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Based in Santiago,  DLA Piper Chile is part of a global firm whose objective is to provide legal services of excellence in practically all the specialities and areas of law that are necessary to deliver integral assistance to companies. Composed by lawyers with important professional and academic careers who have a high level of technical specialization in the different specialties of law, acquired in their professional practice in Chile and abroad, as well as postgraduate studies in the most prestigious Chilean as well as foreign universities.

In 2017, BAZ (Bahamondez, Alvarez & Zegers) joined the law firm DLA Piper under the name BAZ|DLA Piper, becoming part of DLA Piper’s global network while maintaining our local identity in Chile. This agreement positions us to assist Chilean companies in their legal needs, not only locally but wherever they wish to do business.

A year after this integration, BAZ | DLA Piper merged with the prestigious Noguera, Larrain & Dulanto (NLD) law firm, with both operating as oneunder the name DLA Piper Chile.

The extensive experience of DLA Piper in key areas of commercial law, as well as its integrated platform worldwide in more than 40 countries, allows us to offer personalized advice to the specific needs of our clients, quickly and accurately, conserving the knowledge of the business models and the culture of our clients.

DLA Piper Chile’s mission is to continue improving our services, growing our team and offering clients efficient, effective legal services at the local, regional and global levels.

Main areas of practice

Our team of highly experienced lawyers handles the most sophisticated corporate transactions. The work of our strong M&A team spans a range of industries, and we also bring notable experience in venture capital and corporate governance as well as knowledge of Chile’s investment environment.

CORPORATE

Our team of highly experienced lawyers handles the most sophisticated corporate transactions. The work of our strong M&A team spans a range of industries, and we also bring notable experience in venture capital and corporate governance as well as knowledge of Chile’s investment environment.

SERVICES

• • Corporate Law

• • Financing and Credit

• • Investment Funds

• • Mergers and Acquisitions

• • Corporate Governance

• • Foreign Investment

• • Capital Markets

• • Private Equity

• • Venture Capital

ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

In an ever-changing market for energy /oil and gas, we leverage our local knowledge of the Chilean marketplace with the vast experience of DLA Piper’s global Energy Sector. We are acutely familiar with projects and infrastructure opportunities in Chile, as well as the challenges of working with clients that have interests and operations here. In the increasingly active renewables market, DLA Piper Chile lawyers have taken part in some of the most significant deals in Chile.

SERVICES

• • Conventional Energy

• • Renewable Energy

• • Natural Gas and LNG

• • Mining

• • Environment

REGULATED MARKETS

Our practice encompasses all areas of antitrust law and regulatory matters, including litigation before the Antitrust Court (TDLC), defense in investigations, advice on negotiating agreements with the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) and notification of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.
We also advise clients in their voluntary consultations with the TDLC. We have extensive experience counseling companies in many sectors regarding the antitrust aspects of internal audits and the implementation of compliance programs and codes of good practice.

SERVICES

• • Telecommunications

• • Public concessions

• • PPPs

• • Regulated markets

• • Administrative public law

• • Public contracting

• • Data protection and information privacy

ANTITRUST

This area includes all areas of legislation on free competition, including litigation before the Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition (Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia), defense in investigations, advice on negotiation agreements with the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (Fiscalía Nacional Económica) and notification of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, among others.

SERVICES

• Matters related to concentration operations
• Advice on investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor (Fiscalía Nacional Económica)
• Litigations before the Antitrust Court (Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia) and Supreme Court (Corte Suprema)
• Design and implementation of compliance programs

RESOLUTION OF CONTROVERSIES

We represent and defend the interests of our clients in litigious matters before courts, Chilean and international arbitrations, as well as before special courts.

SERVICES

• • Civil and commercial trials
  • Arbitration / Alternative
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Mechanisms
  • Consumer Law
  • Trademark and Patent Trials

WHITE COLLAR

We assist clients manage a crisis, provide guidance through an investigation (whether national or international) and provide advise on becoming fully compliant with specific regulations wherever in the world you operate.

