Ms María José Henríquez > Morales & Besa > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Morales & Besa Offices
3477 ISIDORA GOYENECHEA AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR
7550106 LAS CONDES
SANTIAGO
Chile
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Ms María José Henríquez
Work Department
Competition/Antitrust
Compliance
Position
Partner at Morales & Besa. Head of Competition / Antitrust and Compliance practice areas.
Career
María José Henríquez, partner in the Antitrust and Compliance areas, has extensive experience representing clients before the Chilean competition authorities in mergers and acquisitions transactions and in complex investigations and litigation for anti-competitive behavior before the Antitrust Court and the Supreme Court. In the compliance area, he has experience in the design and implementation of compliance programs and prevention models.
She joined Morales & Besa in 2016. Previously, she was a lawyer at the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (2008-2010), reaching the position of Head of the Anti-Cartel Unit in that agency (2012-2016). Previously, she was an associate lawyer at Carey y Cía. specializing in antitrust matters (2005-2008).
Languages
Spanish and English.
Memberships
She is a member of Red Procompetencia, organization that gathers female competition experts, both lawyers and economists.
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.), in Trade Regulation and Antitrust, New York University Law School (2011).
Law degree, graduated magna cum laude, Universidad de Chile, Law School (2004).
Certificate in Regulation and Competition, Universidad de Chile Business School (2010).
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Competition and antitrust
(Next Generation Partners)Home to ‘very competent and experienced lawyers’, full-service firm Morales & Besa advises on high volumes of pre-merger review work and is experienced in complex phase II investigations. In litigation, the group is notably active in the port concessions and payments markets; and it also fields experts in high-stakes cartel cases. The six-strong competition and antitrust team is led by María José Henríquez, a former FNE anti-cartel unit head, who is highly regarded for FNE and Supreme Court litigation, as well as pre-merger reviews. Senior associate Diego Schaerer focuses on both contentious and non-contentious proceedings before the TDLC. Former associate Benjamín González left the firm in August 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity and hydrocarbons
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Environment
- Labour and employment
- Real estate
- Tax
- Public law