ACU Abogados

ACU Abogados
Website: www.acuycia.cl
Tel: +56 2 32396660

Managing Partners: Santiago Achurra and Pablo Undurraga
Number of partners: 4 (Arturo Costabal, Nicolás Atkinson, Pablo Undurraga and Santiago Achurra)
Number of associates: 11
Languages: English/Spanish

Firm Overview:
ACU Abogados is renowned emerging Chilean law firm which offers a comprehensive range of legal services. Since its establishment in 2019, the firm has built a solid reputation over its four-year history by cultivating enduring client relationships and delivering first-class legal service with efficiency and dedication. ACU Abogados specializes in corporate law, M&A, real estate, energy, and venture capital providing services to relevant payers un these sectors. The firm’s team of highly qualified attorneys share a forward-thinking and comprehensive legal perspective which attracts clients who also embrace their vision, not only of the legal practice, but also on broader business objectives. ACU Abogados is committed to being recognized for its innovative and modern approach to legal practice, regarding both the services provided and the firm’s internal corporate culture.

Main Areas of Practice and contacts: 

Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions: ACU Abogados regularly advises clients offering a proven track record in complex M&A transactions and a wide spectrum of general corporate matters. The firm has a team with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, and private bidding processes both for acquisitions and divestitures. In such matters we advise local and international investors and companies, giving general business advice for their investments in Chile. Our legal advice also reaches executives, board and committee members, investment funds, financial institutions, acquiring closely and publicly held companies. Contacts: Pablo Undurraga and Santiago Achurra

Real Estate and Construction Law: ACU Abogados has an innovative real estate legal practice, which spans a diverse array of real estate projects and assets. The firm advises its clients in all matters related to real estate, encompassing everything from land or project acquisition and sale to financing, its development, lease contracts, capitalization, distributions of projects, restructuring and construction. Contact: Arturo Costabal.

Energy & Natural Resources: ACU Abogados offers extensive experience in transactional and regulatory matters in the energy industry. Firm clients include companies engaged in all areas of the energy industry, including transmission, distribution, and generation. Energy and Natural Resources Department not only is recognized for understanding the regulation and the energy industry, but also for its legal criteria to solve the most complex challenges encountered within the energy sector, always aligned with client’s commercial interests, and optimizing desired outcomes. Contact: Nicolás Atkinson.

Venture Capital: ACU Abogados has extensive experience in the venture capital and private equity industries. The firm is a trusted advisor to venture capital investment funds, offering legal advice that spans funds formation, interaction with key Chilean public entities such as CMF, CORFO, and SII and in their investments in local and foreign companies, including the due diligence review, negotiation of investment documents, and strategical advice in corporate governance and tax planning. Moreover, the firm advises and supports entrepreneurs in the formation of their companies, capital rounds and internationalization processes. Contact: Pablo Undurraga.

Agribusiness: ACU Abogados has a significant role advising clients in the agribusiness sector –particularly with presence industries such as fruit, wine, and food production. – and has extensive experience in such sectors and the related technical matters, allowing us to provide comprehensive and effective advice for the legal requirements related to the agribusiness sector. Contact: Arturo Costabal and Santiago Achurra.

Project Finance: ACU Abogados stands as a trusted advisor to prominent national and international companies embarking in projects in Chile. Renowned for its commitment with excellence, ACU Abogados provides comprehensive guidance across the entire project lifecycle. This spans aspects such as financing, permit obtention, negotiation with third parties and strategic management of interactions with authorities and governmental bodies. Contact: Nicolás Atkinson.

Labour & Employment: ACU Abogados distinguishes itself as a leading provider of comprehensive legal guidance in labor related matters, encompassing contracting processes and termination of labor relations and compensation packages structuring. The firm has focused on internal due diligence reviews (internal audits) and compliance. Firm's lawyers commonly lead collective bargaining negotiations and have extensive experience in subcontracting and labor law litigation. Contact: Paula Escobar.

Tax: ACU Abogados delivers comprehensive advice in connection with tax planning, to individuals, corporations, foundations, and commercial organizations. The firm robustly represents its clients in tax audits, administrative proceedings, and tax litigation in general. Contact: Arturo Costabal.

Family Companies: ACU Abogados offers a meticulous and strategic approach to high-net-worth families in Chile, their controllers, and owners, providing tailor-made and personalized solutions, in their business and investments, always ensuring the well-being of the family. Contact: Arturo Costabal.

Water Law: Our firm has extensive experience advising clients in the agroindustry, hydroelectric and sanitary sectors. ACU Abogados provides counsel in a comprehensive array of matters pertaining to water use, forming multi-disciplinary teams to have innovative strategies that harmonize with the present availability of water. Contact: Miguel Angel Contreras.

Clients:
Among the firm's relevant clients are multinational companies, local companies, start-ups, investments funds, family offices, project developers (local and foreign), public organs and business and trade associations.