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Competition and antitrust

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Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti

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With ‘extensive knowledge of the market and the regulatory body’s processes’, Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti routinely advises on consumer goods, services and transportation industry-related competition law issues. The ’technically-outstanding’ competition law practice is led by firm founder and energy sector specialist, Pedro Echeverría who focuses on abuse of dominant positions, cartel cases and merger control work. Flanking  Echeverría at senior associate level, Camila Appelgren is experienced in implementing internal antitrust guidelines and compliance programmes, along with employment-related antitrust issues and requests for information before the Chilean Antitrust Authority (FNE).
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

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  • ‘They are capable of providing high-level and sophisticated factual, technical, and legal advice on preventive (compliance), merger control, and litigation matters.’

  • ‘A deep level of understanding of clients’ businesses.’

  • ‘Lawyers who engage, commit, and become true advisers to clients.’

  • ‘Excellent professionals, with extensive knowledge of the market and the regulatory body's processes.’

  • ‘Closeness to the client and tireless dedication to achieving objectives.’

  • ‘A technically-outstanding firm that is very committed and ingenious.’

  • ‘Pedro Echeverría and Camila Appelgren have in-depth knowledge of their clients' commercial businesses.’

  • ‘Pedro Echeverría and Camila Appelgren are completely trusted by CEOs and GCs.’

Key clients

  • Coca-Cola Andina
  • Turbus (Empresa de Transportes Rurales)
  • Anglo American Sur
  • Caren
  • Cristalerías Toro
  • Hewlett-Packard Chile Comercial
  • Jedimar Inversiones
  • Sky Airline
  • Sociedad de Inversiones en Infraestructura
  • Re-ciclar
  • Servicios de Información YAPP
  • Garcés Fruit

Work highlights

Advised Coca-Cola Andina on its commercial policies and practices, as well as its competition law compliance programme.
Advised Jedimar Inversiones on the acquisition of Derco’s spare parts unit from Inchcape, which included advice on market definitions, a competition impact analysis, and the notification procedure for the concentration operation.
Represented Hewlett Packard Chile Comercial before the Antitrust Court, in a contentious case involving allegations of anti-competitive practices.

Practice head

Pedro Echeverría