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Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados

Competition/Antitrust

Latin America Guide 2026 : Chile


Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados

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The boutique law firm is well known for its mastery in the field and its solid and experienced team. Every year this law firm assumes a selected number of cases, characterized for their complexity and economic relevance, which ensures that at least two partners are directly involved in each case or matter.

The team is well recognized for the comprehensive and innovative advice offered to their clients, assisting with all aspects of competition law, including transactions, investigations before the regulatory agencies, litigation, compliance programs, legal opinions and day-to-day advisory matters.

Key types of work:

- All aspects of competition law, including transactions, investigations before the regulatory agencies, litigation before the Competition Tribunal and the Supreme Court.

- Compliance programs.

- Legal opinions.

- Day-to-day advisory matters.

Key Clients:

- Banco BCI in a claim filed by the National Economic Prosecutor before the Antitrust Tribunal.

- Salcobrand in the successful agreement with SERNAC in a class action

- Sociedad Nacional de Pesca (SONAPESCA) in three claims before the Antitrust Court (TDLC) against The Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture.

- Ariztía in a class action filed by Conadecus (Consumer Association) requesting damages for an amount of USD 800 million.

- Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. in an investigation before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office regarding the forestry market.

Clients (8)

  • Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.
  • Ariztía
  • Sociedad Nacional de Pesca (SONAPESCA)
  • Salcobrand
  • Banco BCI
  • Aquabench S.A
  • Compañía Marítima Chilena S.A.
  • Farmacéutica Medcell Ltda

Industries (13)

  • Banking and Financial Market
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Insurance
  • Commercial and Professional Services
  • Retail
  • Food Industry
  • Fisheries and Fishing L
  • Energy
  • Entertainment
  • Telecommunication
  • Forestry & Paper
  • Transport
  • Software & Computer Services

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Competition/Antitrust - Chile

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For
Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados is a respected law firm that possesses experience advising key Chilean clients from a wide range of industries on contentious mandates in the competition field. The team has remarkable strengths for clients in non-contentious matters, including in antitrust litigation before the TDLC, and also compliance programmes and FNE investigations.

Work Highlights

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  • Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados represented Pfizer in a lawsuit before the TDLC in a claim against them for alleged anticompetitive conducts in the context of exclusionary abuse and unfair competition.

Strengths

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  • Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados' team stands out for their vast knowledge of the law and their strategic approach when defining legal and economic arguments.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentLatin America

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Juan Sebastián Valdés
    Band 4Juan Sebastián Valdés

    Juan Sebastián Valdés

    Co-head of department Juan Sebastián Valdés routinely represents clients in anti-competitive behaviour claims before the TDLC.
    • Juan Sebastián Valdés' quality as a lawyer and as a person makes him stand out. He also has the ability to make complex issues seem easy.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentLatin America

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