Career
Sofía O'Ryan concentrates her professional practice in competition law. In this context, she advises on merger control procedures, unilateral conducts, and cartels in investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor's Office (FNE) and proceedings before the Tribunal for the Defense of Competition.
In addition, she advises on the design and implementation of commercial policies consistent with the strategic objectives of each client and current regulations, as well as in the development of compliance programs and internal investigations for the timely prevention and detection of potentially risky behaviors, assisting clients in the definition of the most appropriate solutions.
Sofía regularly advises clients on competition matters in day-to-day business, focusing on potential abuses of a dominant position in commercial practices and policies. She has assisted in collaboration between competitors, exclusivity agreements, and the use of competitor information, among others, to clients in various industries such as technology, industrial, and life sciences.
She also advises on consumer protection matters in proceedings before the National Consumer Service (SERNAC) and courts on advertising regulation, including false or misleading advertising and unethical practices.