Despite predictions that Chile’s economic growth
will continue to be slow in the next twelve
months, the country is shaking off the slowdown
it has experienced in the last few years. The effects
of the government’s market-oriented policies,
supported by the country’s competitive financial
system and successful foreign direct investment, is
set to off set the factors which are keeping the price
of copper – Chile’s main export – low.
With further economic reforms aimed at bolstering
growth being rolled out, Chilean companies are
preparing to adapt and take advantage of market
developments in order to maintain profits whilst
exploring new revenue opportunities. Furthermore,
they will be relying increasingly on their internal
heads of legal who have been empowered to
contribute to business goals beyond the purely legal
roles they traditionally operate in. Chile’s highly
developed in-house legal market is therefore seeing
general counsel effortlessly taking on additional
projects or roles to their already demanding
workloads to provide holistic, business-focused
and best-in-class support to their respective
organisations.
The Legal 500 is proud to feature such contributors
to the profession in this year’s GC Powerlist: Chile. The
in-house lawyers contained within these pages have
successfully utilised their legal skills to become true
business partners of their respective organisations
are without question among the very best in the
wider region.
