With ‘a practical approach that is sensitive to clients’ business needs’, Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos’ large team acts on the full range of competition law matters, including both litigation and advisory work; and its track record encompasses cartel litigation, unilateral conduct investigations and merger control work. On the compliance side, the group is notably active in relation to the energy, retail, infrastructure and logistics sectors, as well as fast-moving consumer goods and retail clients. Clients additionally benefit from the practice’s ability to leverage the intellectual property (IP) expertise of its sister-firm Sargent & Krahn, in relation to the intersection of competition and IP rights. Antitrust practice head Juan Cristóbal Gumucio, who assists with litigation, market investigations and merger control proceedings, is ‘always able to offer expert advice’; and Gerardo Varela’s workload includes antitrust and litigation mandates, along with corporate law and M&A. At senior associate level, Camila Rojas and José Manuel Donoso both advise on antitrust and corporate matters, while Catalina González is ‘a lawyer who knows this subject very well’; and at the more junior end, Andrés Hananía and José Luis García Marcelo Mayor complete the team. Former senior associate Cristóbal Lema departed the firm in August 2024 to study in the UK, while former associate Macarena Boeri left for an in-house role in March 2025.
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- ‘The team is very available and proactive. They are very responsive and dedicated to understanding their clients' contexts and activities.’
- ‘A highly prepared and well-disposed team. They deliver consulting services that demonstrate their knowledge in the field, as well as a practical approach that is sensitive to clients’ business needs.’
- ‘They have a competitive approach and a practical focus, and are well-versed in the FNE criteria.’
- ‘There are few antitrust law teams that work in such a mainstreaming way, in which juniors, seniors, and partners have good coordination, transcending different knowledge and points of view. These are the kinds of things that make a team great and the type of advice needed for a company to grow.’
- ‘Cariola's team is highly professional and open to new technologies that make the delivered product more attractive. All highly qualified and have a great understanding of this subject.’
- ‘Juan Cristóbal Gumucio is very involved in every aspect of the work mandated. He is well acquainted with the business drivers and always able to offer expert advice.’
Key clients
- Warner Bros Discovery
- Nutreco
- Skretting
- American Airlines
- Cámara Innovación Farmacéutica
- Bekaert
- APM Terminals
- Confederación De La Producción Y Del Comercio
- The Coca-Cola Company
- Unilever
- EDF Energy
Work highlights
Representing Google in three lawsuits filed by media companies (newspapers and radio network), regarding the search and ad tech businesses.
Defending CDF, the Chilean Football Channel, before the SupremeCourt, regarding a record fine imposed by the TDLC for alleged abuse of dominant position.
Defending Skretting Chile against an alleged cartel case brought by the FNE against fish feed producers.
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Practice head
Juan Cristóbal Gumucio; Gerardo Varela