Barros Silva Varela & Vigil

Barros Silva Varela & Vigil‘s competition, antitrust and regulated markets practice acts in both litigation before Chile’s Antitrust Court (TDLC) and investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor (FNE). The team also advises on FNE merger control procedures, including merger and minority acquisition filings. Other notable areas are compliance, exclusive dealings, vertical integrations and collusion among competitors. A former name partner at legacy firm Bulnes, Urrutia & Bustamante, José Manuel Bustamante‘s practice encompasses litigation before the TDLC, Supreme Court, and Antidumping and Safeguard Commission. Bustamante also assists with compliance programmes, FNE investigations, merger control procedures, competitor and distributor relations, and pricing and commercial policies. In the senior associate team, Jorsua Arancibia acts in antitrust litigation, while Francisca Ossa advises telecoms, banking, energy, construction and payment systems clients on competition law.