Matías Balmaceda

Compliance/Criminal Litigation

Founding partner at BCP Abogados. Attorney and graduate in Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law at Universidad Finis Terrae. He holds a Diploma in Criminal Procedure Reform from Universidad Alberto Hurtado, as well as Diplomas in Updates and Perspectives on Anti-Narcotics Legislation and in Criminal Law and Public Defense.

Mr. Balmaceda specializes in compliance and criminal litigation, with extensive experience in the design and implementation of crime prevention models, which have been applied in more than 150 companies across diverse economic sectors. Earlier in his career, he served as a Public Defender.

He has an outstanding academic trajectory, having taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Litigation, and Compliance at some of the country’s leading universities, including Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de Chile, Universidad Finis Terrae, Universidad Mayor, Universidad Austral de Valdivia, among others.

Mr. Balmaceda is a recognized opinion leader on compliance and economic crimes for the media, and he systematically participates in conferences, forums, and discussion panels on his areas of expertise. He is co-author of the publication “New Statute on Economic Crimes in Chile – Law 21.595 – 2023” together with BCP partners Francisco Cox and Juan Ignacio Piña.

He has been recognized by prestigious international legal rankings such as The Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, and Leaders League in the areas of compliance and white-collar crime. Notably, he was distinguished as Lawyer of the Year in Compliance by The Legal 500 in both 2023 and 2024 version.

Co-author of the publication “New Statute on Economic Crimes in Chile – Law 21.595 – 2023” together with BCP partners Francisco Cox and Juan Ignacio Piña.

He has vast experience in the academic field:

-Professor in the Compliance Diploma Program, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

-Professor of Criminal Law, Universidad Finis Terrae.

-Professor of Criminal Law I, Universidad Mayor.

-Professor of Litigation Skills in the Diploma Program on Subcontracting, University of Chile.

-Director and Professor, Diploma Program in Oral Litigation, Universidad Finis Terrae.

-Professor of Criminal Procedural Law, Universidad Finis Terrae.

-Professor of Oral Litigation, Universidad Finis Terrae.

-Professor of Oral Litigation Skills, Santo Tomás Corporation.

-Professor of Criminology, Universidad Mayor de Temuco.

-Lecturer in Oral Litigation Skills, Diploma Program on Criminal Procedure Reform, Universidad Austral de Valdivia.