María José Henríquez

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Partner María José Henríquez, head of the antitrust practice, specializes in competition law/antitrust, with vast experience in litigation and in advising on matters regarding competition, mergers and acquisitions and compliance. She has experience representing clients before the Chilean competition authorities on M&A transactions and in complex investigations and litigation of anticompetitive conduct.

Career

Partner at Morales & Besa. She joined the firm in 2016. Prior to that, in 2012 she was appointed as Head of the Anti-Cartel Unit until 2016. Between 2008 and 2010 she worked as a lawyer at the FNE were she focused her practice in litigating before the Competition Tribunal.

Professional Memberships

Ms. Henríquez is a member of Red Procompetencia, organization that gathers female competition experts, both lawyers and economists.

Publications

Her latest publication is “Hub & Spoke Collusion in Chile”, article included in the book "Desafíos para la Competencia en Iberoamérica", Thomson Reuters, 2019.

Personal

Master of Laws (LL.M.), in Trade Regulation and Antitrust, New York University Law School (2011).

Law degree, graduated magna cum laude, Universidad de Chile, Law School (2004).

Certificate in Regulation and Competition, Universidad de Chile Business School (2010).