SERVICES

• Advising in highly complex criminal litigation
• Compliance and internal investigations

LABOR AND IMMIGRATION

We closely support our clients in all legal aspects of personnel management, and provide specialized advice on highly complex matters.

SERVICES

• • Comprehensive Corporate Advisory on Labor and Social Security

• • Assistance in Business Reorganizations

• • Collective Negotiations

• • Expatriation and Immigration of Workers

• • Executive Compensation Plans

• • Litigation

• • Labor Taxation

• • Due Diligence and Audits

TAX

We provide tax advisory and reorganization services both at a corporate and individual level, designing and implementing strategies to address the development of investment projects and the daily activities of companies and individuals. In addition, we advise on the resolution of controversies that may arise with the Chilean supervising body and before the Tributary Courts.

SERVICES

• • Tax Consultancy

• • Tax Reorganization

• • Double Taxation Agreements

• • Cross-Border Agreements and Transfer Pricing

• • Tax litigation

INFRASTRUCTURE, REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION

We advise our clients in the development of real estate projects from their initial phase to their final sale, including the tax planning and implementation phase for its development, such as those areas of legal nature related to title studies, urban planning and construction and commercialization of Projects.

SERVICES

• • Infrastructure Projects

• • Real Estate Advice

• • Real Estate Projects

• • Construction Contracts (standard, EPC, BOT, etc)

• • Urbanism

INDUSTRIES

Our firm has great understanding regarding a varied number of industries, either due to transactional work or specific analysis carried out in them.

SERVICES

• Agricultural
• Energy
• Financial Sectors
• Hospitality
• Insurance
• Science
• Sports and Entertainment
• Energy / Sanitary / Goods for Public Use
• Real Estate and Construction
• Mining
• Retail
• Health / Laboratories
• Technology / Bio Technology
• Telecommunications and Media
• Transport

DLA Piper (Chile) > Firm Profile

DLA Piper has established a substantial footprint in Latin America with varied offerings that cater to the specific needs of its global client base. A pan-hemi­spheric approach to delivering comprehensive services to multinational clients underscores the firm’s view that Latin America is of utmost importance to the global business community. It assists clients with business transactions and cross-border disputes throughout Latin America. Lawyers handle matters in every coun­try in the region and across every industry sector in which our clients operate. As the level of sophisticated, cross-border activity continues to grow throughout the entire region, DLA Piper continues to expand its ser­vices to clients with a Latin America presence through multi-disciplinary practices with offices and coopera­tion agreements in:

• Buenos Aires, Argentina: DLA Piper Argentina
• Bogota, Colombia: DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán
• Lima, Peru: DLA Piper Peru
• Mexico City, Mexico: DLA Piper Gallástegui y Lozano
• Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil: indepen­dent law firm Campos Mello Advogados
• San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Santiago, Chile: DLA Piper Chile

Experience in Latin America includes assisting clients from inside and outside the region with the full range of business, legal and commercial services that DLA Piper provides worldwide: capital markets; compliance and investigations; energy, mining and natural resources; family groups; franchise and distribution; inbound and outbound capital investments; insurance; international arbitration and disputes; labor and employment; liti­gation; M&A; private equity and debt financing; project finance and public private partnerships; tax structur­ing, transfer pricing, imports and market access is­sues; technology, telecommunications and intellectual property, privacy and data security, e-commerce; real estate and hospitality. A number of lawyers were born or raised and educated in the region and are fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese. Many have also practiced law in both the US and Latin America and are intimate­ly familiar with civil law systems and with the cultural and legal nuances required to successfully do business in the region. Strategic relationships on the ground throughout Latin America enhances DLA Piper’s un­derstanding of the region and enables it to provide clients practical, meaningful legal advice. DLA Piper’s global platform of offices in more than 40 countries enables the firm to serve all of its clients’ legal needs, whether they are based in Latin America or wish to do business there.

