Pellegrini & Rencoret Abogados
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The 15-strong practice at boutique legal practice Pellegrini & Rencoret Abogados ‘presents potential arbitrations objectively, clearly explaining the probabilities of success and failure’. Recent highlights include representing large gold mining company, Gold Fields, in two arbitrations against construction company, Sigdo Koppers, in relation to the construction of a gold mine processing plant. The department is co-led by longstanding arbitration expert Julio Pellegrini; and Fernando Zúñiga, who oversees the majority of the firm’s construction cases. The practice further showcases Pedro Rencoret, an expert in contractual claims, unfair competition, consumer law, and disputes that necessitate economic analysis; and dispute resolution specialist Diego Ramos. In the associate pool, Bernardo Aylwin acts in domestic and international arbitrations, as well as antitrust matters and civil and commercial litigation; while Fernando Gazzella (a December 2025 returnee further to completing an LLM in Spain) focuses on consumer litigation.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- The firm's lawyers' main differentiator is their deep commitment and ability to provide highly sophisticated advice with a pragmatic approach. Unlike their competitors, they stand out for the partners' genuine and continuous involvement at every stage of each engagement, ensuring that the established strategy is executed with precision. Their best qualities are assertiveness, technical rigor, and an excellent capacity for teamwork with the client.
- Highly involved in the process. Proactive and always available. Above all, very effective.
Key clients
- Resource Capital Fund
- Gold Fields
Work highlights
Representing Gold Fields in two arbitrations against Sigdo Koppers, regarding the Salares Norte Project in Chile.

