‘Characterised by its total commitment to serving clients’, Prieto Abogados’ is consistently mandated by major national clients to act in high-stakes contentious and non-contentious cases before the Competition Court (TDLC) and Supreme Court. The team also covers investigations before the National Competition Authority (FNE), as well as antitrust-related preventive work. The experience of competition law expert Benjamín Grebe covers preventive advice; FNE-conducted investigations; and representing clients in litigation before the TDLC and Chile’s Supreme Court, while antitrust specialist Andrea Von Chrismar (who was promoted to the partnership in Janaury 2025) is highly focused on markets where economic regulation interacts with competition law. Von Chrismar’s workload ranges from compliance issues to FNE matters and TDLC-related disputes. In the firm’s associate pool, senior Vicente Tapia is a key member of both the antitrust and insolvency and reorganisation teams; Javier Albornoz advises company clients on compliance issues, along with acting before both Chile’s FNE and TDLC; Carolina Soto Stuardo‘s career includes working as an in-house lawyer for mining company Andes Iron; and Constanza Moreno Aedo is an experienced litigator.
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‘Highly respected in the industry.’
‘They have a friendly and courteous approach to handling cases and they achieve their goals.’
‘Prieto is a traditional office, but one that takes great care of its talent. Clients often praise them for their excellent relationship with associates.’
‘The quality of their work is high, and they connect with businesses in a natural way.
‘The important thing is that its people are collaborative, understand businesses quickly, and develop innovative solutions outside the box.’
‘They are able to share their experience and knowledge from their respective areas, and, equally or more importantly, they know how to be a partner to GCs.’
Key clients
- Aguas Andinas
- DP World San Antonio
- Banco Internacional
- Inversiones La Construcción
- Engie Energía Chile
- Isapre Consalud
- Delivery Hero E Commerce Chile
- Nippon Yusen Kaisa
- Luval
- Esmax
- Total Energies
- Enex
Work highlights
Advising Aguas Andinas on a non-contentious tariff-setting procedure regarding sanitary services.
Advising Inversiones La Construcción on a non-contentious proceeding initiated by Conadecus before the TDLC, so as to recommend the enactment of a law regulating conglomerates in Chile.
Acting for DP World San Antonio, as defendant to FNE-initiated litigation proceedings, which concern the allegation of abuse of dominant position, in relation to security fees charged by the main ports of the Valparaíso region.
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Practice head
Benjamín Grebe; Andrea Von Chrismar