Rodrigo Ochagavía
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Provided by Rodrigo Ochagavía
Practice Areas
Reorganization and Insolvency, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Business Organizations.
Experience
Rodrigo Ochagavía has extensive experience in Corporate Finance, including Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions and Energy.
He has represented a broad range of clients, including lenders, borrowers, purchasers, sellers, governments, investors, financial advisers, issuers, credit enhancers and underwriters. In the energy sector he has represented generators, transmission and distribution companies.
He was one of the two most voted Chilean lawyers in a survey conducted by Latin Lawyer in 2003 choosing the twenty best Chilean lawyers under forty years of age. He also has been chosen as one of the leading Chilean practitioners in Banking and Finance, Projects, Energy and Mergers and Acquisitions by Chambers and Partners; in Banking and Capital Markets by Who’s Who Legal; and in Banking and Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions by IFLR.
Is a professor of Business Law at the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Master in Business Law at Universidad de los Andes.
He is a member of the Chilean Bar Association and the International Bar Association.
He joined Claro & Cia. in 1997 and became partner in 2001. He was previously with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York, 1996-1997 and Carey & Cia. in Chile,1990-1995.
Languages Spoken
Spanish and English.
Education
University of Chicago Law School, Fullbright, Presidente de la República and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Scholarships,
LLM
1996
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
J.D
1993
Chambers Review
Latin America
Rodrigo Ochagavía heads the department headquartered in Santiago and maintains a strong reputation acting on significant project development and finance transactions. Rodrigo Ochagavía's practice focuses on representing clients in energy and natural resources projects, with a particular focus on renewables.
Stellar partner Rodrigo Ochagavía enjoys a leading position in the Chilean corporate sphere, and routinely commands sophisticated transactions on behalf of Chilean and international companies across different industries. One peer recognises: "He is one of the best lawyers in Chile." A client enthuses: "Rodrigo Ochagavía is a great negotiator and a very experienced M&A adviser."
Co-head of department Rodrigo Ochagavía has extensive experience in the Chilean banking and finance field, and has a particular focus on regulated sectors such as energy, mining, pension funds, banking institutions and insurance companies. He is lauded by market observers, and one of them extols: "Rodrigo Ochagavía is a very experienced lawyer; he's truly excellent."
Experienced partner Rodrigo Ochagavía focuses his practice on regulated sectors such as energy, mining, pension funds, banking institutions and insurance companies, and possesses proven expertise in complex capital markets transactions regarding project finance and project bonds, as well as IPOs and follow-on offerings in Chile. One interviewee enthuses: "Rodrigo Ochagavía is an expert in capital markets and financial services mandates."
Partner Rodrigo Ochagavía continues to be praised by the market for his relevant capabilities within the Chilean energy and natural resources space. One peer enthuses: "Rodrigo Ochagavía is a very respected leader."A client says: "He is an excellent counsel with a very strong commercial awareness."
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