Chile 2025 – GC Powerlist
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Chile 2025

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Ainhoa Pozzi

Legal Vice President | Aramark

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Alberto Manriquez

Legal Affairs and Compliance Manager  | Suralis

Energy and utilities

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Alejandro Arias

General Counsel and Governance Affairs | Siemens Chile

Information technology

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Alejandro Rubilar

Managing Director | JPMorgan Chase

Financials

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Alfredo Palma

Legal Director | MAPFRE Chile

Insurance

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Andrea Convalia

Head of Legal and Compliance Officer | Roche Chile

Healthcare

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Ariel scharfstein Levy

General Counsel | Nueva Unión

Materials and mining

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Bárbara Leighton

Legal manager, Chile and Perú | Unilever

Consumer products

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Carla Araya Pizarro

Head of Legal | Albemarle Corporation

Energy and utilities

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Carolina Orrego

Corporate Affairs and Compliance Manager  | Melón

Materials and mining

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Carolina Oyarzún Barrera

Vice president, associate general counsel, head of Latin America | Everest Insurance Chile

Insurance

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César Soto Cavieres    

VP Legal,Regulation and compliance officer | AFP Capital

Financials

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Christian Chadwick

General Counsel | Renewable Resources Group

Financials

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Claudia González Montt

 General counsel and external affairs officer | SMU

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Constanza Barrueto

General Counsel and Head of Administration | Inversiones Adriático

Financials

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Consuelo Mengual

Legal Director | Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional

Materials and mining

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Cristián Andrés De la Cruz Bauerle

