The 10-strong consumer goods and retail practice at Baker McKenzie Chile is is best known for class action litigation against both SERNAC and consumer associations. Delivering ‘outstanding legal support’, the team’s expertise covers product liability and recalls; compliance with advertising regulations for alcohol, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food and beverages; and compliance with consumer-related information obligations. The department’s principal figures are class action specialist Rodrigo De Valdés, who also leads the dispute resolution practice in Chile; Valentina Venturelli, an expert in healthcare, life sciences, and intellectual and industrial property who is also experienced in coexistence agreements, consumer protection, advertising, and licence and distribution agreements; and Ignacio Naudon, whose disputes caseload encompasses class actions. Senior associate Juan Ignacio Donoso assists with day-to-day consumer issues, class actions and individual litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Outstanding legal support.’
Key clients
- HDI Securities
- Abbott
- Isapre Consalud
- HP
- Cencosud
- Essity
- Aguas Antofagasta
- Colgate-Palmolive
- Cela Cosmetics
- AFP Habitat
- Black & Decker
- Costanera Norte
Work highlights
Represented hygiene product manufacturer SCA in connection with two class actions (submitted by SERNAC and consumer association CONADECUS), which claimed that SCA breached consumer law through a price-fixing cartel with CMPC.
Representing Cencosud in a class action filed by SERNAC for infringements to the Consumer Protection Act, regarding sales on its e-commerce website Paris.cl during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defending Aguas de Antofagasta, a large water distributor company, in a class action brought by SERNAC and CONADECUS before the civil courts, following an interruption of service caused by damage to the electrical system of Antofagasta's main water treatment plant.
Practice head
Rodrigo Díaz de Valdés; Valentina Venturelli