Arbitration: DLA Piper has significant experience handling cross-border disputes involving Latin American parties. The firm is one of the few with a truly global international arbitration practice with lawyers who focus on handling disputes related to the region with local lawyers able to understand fully the cultural dynamics in international arbitration where key emerging markets are concerned across a broad range of industry sectors. Its lawyers have experience with international disputes under all of the international arbitral rules, including AAA, ICSID, ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL.

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance: The firm provides advisory services to lenders, underwriters, issuers and investors on inbound, outbound and domestic matters involving Latin America, on syndicated lending facilities and Regulation S / Rule 144A bond offerings; complex structured financing and securitization transactions; and offers extensive experience in advising companies, creditors and financial advisors in debt restructuring and liability management transactions, including consent solicitations, exit consents, project bond offerings, recapitalization financings, bond repurchase programs and exchange offers.

Government Enforcement/FCPA: DLA Piper has represented clients throughout the region in government enforcement actions, internal investigations, risk mitigation strategies and the implementation and enhancement of anti-bribery, and anti-corruption and compliance programs, policies and training. Its lawyers include former government officials, prosecutors and transactional professionals as well as litigators who have all represented clients in all of the highly scrutinized industry sectors.

Corporate & M&A: The cross-border lawyers advise on corporate transactions, such as M&A, public and private equity and offerings, joint ventures, greenfield investments, facilities development and a variety of multi-jurisdictional transactions. The firm’s understanding of local law is pivotal in its success in delivering solutions to its client and it advises on the complex details of corporate governance and corporate structures across multiple jurisdictions in Latin America.

Hospitality & Leisure: The dynamic real estate practice has advised hotel owners, hotel operators, developers of all types of real estate projects, landlords, tenants, lenders and asset managers. The firm’s involvement ranges from the due diligence process to land acquisition and creation of the right structure for each project, to the conclusion of the deal.

Employment & Labor: DLA Piper understands the complexities and challenges of labor and employment issues facing cross-border companies. The team offers solutions to the challenges presented in managing a workforce throughout Latin America and corporate immigration services.

Project Finance & Energy: With more than 25 lawyers devoted almost entirely to Latin America related projects and finance work, DLA Piper offers the strength, industry experience and regional knowledge to structure strategic deals for its clients who continue to retain their services year over year. The firm’s clients are some of the world’s most powerful companies in the space.

Real Estate: The Latin America real estate practice has handled some of the most complex, high-profile transactions and litigation matters in the region. Its lawyers have experience in acquisitions and dispositions, construction, financing, land use and development, leasing, environmental, insurance, tax and litigation. Furthermore, the team acts as national real estate counsel for national and international corporations to support the management of their overall real estate portfolios.

Tax: The tax practice works seamlessly across the various jurisdictions in which its multinational clients operate. DLA Piper has strong tax practices in each of its various jurisdictions in Latin America. The team offers advice on VAT and customs duties; supply chain and distribution network restructuring; equity investment and incentives tax services; private equity investment and fund formation; transfer pricing; real estate tax and advises on partnerships, LLC and syndications.

DLA Piper (Chile) > Firm Profile

DLA Piper has established a substantial footprint in Latin America with varied offerings that cater to the specific needs of its global client base. A pan-hemi­spheric approach to delivering comprehensive services to multinational clients underscores the firm’s view that Latin America is of utmost importance to the global business community. It assists clients with business transactions and cross-border disputes throughout Latin America. Lawyers handle matters in every coun­try in the region and across every industry sector in which our clients operate. As the level of sophisticated, cross-border activity continues to grow throughout the entire region, DLA Piper continues to expand its ser­vices to clients with a Latin America presence through multi-disciplinary practices with offices and coopera­tion agreements in:

• Buenos Aires, Argentina: DLA Piper Argentina
• Bogota, Colombia: DLA Piper Martínez Beltrán
• Lima, Peru: DLA Piper Peru
• Mexico City, Mexico: DLA Piper Gallástegui y Lozano
• Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil: indepen­dent law firm Campos Mello Advogados
• San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Santiago, Chile: DLA Piper Chile