Legal and compliance manager | Celeo Redes

Energy and utilities

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Cristián Florence Kauer

Legal director | Banco Santander Chile

Financials

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Cristián Toro Cañas

General Counsel | Itaú CorpBanca

Financials

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Cristián Venegas-Puga

General counsel, head of compliance | BTG Pactual

Financials

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Cristóbal Bermeosolo

Senior legal counsel, global contracts | Equinix

Information technology

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Cristóbal Somarriva

Director, Legal, Sustainability, and Corporate Affairs | Softys

Industrials and real estate

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Daniel Carvallo

Legal manager | CAP

Materials and mining

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Daniel Ocqueteau Moreno

General counsel | Quiboraxc

Industrials and real estate

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Daniela Hirsch

Head of legal, Chile and compliance officer, Latin America | Grünenthal

Healthcare

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Daniela Martínez

Head of legal, regulation and compliance | Essbio

Energy and utilities

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Daniela Silva

General Counsel | ENAP

Energy and utilities

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Eduardo Diez

Legal Director | Aguas Pacífico

Professional Services

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Elena Yubero Gonçalves

Attorney | Banco Ripley

Financials

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Felipe Barrera

Legal Director | Newrest

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Felipe Hermosilla Torres

Denior Legal Counsel | GHD

Energy and utilities

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Fernando Carmash

Compliance officer manager | Banco de Crédito e Inversiones - BCI

Financials

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Fernando Eyzaguirre

General Counsel | JPMorgan Chase

Financials

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Francisca Celedón

Attorney | Consorcio Seguros

Financials

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Giordano Peri

Legal Director | Hapag Lloyd

Transport and infrastructure

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Gustavo Wypych

Head of Legal | BHP

Materials and mining

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Héctor Herrera

Legal Director | MetLife Chile

Insurance

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Ignacio Díaz Sahr

Head of legal, EPC | Atlas Renewable Energy

Energy and utilities

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Ignacio Faraldo

Legal and compliance manager | Nova Austral

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Ignacio Morales

Head of legal Latam | UPL

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Ivana Domitrovic Grubisic

General counsel, South America | Air Products Group

Materials and mining

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Javier Bermeosolo

Legal Director | L'Oréal Group

Consumer products

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Javiera Estrada

Attorney | ENAMI – Empresa Nacional de Minería

Materials and mining

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Jean-Paul Azaro Silva

Legal head, LATAM South Pacific | GSK

Healthcare

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Joaquín Vicuña del Río

Legal Manager | JX Nippon Mining & Metals

Materials and mining

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Joaquín Erlbaun Martínez

Attorney | Inversiones Caburga

Financials

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Jorge Arab Massuh

Chief legal officer | Sungrow

Energy and utilities

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Jorge Gavilán Fernández

General counsel Chile and Latam | Sodexo

Commercial and professional services

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José Ignacio Peña

Chief legal officer | Forum Servicios Financieros

Financials

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José Tomás Palacios

Corporate General Counsel | SAAM

Transport and infrastructure

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Juan Carlos Urquidi

Manager, legal | Teck Resources

Materials and mining

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Juan Pablo Ossa Altamirano

General Counsel | Banagro

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Julio Valdivia

 Senior Legal Manager | Oracle

Information technology

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Karen Piddo

General Counsel | MH Inversiones

Commercial and professional services

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Lorena Barrientos

Head of legal division | ENAMI – Empresa Nacional de Minería

Materials and mining

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Macarena Vargas Losada

Legal vice president, general counsel | CODELCO

Materials and mining

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Manuel Hinojosa

Legal Manager | Engie

Energy and utilities

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Marcela Ortiz Lagos

Head of Legal | Mercado Libre

Consumer products

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Marco Antonio Muñoz

General counsel | Equitas Capital

Financials

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Maria José Becker

General counsel | Veltis

Industrials and real estate

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María Loreto Galaz

General counsel, Chile | Deloitte

Commercial and professional services

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María Paz

Gasvalpo | Gasvalpo

Energy and utilities

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Mariana Gómez Moffat

Managing director, legal, and CEO Chile | Credicorp Capital

Financials

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Mariangel Mandiola

Head of Legal Affairs | Mainstream Renewable Power

Energy and utilities

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Mauricio Santos Díaz

General counsel | Zurich

Insurance

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Minna Wang

Co-Director of Legal Department | Compañía General de Electricidad- CGE

Energy and utilities

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Mutsunori Abe

General Manager - Legal Division | M.C. Inversiones

Financials

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Natalia Fernández

General counsel | Enel Generación Chile

Energy and utilities

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Natalia Jiménez

Senior vice president, legal | Crystal Lagoons

Information technology

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Nicolás García

VP Legal- General Counsel | Orica Chile

Materials and mining

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Nicole Mulet Maturana

Gerente Legal Corporativo | Masisa

Consumer products

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Pablo Abell

Head of Legal Latam | Grenergy Renovables

Energy and utilities

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Pablo Advis

General Counsel | Liberty Mutual Group

Insurance

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Paola Arangua Ruiz

Chief legal officer and chief compliance officer | Grupo Sencorp

Industrials and real estate

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Paola Cifuentes

Legal manager | Anglo American

Materials and mining

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Pedro Pablo Cerda

 Director for Legal and Regulatory Affairs | ISA Interchile

Energy and utilities

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Rafael Bilbao Deramond

Vice president and general counsel, Chile | Scotiabank Chile

Financials

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Rafael Le-Bert

General counsel | Camanchaca

Consumer products

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Renzo Parodi

Head of Legal Latam  | Tata Consultancy Services

Information technology

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Rocío Amarilla-Páez

General counsel, sustainability and corporate affairs | Sierra Gorda SCM

Materials and mining

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Rodrigo Gutiérrez Marticorena

Lead legal counsel, Andean and South Cone Region | FedEx

Transport and infrastructure

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Rosario Fernández

Legal Coordinator | Nuveen Natural Capital

Financials

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Roxana Segura

Legal director | Adidas Chile

Consumer products

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Sebastián Palacios

Senior corporate counsel | Microsoft

Information technology

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Sebastián Sáez Rees

General Counsel and Compliance Officer | Sociedad Austral de Electricidad - SAESA

