A ‘standout choice in the banking and finance sector’, Baker McKenzie Chile's multidisciplinary team is mandated by commercial, merchant and investment banks, along with other financial institutions and corporate borrowers, on a vast array of deals. The six-member team has significant experience in project financing, corporate loans and refinancing, as well as acquisition finance, derivatives, securitisation and regulatory matters. The practice also comprises lawyers who regularly advise both borrowers and lenders on New York law-governed projects and corporate financings (alongside the firm’s New York lawyers). Highlights for the department include advising Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), -as facility agent, general security agent and lender- on an $800m syndicated loan facility to Tianqui Lithium Australia Investments 1 Pty; and assisting Tesla with drafting and negotiating an innovative retail finance cooperation agreement. Leading the banking and finance practice group in Chile, Sebastián Vivanco specialises in banking regulatory issues, derivatives and project financing; while transactional expert Jaime Munro is experienced in corporate finance, capital markets and securitisation. The practice further includes Cristóbal Larrain, whose broad expertise encompasses banking and finance work; and senior associate José Ignacio Berner, who advises Chilean and international companies on banking and finance matters.
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The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
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Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Sebastián Vivanco; Jaime Munro