Fielding ‘excellent professionals with extensive experience’, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría's 24-member practice advises on both transactional and general corporate matters. The M&A and corporate team focuses on contractual and commercial law, along with significant M&A deals, divestitures, joint ventures, spin-offs and other strategic transactions; its sector expertise ranges from energy, finance, mining, forestry and agriculture, to infrastructure, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and technology. M&A, private equity and corporate law specialist Federico Grebe is ’an exceptional leader who is dedicated to his clients’; Chile country manager Juan Pablo Wilhelmy advises on corporate reorganisations, foreign investments, mergers and joint ventures, as well as commercial contract negotiations; Alberto Pulido's wide-ranging practice includes shareholder agreement drafting; and Andrés Sanfuentes maintains a broad M&A workload. Other key figures are Guillermo Vial, who focuses on corporate and M&A matters, as well as project finance and capital markets; Nicolás Santana, whose career includes working as an international associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s New York office; and January 2025-promoted partner Constanza Rodríguez, who ‘focuses on achieving the committed objective in a timely manner’. At principal associate level, Josefina Joannon advises foreign and local investors on M&A deals involving private and listed companies, as well as asset acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, and corporate governance; and Martín Cruzat is also an experienced corporate and commercial practitioner.
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Federico Grebe; Andrés Sanfuentes; Juan Pablo Wilhelmy; Alberto Pulido; Carlos Alberto Reyes; Nicolás Santana; Guillermo Vial; Constanza Rodríguez







