The full-service competition and antitrust practice at DLA Piper Chile consistently leverages the expertise of the Santiago office’s corporate and M&A departments for major transactions and compliance programmes. Other key areas include anti-competitive behaviour investigations (so as to prevent potential risks) and Chilean National Competition Authority (FNE)-conducted market studies. The three-member group also acts in litigation before Chile’s Competition Court (TDLC), as well as civil suits for anti-competitive behaviour. With over 20 years’ experience in antitrust matters, firm founder and senior counsel Felipe Bahamondez acts in TDLC litigation, FNE investigations and merger control procedures; of counsel Sofía O’Ryan's career includes working at the FNE for seven years; and mid-level associate Bárbara Galetovic advises clients from the consumer, retail, technology, aviation and industrial sectors. Since publication, O'Ryan has left the firm to establish her own practice - effective as of November 2025.
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Key clients
- Giddings Fruit
Work highlights
Advised Giddings Fruit on the assessment of the necessity of a notification process before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, and the filing before the United States Competition Authority and the Mexican Competition Authority (regarding its sale to Frutura).
Practice head
Felipe Bahamondez
Other key lawyers
Trinidad Puga