Experience in Latin America includes assisting clients from inside and outside the region with the full range of business, legal and commercial services that DLA Piper provides worldwide: capital markets; compliance and investigations; energy, mining and natural resources; family groups; franchise and distribution; inbound and outbound capital investments; insurance; international arbitration and disputes; labor and employment; liti­gation; M&A; private equity and debt financing; project finance and public private partnerships; tax structur­ing, transfer pricing, imports and market access is­sues; technology, telecommunications and intellectual property, privacy and data security, e-commerce; real estate and hospitality. A number of lawyers were born or raised and educated in the region and are fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese. Many have also practiced law in both the US and Latin America and are intimate­ly familiar with civil law systems and with the cultural and legal nuances required to successfully do business in the region. Strategic relationships on the ground throughout Latin America enhances DLA Piper’s un­derstanding of the region and enables it to provide clients practical, meaningful legal advice. DLA Piper’s global platform of offices in more than 40 countries enables the firm to serve all of its clients’ legal needs, whether they are based in Latin America or wish to do business there.

Arbitration: DLA Piper has significant experience handling cross-border disputes involving Latin American parties. The firm is one of the few with a truly global international arbitration practice with lawyers who focus on handling disputes related to the region with local lawyers able to understand fully the cultural dynamics in international arbitration where key emerging markets are concerned across a broad range of industry sectors. Its lawyers have experience with international disputes under all of the international arbitral rules, including AAA, ICSID, ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL.

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance: The firm provides advisory services to lenders, underwriters, issuers and investors on inbound, outbound and domestic matters involving Latin America, on syndicated lending facilities and Regulation S / Rule 144A bond offerings; complex structured financing and securitization transactions; and offers extensive experience in advising companies, creditors and financial advisors in debt restructuring and liability management transactions, including consent solicitations, exit consents, project bond offerings, recapitalization financings, bond repurchase programs and exchange offers.

Government Enforcement/FCPA: DLA Piper has represented clients throughout the region in government enforcement actions, internal investigations, risk mitigation strategies and the implementation and enhancement of anti-bribery, and anti-corruption and compliance programs, policies and training. Its lawyers include former government officials, prosecutors and transactional professionals as well as litigators who have all represented clients in all of the highly scrutinized industry sectors.

Corporate & M&A: The cross-border lawyers advise on corporate transactions, such as M&A, public and private equity and offerings, joint ventures, greenfield investments, facilities development and a variety of multi-jurisdictional transactions. The firm’s understanding of local law is pivotal in its success in delivering solutions to its client and it advises on the complex details of corporate governance and corporate structures across multiple jurisdictions in Latin America.

Hospitality & Leisure: The dynamic real estate practice has advised hotel owners, hotel operators, developers of all types of real estate projects, landlords, tenants, lenders and asset managers. The firm’s involvement ranges from the due diligence process to land acquisition and creation of the right structure for each project, to the conclusion of the deal.

Employment & Labor: DLA Piper understands the complexities and challenges of labor and employment issues facing cross-border companies. The team offers solutions to the challenges presented in managing a workforce throughout Latin America and corporate immigration services.

Project Finance & Energy: With more than 25 lawyers devoted almost entirely to Latin America related projects and finance work, DLA Piper offers the strength, industry experience and regional knowledge to structure strategic deals for its clients who continue to retain their services year over year. The firm’s clients are some of the world’s most powerful companies in the space.

Real Estate: The Latin America real estate practice has handled some of the most complex, high-profile transactions and litigation matters in the region. Its lawyers have experience in acquisitions and dispositions, construction, financing, land use and development, leasing, environmental, insurance, tax and litigation. Furthermore, the team acts as national real estate counsel for national and international corporations to support the management of their overall real estate portfolios.

Tax: The tax practice works seamlessly across the various jurisdictions in which its multinational clients operate. DLA Piper has strong tax practices in each of its various jurisdictions in Latin America. The team offers advice on VAT and customs duties; supply chain and distribution network restructuring; equity investment and incentives tax services; private equity investment and fund formation; transfer pricing; real estate tax and advises on partnerships, LLC and syndications.

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