Baker McKenzie Chile

Baker McKenzie Chile's dispute resolution practice has longstanding expertise in litigation involving construction, infrastructure and energy projects. The 12-strong department is also mandated to act in large pension fund matters, as well as high-profile class actions involving Chilean companies from the retail, consumer, retirement and healthcare sectors. Recent highlights include acting for consumer goods company Essity, in a tissue cartel-related, $510m class action (obtaining full dismissal of the claims); and successfully representing retail company Cencosud in a class action lawsuit against Chile’s primary consumer protection agency SERNAC, in relation to sales during the Covid-19 pandemic. Leading the firm’s dispute resolution practice in Chile, Rodrigo Díaz de Valdés is a renowned litigator, whose experience includes acting for the Chilean State, as well as major companies, in case involving long-term energy contracts, construction, projects and investment protection; while Ignacio Naudon's broad litigation practice encompasses infrastructure projects, construction contracts, distribution agreements and class actions. In the associate pool, senior Juan Pablo Labbé, a January 2024 recruit from Jana & Gil Dispute Resolution, acts in international commercial and investor-state arbitration in the energy, infrastructure and public concessions sectors; while litigation and arbitration-focused lawyer Felipe Soza is particularly experienced in public, civil and commercial law matters.