Energy and utilities

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Sebastián Schwember Augier

Senior manager, international legal affairs | SBA

Telecommunication services

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Sergio Rivera Lino

Head of legal | BNP Paribas Cardif Chile

Financials

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Solange González

Head of Legal Affairs | Marimaca

Materials and mining

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Soledad Quezada Silva

General Counsel Latam | The Weir Group

Industrials and real estate

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Tatiana Munro Cabezas

General counsel, Chile and lead counsel for Latin America | EY

Commercial and professional services

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Teresita García de la Huerta Vial

General Counsel | Sky Airline

Transport and infrastructure

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Valentina Gómez

General counsel | Porsche Chile

Consumer products

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Vicente Fernández Acuña

General Counsel | Aguas Horizonte

Materials and mining

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Ximena Santibanez

General Counsel | Walmart

Consumer products

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Alfredo Villegas

General counsel and secretary of the board | Banco de Chile

Financials

Andrés Medina

Attorney | Caja de Compensación Los Andes

Financials

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Andrés Díaz

Legal Manager | Mitsui & Co. (Chile)

Industrials and real estate

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Andrés Eyzaguirre Larraín

Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs | Nestlé Chile

Consumer products

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Andrés Palacios Braccesi

Legal and compliance director | Novo Nordisk

Healthcare

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Carmen Luz De la Carrera

General Counsel | HDI Seguros

Insurance

Christián Mella Madrid

Chief Legal Officer | Tenpo

Financials

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Claudia Farjat

Head of Legal | Novartis Chile

Healthcare

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Claudia Muñoz

Chief Legal Counsel | Transdev Chile

Transport and infrastructure

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Constanza Barrueto

General Counsel | Inversiones Adriático

Industrials and real estate

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Cristóbal Quezada

Head of Legal | Pepsico Chile

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Diego Peró Ovalle

Legal and people director | Bupa Chile

Healthcare

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Duncan Grob

General Counsel | Parque Arauco

Industrials and real estate

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Eduardo Rodríguez

Legal and corporate affairs director | Empresas Hites

Industrials and real estate

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Eduardo Tagle Gana

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Board | Transelec

Energy and utilities

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Fernanda Anguita

General Counsel | The Not Company

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Fernando Moyano Perez

Chief legal officer | Grupo Patio

Industrials and real estate

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Francisco Fuenzalida Jarpa

General Counsel | Chilquinta

Energy and utilities

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Gisela Candurra

Head of legal, compliance and data privacy, South LATAM | Merck Group

Healthcare

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Gonzalo Aguirre

General counsel | SQM - Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile

Materials and mining

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Gonzalo Montes

Legal director | Barrick

Materials and mining

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Gonzalo Smith

Chief legal and governance officer | Falabella

Consumer products

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Ignacio Saavedra Moreno

General counsel and corporate secretary | HSBC

Financials

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José Gabriel Palma

General counsel | Banchile Inversiones

Financials

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Juan Carlos Menció

General counsel | LATAM Airlines

Transport and infrastructure

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Juan Ignacio Macuada

Head of Legal and Compliance | Rabobank

Financials

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Juan José Valenzuela

General Counsel | Isapre Banmédica

Industrials and real estate

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Juan Pablo González

Legal Corporate Manager | Hortifrut

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Karol Oyanader

Director, Legal, Sustainability, and Regulatory Affairs | Statkraft Chile

Energy and utilities

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Manuel José Prieto

Head of Legal Americas | Sonnedix

Energy and utilities

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María Elena Humeres

General Counsel | Desarrollo País

Industrials and real estate

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María Paz Cerda

General Counsel | Wom

Telecommunications

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Matías Vial

Legal Manager | LarrainVial

Financials

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Matsunori Abe

General Manager - Legal Division | Mitsubishi Corporation

Consumer products

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Nicolás Lustig

General Counsel | Cencosud

Consummer products

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Pablo Advis

General counsel | Liberty Seguros Chile

Insurance

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Patricia Montt

Legal manager and corporate affairs | Watt's

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Patricio Enei

Legal vice president | Antofagasta Minerals

Materials and mining

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Paul de la Taille Trétinville Urrutia

