Mr José Manuel Bustamante > Barros Silva Varela & Vigil > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Barros Silva Varela & Vigil Offices
El Golf 40, Floor 13
Las Condes
Chile
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Mr José Manuel Bustamante
Work Department
Competition/Antitrust
Position
José Manuel has a vast experience and recognition in the Chilean legal market. He has acted as counsel for multiple companies in antitrust matters, litigation and arbitration in the most diverse markets, including the dairy industry, salmon, energy, mining, construction and infrastructure, telecommunications, retail, consumer, medical supplies, supermarkets, cement and steel, among others. He has also represented public companies and industry associations in litigation matters. His activity includes international arbitration, where he has participated in proceedings subject to ICC rules.
In addition to his activity in investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, proceedings before the Court for the Defense of Free Competition and control of concentration operations, Bustamante has a recognized leadership in antitrust compliance matters, having pioneered the development of prevention programs for companies in Chile 20 years ago.
Career
Professor of Corporate Governance, Master in Business Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, since 2011.
Professor of Economic Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, since 2019.
Ethics Judge, Ethics Tribunal,
Chilean Bar Association, since 2015
Professor of Competition Law, Universidad de Los Andes, 2005 – 2012.
Member of the arbitration body of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.
Director at Cementos Polpaico S.A., 2004 – 2016.
Member of the Competition Commission of the Chilean Bar Association, since 2012.
Featured in several international publications on antitrust and dispute resolution, including Chambers & Partners Latin America, Leaders League, Best Lawyers and The Legal 500.
Partner, Bulnes, Urrutia & Bustamante, 2011 – 2023.
Partner, Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego & Dörr, 2006 – 2011.
Associate, Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego & Dörr, 1997 – 2005.
Foreign associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, 2002 – 2003.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Ethics Judge, Ethics Tribunal, Chilean Bar Association, since 2015.
Member of the arbitration body of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.
Member of the Antitrust Council of the Chilean Bar Association, since 2012.
Chilean Bar Association.
Education
Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1997.
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Chicago, 2002.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Competition and antitrust
(Leading partners) (Firms to watch)The competition and antitrust practice at Barros Silva Varela & Vigil was launched in March 2023 when the firm hired José Manuel Bustamante as partner and department head; a former name partner at Bulnes, Urrutia & Bustamante, José Manuel is a highly-rated specialist in litigation before the TDLC, FNE investigations, merger control and compliance programmes.