Mr Jorge Timmermann > DLA Piper Chile > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile

The capital markets team at full-service firm DLA Piper Chile undertakes placements, securities issuances, IPOs and capital increases, as well as stock options, bonds and American depositary receipts. The principal advisers in the Santiago office are: Diego Noguera, who advises companies on the domestic and international placement of securities; office managing partner Matías Zegers, who brings expertise in M&A, corporate governance and venture capital to the practice; and Jorge Timmermann, a former capital markets adviser to the Minister of Finance whose experience also includes advising on the issuance of bonds and commercial papers (predominantly on behalf of issuers).

DLA Piper Chile‘s 18-strong group has a notable track record in high-end M&A transactions, corporate governance and venture capital, its coverage encompassing both due diligence and post-closing stages; and with hundreds of lawyers practising throughout Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Puerto Rico, clients can additionally avail themselves of the firm’s enviable regional platform. The ‘great corporate and M&A team’ is led by Matías Zegers, a venture capital, M&A and corporate governance expert, who has ‘extraordinary experience in corporate matters’. Providing notable support, Marco Salgado advises corporate investors and companies from the consumer goods, infrastructure and energy sectors; and Jorge Timmermann -who ‘always delivers timely and quality responses’- handles matters including the structuring of M&A operations and the drafting and negotiating of stock purchase and shareholder agreements.

‘An innovative firm that is at the forefront of technology discussions in Chile’, DLA Piper Chile‘s data privacy and protection specialists advise on compliance with data protection laws and regulations, privacy policies, consent mechanisms and data processing practices. It also assists with data breach responses, reporting obligations, risk assessments and mitigation. With ‘an incredible ability to foresee and avoid possible legal problems’, the team additionally reviews and negotiates contracts and agreements; advises on international data transfers (including EU GDPR requirements); and assists with the privacy implications of emerging technologies, such as AI ethics, biometrics, and blockchain.  It also recently advised on Chile’s draft protection of personal data bill for a range of clients. The technology-focused practice of team leader Jorge Timmermann (who also advises on M&A transactions and stock purchase and shareholder agreements), covers data privacy work; while that of counsel and ‘innate talent’ Carla Illanes, a data protection and information security expert, includes advising on data collection, privacy policies, risk assessments, compliance and data transfer strategies. Illanes’ career includes working for three years at the digital division of the Presidency Ministry’s General Secretariat, and -according to certain clients- she ‘plays an active role in the discussions on Chile’s data protection ecosystem’.

DLA Piper Chile‘s ‘very complete team’ advises on the full range of venture capital work, including financing rounds, corporate ventures, exits, employee benefit plans, and international expansions. The Santiago office’s recent workload includes advising early and growth-stage investment company Fen Ventures on a series of investments; and assisting Chilean chemical company SQM on the incorporation of its corporate venture capital arm. The seven-strong practice, which is notably active in relation to technology companies, is co-led by office managing partner Matías Zegers, who ‘stands out for his knowledge of venture capital’; and Jorge Timmermann, who also serves as the firm’s LatAm emerging growth and venture capital co-head. Zegers routinely advises on complex venture capital funding issues; and Timmermann’s experience includes assisting venture capital firms and entrepreneurs with establishing investment funds and start-up vehicles, and applying for state-driven funding opportunities. In the firm’s associate group, José Ignacio Marín advises companies on financing rounds, as well as the expansion and internationalisation of businesses; and Vicente Sáenz de Santa María assists companies and investors with financings through equity and debt instruments; Pilar Ay, a company and investor-side venture and debt financing expert, is currently on secondment at the firm’s Palo Alto (US) office.