Prieto Abogados

Prieto Abogados' ‘partners and associates handle cases perfectly’. The firm's second largest practice area, the litigation department consistently appears before both ordinary courts and arbitrators in disputes concerning energy, construction, real estate and the retail sector. The six-member group is also increasingly mandated in relation to contentious aquaculture, construction, engineering, investment fund, food, and cosmetics sector matters, and it additionally assists with public law litigation. The disputes group is co-led by real estate, construction and antitrust litigator Fernando Samaniego; and arbitration expert Alberto González V. The department further comprises associates Agustín Prado, who ’provides a very good level of service’; and Cristóbal Ipinza, who also specialises in litigation and arbitration. Former counsel Juan Pablo Riesco left the firm in May 2024. Since publication, the firm has promoted seniors Agustín Prado and María Jesús Becerra to practice directors for arbitration & litigation, and white-collar crime, respectively - effective as of April 2025.