LAWYER PROFILE

Octavio Bofill

Latin America 2027

Bofill Mir Abogados

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Corporate/M&A: The Elite

Chile

1 year ranked

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Chile

3 years ranked

Banking & Finance

Chile

19 years ranked

About

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Latin America

Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A; Capital Markets; Banking and Finance; Restructuring and Insolvency.

Career

Founding partner Octavio Bofill has dedicated his more than 30 years of practice to corporate matters, especially mergers and acquisitions, financing, restructuring and insolvency, and capital markets, among others, both at the local and international level. Octavio has also acted in countless major local and cross-border M&A transactions, as well as on behalf of issuers and investors in capital markets operations.

He has been a professor of Commercial Law at the University of Chile for over 20 years. He is also a member of the list of arbitrators at the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and has been a member of the panel of arbitration of concessions agreements at the Ministry of Public Works since 2010.

Professional Memberships

Member, Panel of arbitrators for concessions agreements, Ministry of Public Works;

Member, List of arbitrators of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce;

Member, Chilean Institute of Commercial Law;

International Bar Association (IBA);

Member of the Board for several open and closed corporations;

Member, Chilean Bar Association.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Latin America

Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Chile

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Stellar partner and head of department Octavio Bofill is a renowned figure in Chile's M&A and corporate fields. He is often sought out to represent clients in complex transactions, including cross-border deals.

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Chile

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Octavio Bofill is noted for his skills in restructuring matters in Chile by market commentators. He has experience representing debtors and creditors in reorganisation and insolvency processes.

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Banking & Finance - Chile

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Partner and co-head of department Octavio Bofill offers a multidisciplinary approach to lead complex structurings and restructurings of financing agreements.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Octavio Bofill's transactional leadership is exceptional, as he has a rare ability to distil complex Chilean issues for clients unfamiliar with the market and his advice consistently shapes key decisions that drive successful outcomes. He is incisive, exceptionally sharp, fast, highly responsive and completely committed to his clients.
Corporate/M&A: The EliteChambers Latin America
Octavio Bofill is an excellent lawyer with impeccable handling of commercial, corporate and M&A matters. His advice is always thorough and comprehensive while remaining firmly grounded in the commercial realities and implications of each situation.
Corporate/M&A: The EliteChambers Latin America
Octavio Bofill is an industry leader and a true expert.
Bankruptcy/RestructuringChambers Latin America
Octavio Bofill provides us with comprehensive advice and has a commercial perspective and approach that facilitates negotiations.
Banking & FinanceChambers Latin America