Mr Giovanni Donati > Magliona Abogados > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Magliona Abogados Offices
Avda Andres Bello 2687
piso 24, Las Condes
Santiago - Chile
Chile
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Mr Giovanni Donati
Work Department
Corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, and consumer law.
Position
Partner
Career
Before joining Magliona Abogados in 2012, Giovanni worked at the North Central Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor’s Office and then at Fundación Chile Ciudadano.
His professional practice focuses on corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, and consumer law.
Ranked by (i) The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 in TMT, Data Privacy and Corporate and M&A and (ii) Leaders League 2022 as excellent in Fintech and recommended in M&A.
Languages
Spanish and English
Education
- Law, Universidad de Chile, Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales with honors, Thesis awarded with highest honors. (2012).
- Diploma in Consumer Law, Universidad de Chile (2019).
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Data privacy
(Leading partners)The seven-strong group at Magliona Abogados ‘delivers advice that is very pragmatic, taking into consideration not just the law, but also best practices and current market trends’. The firm is consistently mandated by an array of domestic and international clients, such as media entities Netflix and Amazon Studios, to assist with the drafting, implementation and enforcement of privacy policies. Such policies cover image rights, the right to honour and privacy, and the protection and commercial exploitation of images, as well as other privacy-related matters. Among the team’s several experienced practitioners, Claudio Magliona‘s broad expertise includes data protection work; Giovanni Donati is experienced in consumer law-related data protection issues; and Nicolás Yuraszeck P‘s recent experience includes assisting technology company Tools For Humanity with the drafting of its data privacy policies. At director level, Carlos Araya is notably active in relation to AI and how it interacts with privacy; Karla Cid focuses on corporate matters, as well as new technologies, IP and telecoms law; and Rodrigo Valenzuela advises on personal data protection and cybersecurity issues. Rounding out the practice group, key associates include Bárbara Reyes, an expert in compliance and policy matters; however, former fellow associates Diego Cuadra and Carolina Abarca left the firm in April and June 2024, respectively.
Chile > Corporate and M&A
Magliona Abogados‘ 10-member corporate and contractual practice covers joint ventures, M&A and due diligence processes, its assistance including corporate structures and negotiating shareholder agreements. The department is co-led by Juan Pablo Montiel, who focuses on corporate, real estate and labour issues; M&A and consumer law practitioner Giovanni Donati; and name partner Claudio Magliona, whose broad expertise encompasses corporate structures, M&A, licensing and software development agreements. At director level, Carolina Abarca focuses on corporate and labour law, while Karla Cid also assists with corporate mandates. Rounding out the team, associates Karla Frez, Bárbara Reyes and Santiago Benítez all focus on corporate and transactional matters.
Chile > Intellectual property
Magliona Abogados‘ seven-member team handles patent and trade mark litigation, software licensing and IP-related transactions (including tax issues). It also assists with negotiations involving performance rights organisations; IP-related public policy and government relations; and copyright clearance for advertising companies. The practice’s principal advisers are intellectual and industrial property specialist Claudio Magliona; Nicolás Yuraszeck P, an adviser on IP, new technologies and telecoms law; and Giovanni Donati, whose broad expertise includes intellectual and industrial property litigation. Primary support comes from associate practice directors Rodrigo Valenzuela, who assists with trade mark, patent and license-related infringements; Carlos Araya, an advisor on the exploitation of audiovisual works; and Karla Cid, whose practice takes in new technologies and telecoms law as well as IP matters.
Chile > TMT
Magliona Abogados’ ‘highly specialised and very well-prepared lawyers’ are consistently sought out by major media clients such as Netflix and Amazon Studios, while Microsoft Telecom, Infobip, Entel and Orange mandate the team for telecoms matters. Mercadolibre and Airbnb are notable client names for e-commerce work; in the technology space, the group routinely acts for Google and Huawei; and Ascenty is a data centre client. The sizeable TMT team houses figures with expertise in cybersecurity, AI, and data protection and fintech regulation. The firm’s technology specialism also covers IP issues, along with public policy and government relations. Managing partner Claudio Magliona advises on entertainment law, data protection, computer crime prevention, film distribution, and licensing and software development agreements; Nicolás Yuraszeck P focuses on new technologies, telecoms law and IP; and Giovanni Donati is experienced in the implementation of digital security projects. Among the firm’s directors, Karla Cid focuses her practice on new technologies, telecoms law and IP, in addition to corporate matters; while Rodrigo Valenzuela is an expert in entertainment law and new technologies. At associate level, Diego Cuadra advises on licensing, new technologies, cybersecurity, fintech, and privacy and data protection. Former of counsel Pedro Huichalaf departed the firm in November 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data privacy Chile
- Leading partners Chile > Data privacy
- TMT Chile
- Intellectual property Chile
- Corporate and M&A Chile