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Daniel Gatica

Daniel Gatica

Latin America 2027

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Nelson Contador & Compañía Abogados
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Ranked in 1 practice area

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Chile

2 years ranked

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Latin America

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Partner, Nelson Contador Rosales Abogados & Consultores

Attorney, Universidad Alberto Hurtado (2016). LL.M., King's College London (2024).

Nearly a decade of experience in insolvency and restructuring, advising debtors, creditors and boards of directors across judicial reorganisation and liquidation proceedings under Law No. 20,720 on Insolvency and Re-entrepreneurship.

Education:

• LL.M., King's College London, United Kingdom (2024)

• Diploma in Regulatory Enforcement and Administrative Sanctions Law, Universidad de los Andes (2016)

• Attorney, Universidad Alberto Hurtado (2016)

Specialisation:

Reorganisation and liquidation proceedings under Law No. 20,720, with a particular focus on the interaction between insolvency law and corporate governance — including directors' duties in the vicinity of insolvency and the position of shareholders and creditors in distressed companies.

Professional Memberships

• Member of INSOL International

Publications

Academic activity:

• Author, "El directorio de una sociedad anónima frente al estado de insolvencia: algunas reflexiones en el contexto de un vacío regulatorio" (The Board of a Corporation Facing Insolvency: Reflections on a Regulatory Gap), Revista Actualidad Jurídica, Universidad del Desarrollo (2025).

• Speaker, "Tensiones que surgen en la relación entre el directorio y los accionistas en un escenario de insolvencia" (Tensions Between the Board and Shareholders in an Insolvency Scenario), Fifth Chilean Insolvency Law Conference (December 2025).

• Speaker, "El directorio de una sociedad anónima frente a la insolvencia" (The Board of a Corporation Facing Insolvency), Fourth Chilean Insolvency Law Conference, Universidad del Desarrollo Law School (September 2024).

• Speaker, "La declaración de mala fe prevista en la reforma a la ley concursal" (The Declaration of Bad Faith Under the Insolvency Law Reform), Third Chilean Insolvency Law Conference.

• Teaching Assistant, Legal Clinic for Vulnerable Persons, Universidad Alberto Hurtado (2017–2018).

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  • Daniel Gatica possesses a profound analytical mind. He consistently aligns with our objectives.

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