Chile 2025
Supported by the Association of Corporate Counsel
Vice president, associate general counsel, head of Latin America | Everest Insurance Chile
VP Legal,Regulation and compliance officer | AFP Capital
 General counsel and external affairs officer | SMU
Legal and compliance manager | Celeo Redes
Director, Legal, Sustainability, and Corporate Affairs | Softys
Legal Director | Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America
General Counsel for Latin America | Air Products Group
General counsel Chile and Latam | Sodexo
Head of legal division | ENAMI – Empresa Nacional de MinerÃa
Co-Director of Legal Department | CompañÃa General de Electricidad- CGE
Chief legal officer and chief compliance officer | Grupo Sencorp
 Director for Legal and Regulatory Affairs | ISA Interchile
General counsel, sustainability and corporate affairs | Sierra Gorda SCM
Lead legal counsel, Andean and South Cone Region | FedEx
General Counsel and Compliance Officer | Sociedad Austral de Electricidad - SAESA
Senior manager, international legal affairs | SBA
General counsel, Chile and lead counsel for Latin America | EY
Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs | Nestlé Chile
Legal and corporate affairs director | Empresas Hites
Director, Legal, Sustainability, and Regulatory Affairs | Statkraft Chile
Human Ressources and Legal Manager | IANSA
Legal, Compliance and Sustainability Manager | ESVAL y Aguas del Valle
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.
It has been a pleasure for Legal 500 to present the 2026 edition of the GC Powerlist: Germany in Frankfurt, celebrating the outstanding in-house professionals shaping this jurisdiction’s corporate legal landscape. The evening reception took place in the Restaurant Opéra, a beautiful location at the heart of country’s legal and financial hub.
This year’s reception welcomed the stemmed senior in-house counsel community in Germany, celebrating the blend of strategic authority, operational precision, technological adoption, and principled leadership that defines Germany’s in-house legal community today.
Carmen Godoy, lead editor of this third edition of the GC Powerlist: Germany 2026, welcomed everyone in the room. It was wonderful to see some familiar faces from previous editions and a pleasure to welcome those featuring in the GC Powerlist for the first time.
Following Godoy’s introduction, Mr Florian Weisner, managing partner at FPS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft, our hosts of the evening, addressed the audience with valuable remarks highlighting the value of the professional and personal exchange in the legal sector in Germany. He was followed on the stage by Dr Dierk Schindler, vice president of legal innovation and head of legal services global purchasing and logistics at Robert Bosch. Our keynote speaker of the evening focused on highlighting one of the hot topics of the in-house legal sphere worldwide: legal developments surrounding AI.
In her remarks, Godoy unveiled the findings of this year’s research into Germany’s in-house legal market. From ensuring legal is decisively embedded in strategy, to integrating AI in the legal teams’ daily practice and operating under geopolitical and regulatory pressure. Germany’s general counsel are leading with transparency, accountability, and a clear sense of responsibility.
The GCs, CLOs, heads of legal and other senior in-house counsel in the room had many achievements to celebrate.
On behalf of the entire Legal 500 team, we extend our warmest congratulations to everyone included in this 2026 edition of the GC Powerlist: Germany.
We would also like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude FPS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft for joining us in recognising the exceptional talent driving progress across Germany’s in-house legal profession.
