Mr Rodrigo de Alencar > Barros Silva Varela & Vigil > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

Barros Silva Varela & Vigil
El Golf 40, Floor 13
Las Condes
Chile

Work Department

Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Litigation, Succession, Family Based Companies & Transition, Brazilian Desk

Position

Partner

Career

Rodrigo co-chairs our M&A practice. He has vast experience in complex transactions with a cross-border focus in a wide array of industries such as manufacturing, mining, services, retail, sports, etc.

His practice includes public and private take overs, complex shareholders agreements and disputes, whether within public or private companies, and advises Boards in matters of Corporate Governance.

He regularly advises minority and majority shareholders or controllers, board members and third parties in arbitrations and disputes in connection with Corporations and Securities Laws.

Rodrigo is a trusted advisor for domestic and International companies, with a special focus in Brasil, Asia and the United States.

Languages

Spanish / Portuguese / English

Memberships

Chilean Bar Association.

Education

Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

LL.M., The University of Chicago

Diploma in Negotiation, Harvard University

Lawyer Rankings

Chile > Corporate and M&A

The sizeable corporate practice at Barros Silva Varela & Vigil houses industry expert in telecoms, mining, energy, pharma and real estate and whose expertise encompasses corporate governance, family offices, and cross-border transactions. The group is co-led by name partner Jorge Vigil, who specialises in M&A, restructurings, and complex contract negotiations; and M&A, corporate governance, joint venture and corporate law expert, Rodrigo de Alencar (a 2022 partner recruit from Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr). At non-partner level, corporate law director Sebastián Barros Campino advises on M&A and investment funds; while senior associate Josefina Castro‘s recent experience includes serving as legal counsel to Latin America Power. Former senior associate Felipe Valle F departed the firm in August 2022.