Mr Claudio Magliona > 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 Claudio Magliona
Work Department
Corporate and financing, technology law, telecommunications, intellectual and industrial property and entertainment law, including corporate structures, mergers and acquisitions, financing, licensing and software development agreements, franchising, data protection, prevention of computer crimes and film distribution, production and financing.
Position
Partner at Magliona Abogados.
Career
Current Partner at Magliona Abogados. From 1998-2002 and 2006 Mr. Magliona worked as an associate with Carey y Cia’s Banking and Financial Group, where he headed transactions such as D&S Debt Restructure (CH$120.000.000.000) and the Foreign Credit Agreement from San Paolo Imi to Banco del Desarrollo (US$100.000.000). From 2003 to 2005 Mr. Magliona worked as a foreign attorney with Greenberg Glusker’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group (part of Neff Law Group Merger), Los Angeles, CA. During that time he also was legal advisor to the Latin America Committee of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Washington, D.C. and BSA country manager in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and Venezuela.
Claudio Magliona has an extensive practice in corporate and financing, technology law, telecommunications, intellectual and industrial property and entertainment law, including corporate structures, mergers and acquisitions, financing and syndicated loan agreements, licensing and software development agreements, franchising, data protection, computer crimes and film distribution, production and financing. Mr. Magliona also handles government relations and policy matters.
Relevant Transactions: acquisition of Bazuca.com by VTR (2007), acquisition of Deremate.com Chile by MercadoLibre (2009), multimillion buy out in famous consumer product company (2010), international financing of Compara Online by Grupo Kaszek (2012), acquisition of CortaContas (Brasil) and entrance of BuscaPe Group to Compara Online (2013), acquisition of renal care centers by Diaverum UK (2012-2013), acquisition of SaferTaxi by Tappsi SAS (Colombia) (2014) and the acquisition of Portalinmobiliario by Mercado Libre (2014), credit agreement from Société Générale to Sucden Chile S.A. (2016), Adessa Falabella Data Center sale to GTD Grupo Teleductos (2018), advised Kaszek Ventures in financing rounds for Fintual (2020), Phage Technologies and Xepelin (2021), among others.
Ranked by (i) Chambers Latin America 2024 in TMT (Telecom, Media and Technology) (Band 1) and in Intellectual Property (Band 3), (ii) Chambers Fintech Legal 2023 (Band 1), (iii) Chambers Global 2023 in Intellectual Property (Band 3), (iv) The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 in TMT (Leading Individual), and Data Privacy, Intellectual Property, and Corporate and M&A, (v) Best Lawyers 2022 as Lawyer of the Year in Media Law and Best Lawyers 2023 in Communications Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Media Law, Privacy and Data Security Law and Technology Law, (vi) Leaders League 2023 as Leader in Technology, Excellent in Fintech, Highly Recommended in Telecommunications Law and in Enforcement & Anti-counterfeiting Actions, Recommended in Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, IP Litigation as well as in M&A, (vii) IP Stars 2023 as Trademark Star, (viii) LACCA Approved 2021 in Corporate and M&A, (ix) Leading Lawyers 2022 as the most influential lawyer in Chile in TMT (x) Latin Lawyer 250 edition 2024 in Privacy, Data Protection and Technology as well as Telecoms and Media.
Languages
Mr. Magliona Speaks English and Spanish and is proficient in Hebrew.
Memberships
Mr. Magliona is a member of the Chilean Bar Association and the International Bar Association (IBA), President of the Legal Group of the Chilean Association of Technology Companies (ACTI), Vice President of the Commission of Digital Economy and Productivity of the National Chamber of Commerce (CNC), Deputy Director of the Cybersecurity Alliance, Director of ISOC Chile, among others.
Education
Mr. Magliona is a graduate of Universidad de Chile (Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales con Distinción, 1997) and Stanford Law School (Master of Laws (LLM) in Law, Science & Technology, 2003). He was admitted to the Bar in 1997.Mr. Magliona is Professor at Universidad de Chile Law School and former Director of the LLM in Law, Technologies, Telecommunications and Intellectual Property (2012-2016).
Leisure
Golf, Ski, family.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Intellectual property
(Leading individuals)Magliona Abogados‘ seven-strong IP department is able to leverage the firm’s enviable technology credentials. The group’s broad coverage encompasses software licensing, IP transactional issues (including tax), and patent and trade mark litigation. It also advises on negotiations with performance rights organisations, advertising companies’ copyright clearance, IP enforcement campaigns, and IP public policy and government relations. Name partner Claudio Magliona assists with copyright, trade mark strategy, and IP-related deals; and Nicolás Yuraszeck P is a specialist in the software and information and communications technology sectors. At director level, the broad practice of Rodrigo Valenzuela (a 2022 hire from Alessandri & Compañía Abogados), incorporates intellectual and industrial property work; Carlos Araya assists with copyright issues, patent litigation and IP deals; and Karla Cid is experienced in IP, new technologies and telecoms law.
Chile > TMT
(Leading individuals)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.
Chile > Corporate and M&A
Magliona Abogados‘ ‘brilliant‘, 10-strong team has significant experience in corporate and contractual matters, including joint ventures, M&A, and due diligence processes; its expertise includes advising on corporate structures and negotiating shareholder agreements. The principal figures are corporate and real estate specialist Juan Pablo Montiel; Giovanni Donati; who focuses on civil and commercial law; and managing partner Claudio Magliona, who ‘has extensive experience and contacts‘. At director level, Carolina Abarca advises on the terms and conditions of brands’ online sales; and Karla Cid‘s broad expertise includes undertaking corporate law work.
Chile > Data privacy
Magliona Abogados‘ seven-member group is consistently mandated to draft, implement and enforce privacy policies, in relation to image, honour and privacy rights, as well as the protection and commercial exploitation of privacy-related assets. The team’s enviable client list includes media entities such as Netflix, telecoms player Entel, e-commerce business Mercadolibre, technology giant Google, and data centre company Ascenty. Co-heading the group are managing partner Claudio Magliona, whose wide-ranging practice covers data protection matters; Giovanni Donati, who is experienced in implementing digital security projects; and new-tech, IP and telecoms law specialist Nicolás Yuraszeck P. Providing director-level support: Karla Cid is a former lawyer at the Ministry of the General Secretariat of the Presidency’s modernisation and digital government unit; Carlos Araya is a fintech expert; and Rodrigo Valenzuela, a June-2022 recruit from Alessandri & Compañía Abogados. At associate level, Bárbara Reyes advises on policy issues, compliance and government relations (in addition to her broader corporate and real estate practice); and Diego Cuadra assists with privacy and data protection matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Data privacy Chile
- Leading individuals Chile > TMT
- Leading individuals Chile > Intellectual property
- TMT Chile
- Intellectual property Chile
- Corporate and M&A Chile