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 ‘very practical and efficient’ corporate and M&A team at Barros Silva Varela & Vigil has significant experience in cross-border transactions, including M&A in the telecoms, agro-industrial, services, mining, energy, pharmaceutical and real estate sectors. The practice also houses experts in corporate governance and family offices. The department’s key figures are Jorge Vigil, an adviser on M&A, restructuring and contract negotiations; Rodrigo de Alencar, ‘an expert in negotiating M&A’; litigation head Fernando Barros Vial, who also advises on corporate affairs and corporate structures; and natural resources specialist Francisco Varela. The practice further includes M&A and investment fund-focused director Sebastián Barros; and senior associate Josefina Castro, who advises on compliance, corporate law and M&A.