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 > Data privacy
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
(Leading partners)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
(Leading partners)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 > TMT
- Leading partners Chile > Intellectual property
- TMT Chile
- Intellectual property Chile
- Corporate and M&A Chile