the  Digital Development Department of the Ministry of Economy and between 2011 and 2014 at the Legal Division of the Undersecretary of Telecommunications in the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications.

From 2014 to 2016 he was the Telecommunications Undersecretary of Chile, where he led, coordinated, promoted and fomented telecommunications development in the country.

From 2017 to 2018 he worked as an independent consultant, highlighting international consultancies (El Salvador Government) and talks in Colombia and Cuba. Later in 2019 he joined Magliona Abogados as of Counsel.

Languages

Spanish and English

Education

Law, Faculty of Law, Universidad de Valparaíso, graduated with honors (2009).

Master (c) in Law and new Technologies, Universidad de Chile.

Diploma New Ways in Leadership and Policy Transformation, Instituto Universitario de Investigación Ortega y Gasset de España.

Diploma in Cybersecurity, Universidad de Chile.

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > TMT

(Next Generation Partners)

Pedro HuichalafMagliona Abogados

Magliona Abogados‘ impressive media client list includes household names such as Netflix and Amazon Studios. On the telecoms side, the nine-strong team acts for Entel and Orange; while in the technology segment, the group regularly advises Google and Ascenty Data Centers. The TMT practice comprises expertise in cybersecurity and data protection regulations, as well as combining specialisms in technology and IP with public policy and government relations expertise. The broad practice of managing partner Claudio Magliona covers technology law, fintech, telecoms, IP and entertainment law, and his workload also takes in licensing and software development agreements, data protection, computer crime, and film distribution, production and financing; Giovanni Donati‘s track record includes projects involving digital security implementation; and Nicolás Yuraszeck is an expert in new technologies, telecoms law and IP. The second line of key advisers includes of counsel Pedro Huichalaf, who is experienced in telecoms, new technologies and cybersecurity market regulation; and at director level, Carlos Araya who is an experienced intellectual and industrial property practitioner, while Karla Cid‘s practice includes fintech, new technologies, IT and telecoms law.