DLA Piper Chile’s three-member data privacy practice routinely advises on data protection impact assessments, legitimate interest evaluations, and Return on Physical Assets (ROPA) analyses. The team also covers privacy policies and compliance programmes, as well as managing data breaches, fulfilling notification obligations, conducting risk assessments and handling exposure mitigation. It additionally assesses the privacy implications of emerging technologies, such as AI, the Internet of Things (IoT), biometrics, and blockchain. Other notable areas include contract reviews, employee training, and international data transfer-related compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The practice is led by widely-respected data governance and privacy regulation specialist, Macarena Gatica, an October 2025 partner recruit from Alessandri & Compañía Abogados (Alessandri); while associate Ignacia Ormeño (also a recent hire from Alessandri) advises primarily insurance, healthcare and retail sector clients on data protection, cybersecurity, technology and digital media. Former counsel Carla Illanes exited the firm in late 2025.
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- The data team has the advantage of understanding the client's operations and adapting to their timelines and requirements.
- Macarena Gatica combines three things in a rare way: technical expertise, practical judgement, and excellent client relations. She has the ability to understand complex issues, organise them effectively, and translate them into concrete, prioritised, and applicable recommendations. In these types of projects, where there is considerable regulatory ambiguity and a great deal of coordination between different areas, this generates tremendous value. Furthermore, clients highlight her availability, professionalism, clarity of explanation, and a very reliable and constructive work style. Clients always see her as helpful, focused on solutions, and highly collaborative throughout the entire process. Beyond her professional level, she has a human touch that makes working with her easy, even in demanding environments. Macarena excels not only for her knowledge of privacy and data, but also for her sound judgement, her understanding of the business, and her ability to guide real-world implementations, not just diagnoses. Recommended with complete confidence.
- This team has extensive knowledge of their clients' businesses. Led by Macarena Gatica, they possess expertise in the banking sector and are skilled at implementing data protection measures. This level of understanding between legal matters and the banking industry is not reflected in other firms.
- Macarena Gatica has the most experience within law firms in this field and, to achieve that experience, she knows the business very well and, above all, knows how to apply practical issues in a simple way and in accordance with the risk appetite of the business.
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