BACS Abogados

Well known for handling financial crime and corporate misconduct mandates, BACS Abogados ‘stands out for its deep industry expertise, strategic thinking, and a results-driven mindset that consistently secures favourable outcomes’. Mandated by companies and individuals that face critical white-collar litigation, the sizeable practice has an enviable reputation for high-stakes economic crime cases and corporate compliance work; its expertise encompasses fraud, asset mismanagement and regulatory breaches across multiple jurisdictions. Defence-side case examples involving large-scale financial scandals and reputational issues include the team’s representation of Rodrigo Topelberg (a Factop and STF Capital Corredores de Bolsa (STF) minority shareholder), in a matter concerning fraudulent financing through forged invoices. Particularly focused on high-stakes litigation and regulatory compliance. Marcos Contreras specialises in white-collar and economic crime, financial fraud, money laundering, corporate governance and environmental offences; litigation and regulatory enforcement specialist Miguel Schürmann is ’a formidable force in litigation and dispute resolution’; Alejandro Awad consistently handles some of Chile’s most challenging white-collar crime, financial fraud and corruption cases; and José Pedro Silva's expertise spans corporate investigations, public sector fraud and regulatory enforcement. Also key to the department, Antonio Bascuñán's career includes acting as adviser to the Senate of the Republic of Chile during the development of Chile’s bribery legislation (Law 19695).