Dentons‘s competition practice specialises in antitrust litigation before the courts, with clients notably benefiting from the group’s ability to leverage the firm’s regional and global presence for antitrust work. Particularly focused on technology industry cases, recent mandates include dumping and abuse of dominant position matters. The antitrust department is led by Santiago Ried, who focuses on antitrust, dispute resolution and litigation; and has extensive experience in merger control issues, compliance work, litigation before the TDLC and FNE investigations. Fernanda Streeter is the associate to note.
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Testimonials
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- ‘What stands out most about the team is its ability to preempt risks and propose different legal alternatives.’
- ‘They have a genuine interest in understanding their clients when delivering their recommendations.'
- ‘Santiago Ried really wants to understand his client's business so as to offer the correct solutions, and to understand the legal risks to which clients are exposed. It is a real pleasure to work with him.’
Key clients
- Tenpo
- Magotteaux
- Amazon Web Services
- Despegar.com
- SumUp
- Alstom
- Metso
- Transap
- Coopeuch
- UPL
Work highlights
Represented fast food and restaurant trade association, ACHIGA, in a high-profile case before the TDLC against shopping malls, which concerned abusive clauses in a lease agreement.
Representing global payments fintech, SumUp, in high-profile litigation against local card payment operator Transbank for abuse of dominant position before the TDLC.
Representing global mining supplier company Magotteaux in a high-profile dumping investigation involving Chinese steel products.
Lawyers
Practice head
Santiago Ried