Ranking tables
Banking & Finance | Latin America
Chile
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Felipe Rencoret Dentons Chile13 Years Ranked
José Luis Ambrosy Claro & Cía11 Years Ranked
José Miguel Carvajal Morales & Besa16 Years Ranked- Juan Eduardo Palma C Palma10 Years Ranked
Miguel Coddou Astrain Guerrero Olivos4 Years Ranked
Octavio Bofill Bofill Mir Abogados16 Years Ranked
Raúl Marshall Baraona Marshall & Cia14 Years Ranked
Rodrigo Sepúlveda Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos16 Years Ranked
Band 4
Antonio Morales Garrigues6 Years Ranked
Carlos Silva Morales & Besa16 Years Ranked
Fernando Noriega Carey5 Years Ranked
Juan Antonio Parodi Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos7 Years Ranked
Marcela Silva Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría7 Years Ranked
Rodrigo Saffirio Bofill Mir Abogados3 Years Ranked
Sebastián Vivanco Baker McKenzie Chile4 Years Ranked
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All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 CareyBanking & Finance2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedCarey is a front-running full-service firm that is held in high esteem for its banking and finance practice, which offers extensive experience advising on secured and unsecured, term and revolving, bilateral and syndicated loans to finance projects in Chile. The team also earns market endorsement for its role in liability management and corporate debt refinancing, as well as in regulatory banking mandates. Carey is well equipped to offer counsel to an impressive client portfolio, including multinational development and investment banks, as well as local and international borrowers from the mining and real estate sectors. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Digital Bridge are new client wins.
1 Claro & CíaBanking & Finance2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedClaro & Cía is a prestigious full-service law firm with a top-tier banking and finance practice in Chile. Its experienced legal team routinely advises on a wide range of matters, particularly project finance involving syndicated loans and complex structured products. The department enjoys particular visibility in the market for its corporate focus, assisting with leveraged buyouts of key multinational players, including development agencies and investment banks, as well as corporate borrowers from the energy and aviation sectors.
1 Morales & BesaBanking & Finance2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedMorales & Besa fields a powerhouse banking and finance practice and occupies a market-leading position in the Chilean arena. The team possesses a wealth of experience in the field, and advises international lenders on cross-border corporate finance mandates. The law firm's expertise extends to debt restructuring, as well as project finance deals involving syndicated loans and structured products. Morales & Besa also offers significant expertise in regulatory banking matters, and the team is retained by Chilean and international banks, as well as major project developers and sponsors. Enerside Solar is a new client win.
Band 2
2 Barros & Errázuriz AbogadosBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedBarros & Errázuriz Abogados has a well-regarded banking and finance practice with a strong presence in the Chilean market. The team enjoys recognised experience acting for lenders, and has expertise in advising Chilean and international banks and other financial institutions on corporate and project finance mandates. Barros & Errázuriz Abogados is frequently retained by major borrowers from the real estate, mining and telecommunications sectors to advise on complex financial transactions involving syndicated credit facilities.
2 GarriguesBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedGarrigues is a solid international player with a strong banking and finance practice in Chile. The department has particular visibility in the market for its role advising on syndicated non-recourse loans to finance energy projects, and is also very active in handling VAT credit facilities, as well as debt restructuring and structured finance mandates. Macquarie and Nala Renewables are new client wins.
2 Larrain y Asociados AbogadosBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedLarrain y Asociados Abogados houses a respected banking and finance group that has longstanding experience across a range of financial matters, including syndicated loans to fund projects and acquisition financing in Chile. The team is well versed in advising on bridge loans and secured and unsecured credit facilities. Larrain y Asociados boasts a client roster with names from the insurance and mining sectors, as well as from the development and investment areas.
2 Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & UríaBanking & Finance2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years RankedPhilippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is a distinguished regional full-service law firm with a noteworthy banking and finance practice in Chile. The team possesses significant experience assisting with both regulatory and transactional mandates, and offers notable strength advising borrowers and lenders on project finance deals involving syndicated credit facilities in the energy, mining and natural resources sectors. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is also specialised in representing the financiers and owners in multiple aircraft lease and financing operations, with a client roster including major multinational investment banks and corporations.
Band 3
3 Cariola Díez Pérez-CotaposBanking & Finance2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedCariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is an established banking and finance practice with a particular focus on acquisition finance and corporate refinancing, as well as project and trade finance in Chile. The team is well versed in secured and unsecured cross-border loans, including revolving credit facilities, assisting foreign banks and other financial institutions with Chilean regulatory mandates. Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos' clientele include domestic, regional and global banking groups, as well as corporate borrowers from a variety of industries. DGS is a new client win.
3 Guerrero OlivosBanking & Finance2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years RankedGuerrero Olivos is an established multidisciplinary law firm based in Santiago with a strong focus on the banking and finance arena in Chile. The lawyers particularly advise on acquisition finance, project finance and corporate refinancing. The department demonstrates strong capabilities and a specialism in renewable energy sector financings. It is also instructed by clients to assist with credit facilities involving structured products, as well as with regulatory banking matters. Guerrero Olivos has recently added SMBC and Kommunalkredit Austria to its client roster.
Band 4
4 Baraona Marshall & CiaBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedBaraona Marshall & Cia enters the ranking for the first time for its noteworthy prowess in banking and finance deals in Chile. The team is skilled at advising lenders on a wide range of credit facilities and due diligence processes in the financing and refinancing spheres. The department regularly caters to local and international banks and investment companies active in the infrastructure and real estate sectors. Its lawyers also advise borrowers from the energy and natural resources sectors on corporate financing. The law firm has added Grupo Sable to its roster of clients.
4 Bofill Mir AbogadosBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 14 Years RankedBofill Mir Abogados boasts a significant banking and finance practice in Chile. The team is sought after by borrowers to advise on cross-border transactions involving bilateral and syndicated loans. Bofill Mir Abogados frequently acts as counsel to a variety of Chilean and international clients from the energy, mining, and insurance sectors. The law firm now counts the Bank of Nova Scotia and Centerbridge as new clients.
4 Dentons ChileBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedDentons Chile is an active practice group offering expertise across a broad range of mandates pertaining to the Chilean banking and finance sphere. The department has notable strength in advising a diverse array of lenders and borrowers with the structuring of bridge loans, senior credit facilities and debt refinancing mandates within the energy, mining, and agribusiness industries.
4 MBC AbogadosBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedMBC Abogados enters the ranking following strong praise from clients for its banking and finance practice in Santiago, with skill advising on transactions in the real estate sector. The team is highly adept at advising borrowers and funds in Chile on the financing of real estate projects through secured and unsecured credit facilities. It also assists with the financing and refinancing of lease agreements. The law firm has Lake Erie as a new client.
4 PalmaBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 11 Years RankedPalma has an experienced banking and finance practice group with solid activity in the Chilean market. It is well known for advising lenders and sponsors on project finance and debt refinancing mandates, including the restructuring of loans and financing of real estate projects. Palma also assists clients with regulatory and corporate matters in the context of banking and finance transactions.
4 Prieto AbogadosBanking & Finance2024 | Band 4 | 16 Years RankedPrieto Abogados is a well-known firm with a longstanding transactional finance practice in Chile. The experienced team offers broad expertise in assisting clients with collateral agreements, VAT credit facilities, and debt and liability refinancing. The department is a trusted borrowers' counsel for companies in the renewable energy, mining and insurance industries. It has added Paysafe and Solarity to its roster of clients.