Cisternas Concha y Compania Abogados

Cisternas Concha y Compania Abogados is a standout firm in Chile’s public law arena, known for its pragmatic, high-level counsel on complex constitutional and administrative issues. The firm advises across the full regulatory spectrum, including public contracts, permitting, sectoral sanctioning procedures and administrative disputes, both in pre-litigation strategy and before Chile’s highest courts. The team has carved out a specialist niche representing public bodies in high-stakes litigation, with one notable clients being the Superintendency of Casinos, which the practice has advised on leading numerous judicial disputes concerning operating permits, administrative sanctions, and the landmark revocation of a casino licence (now the subject of an ongoing $12m collateral enforcement action). The team also advises a number of municipalities - including Lo Barnechea, Huechuraba, and Vitacura - in multimillion-dollar disputes, constitutional inapplicability claims, and public infrastructure litigation. Practice head and founding partner Mauricio Cisternas Morales brings deep public sector expertise, having held key roles at FLACSO, the Chilean Association of Municipalities and the Ministry of Interior. Jaime Concha Puigrredon is a seasoned advisor on procurement and regulatory disputes, and previously represented Chile at the CDS/Unasur in Argentina. Jaime Pilowsky Greene, a former congressman with an extensive public sector trajectory, provide strategic insight into probity and institutional litigation. Recently promoted to senior counsel, Maximiliano Ravest Ibarra strengthens the team with his litigation practice and municipal law experience from the Ministry of Homeland Security and multiple local governments. Associate Cristián Rodríguez Gángale departed the firm in December 2024.