Human Ressources and Legal Manager | IANSA

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Pedro Pablo Ballivian

Legal, Compliance and Sustainability Manager | ESVAL y Aguas del Valle

Energy and utilities

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Rafael Cox

Chief legal officer | CMPC

Industrials and real estate

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Rafael Egana

General Counsel | Vivocorp

Industrials and real estate

Raimundo Meneses

Legal Manager, Peru and Bolivia | Mastercard

Financials

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Sebastián Salgó Durán

Legal manager, tax | Banco Internacional

Financials

Teresita García de la Huerta

General counsel | Sky Airline

Transport and infrastructure

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Valdés Gutiérrez

General Counsel | Coca-Cola Embonor

Food, beverages and tobacco

Valeria González

General counsel | GNL Quintero

Transport and infrastructure

On behalf of The Legal 500, I am delighted to introduce the GC Powerlist: Chile 2025.

 

This edition recognises the general counsel and in-house legal teams who play an important role in shaping Chile’s legal and business landscapes. Through our research, we met with professionals who not only provide professional advice but also influence strategies, drive transformation, and help businesses thrive.

 

Today’s general counsel are stepping well beyond traditional roles. In Chile, they are central to business planning, navigation of complex regulations, supporting digital transformation, and guiding organisations with commercial foresight. The GC Powerlist: Chile 2025 celebrates those who pair deep legal expertise with the vision and leadership to create a lasting impact.

 

Paola Cifuentes, General Counsel at Anglo American, shares her perspective:

 

‘Legal work goes far beyond contracts; it can be a lever for transformation and impact.’ She also emphasises strength and adaptability: ‘It’s not just about reacting to events; it’s about shaping resilient pathways.’ For her, this extends to her team: ‘We often talk about diversity as a goal, but I see it as a condition for good leadership.’

 

Her words reflect a wider shift across the region. As Macarena Vargas Losada, Legal Vice President and General Counsel at Codelco, explains:

 

‘Remarkable lawyers need to think out of the box and shift from confrontation to collaboration, built on transparency, trust, and shared vision.’ She adds: ‘Empowering people to lead and thrive is a strategic imperative; because when individuals flourish, so do the organisations they belong to.’

 

We are proud to present this year’s GC Powerlist: Chile, a celebration of legal professionals who are redefining the future of corporate law and connecting local insight with global impact.

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GC Powerlist: Ireland 2025

On Tuesday 30th September, Legal 500 returned to Dublin to launch the GC Powerlist: Ireland 2025. In partnership with Matheson, it was an honour to welcome so many leading legal practitioners from across the country to celebrate in-house counsel.

The 2025 edition of the Legal 500 GC Powerlist: Ireland recognises a stellar cohort of senior in-house counsel, highlighting the integral role that they play in today’s complex and fast-evolving legal environment. The Powerlist initiative reflects the vital, and often industry-shaping, work that in-house teams carry out on a daily basis.

Isabel Caine, Editor – Corporate Counsel, opened the evening, before handing over to Michael Jackson, Managing Partner at Mathesons, to present his final Legal 500 Powerlist: Ireland. As his time as Managing Partner draws to a close, Jackson reflected on how the in-house role has transformed over the course of his tenure. He celebrated the productive relationship between in-house and external counsel, one that remains essential as both adapt to an ever-changing legal landscape.

Miriam Nagle, Group General Counsel at AIB, then delivered the keynote address. She shared the series of events that led to her transition in-house, the steep learning curve she faced when stepping into a company as its first in-house counsel, and what legal teams should consider as they look to the future. Nagle delivered a compelling reminder that in-house teams must always stay one step ahead, whether that’s in relation to sector trends, AI or cyber challenges.

The evening concluded with networking and canapés, as attendees reconnected with friends and former colleagues and engaged in lively discussion, making for a vibrant and memorable celebration.