Mr Jorge Vigil > 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 Jorge Vigil
Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Project Financing
Position
Partner
Career
Jorge focuses his practice on Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and Civil and Commercial Law, providing strategic advice to a wide range of clients. He is especially active in transactions of private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, and internal reorganizations of all types of companies. Likewise, he has developed an important practice in facing and resolving disputes between partners and shareholders. Jorge advises his clients in the corporate review of Crime Prevention Models and other elements of compliance, and has been recognized as an outstanding lawyer by Leading Lawyers in the area of Corporate Governance.
Languages
Spanish / English
Memberships
Chilean Bar Association
Education
Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2006.
Certificate in Tort and Contract law Universidad de Chile, 2008.
Master of Laws (LL.M), London School of Economics and Political Science, 2011.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)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.