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Competition/Antitrust | Latin America

Chile

Competition/Antitrust covers the body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behaviour (monopoly) and unfair business practices. This includes practices that hurt business, consumers, or both, or that generally violate standards of ethical behavior. Antitrust litigation and M&A-related competition work are both included in this section. Competition/Antitrust covers the body of laws prohibiting actions which restrict or limit free competition between economic agents both absolutely (through cartel activity) and relatively (through abuse of dominant position). In particular, the section focuses on merger control (filings before the relevant authorities), anti-competitive behaviour investigations and market studies carried out by authorities into the competitiveness of particular sectors. Litigation against the competent authorities is also considered here, as are civil claims initiated by economic agents seeking damages for anti-competitive behaviour.

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Band 1
  1. Carey
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    Carey
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Carey is a front-running full-service firm with a stellar reputation within the Chilean competition arena. It houses a market-leading team with a strong bench of lawyers who are frequently instructed by clients to advise on merger control proceedings, investigations ordered by the FNE and abuse of dominant position matters. Carey also earns market endorsement for its role on consultations before the Antitrust Court (TDLC), and represents clients from a range of sectors, including retail, telecommunications and energy. Brinks is a new client win.
  2. Claro & Cía
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    Claro & Cía
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    Claro & Cía is an outstanding law firm commanding a strong position in the Chilean competition space. The team boasts a strong reputation advising international and Chilean companies on a wide range of complex matters, including contentious matters such as collusion, damages, and leniency proceedings, as well as defending clients in claims related to FNE market investigations. Claro & Cía regularly handles antitrust work for clients across industries, such as the transportation, manufacturing, cryptocurrency, and technology spheres.
  3. FerradaNehme
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    FerradaNehme
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 16 Years Ranked
    FerradaNehme is a highly prestigious Chilean antitrust powerhouse commanding a stellar reputation in the competition field. The pre-eminent team is highly experienced in the full gamut of contentious and non-contentious antitrust matters, including unfair competition, merger control, and leniency issues before the FNE and the TDLC. FerradaNehme remains a leading choice for multinational retail, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, transportation, and food and beverage companies requiring legal services on collusion, abuse of dominant position, and price fixing mandates.
  4. Pellegrini & Rencoret
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    Pellegrini & Rencoret
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 1 | 11 Years Ranked
    Pellegrini & Rencoret houses a distinguished practice that is recognised for its strong bench in the Chilean competition field. The team is particularly adept at representing clients from a wide range of sectors before the TDLC and advising on investigations carried out by the FNE. It is also active assisting clients from the pharmaceutical, telecommunications, and banking industries with antitrust compliance programmes and merger control advice. Pellegrini & Rencoret continues to expand its client portfolio with the additions of América Móvil, Prosegur, and Inmobiliaria Santander.
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Band 2
  1. Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
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    Barros & Errázuriz Abogados
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Barros & Errázuriz Abogados benefits from an esteemed competition practice in the Chilean market. The team offers extensive expertise advising on merger control procedures, FNE market investigations and compliance programmes, as well as on contentious procedures before the TDLC. Barros & Errázuriz Abogados' clients frequently come from the telecommunications, food and beverage, financial services, and infrastructure industries. New additions to the raft of clients include Comisión Nacional de Energía and Pacific Mining Parts.
  2. Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
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    Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is a respected full-service firm that boasts significant expertise advising Chilean and multinational companies on competition law matters. The robust legal team is held in high esteem for its strength in merger controls and contentious matters before the TDLC and the Supreme Court, as well as representation in investigations carried out by the FNE. Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos offers further experience acting on cases related to the medical, aviation, retail, media and energy sectors. Digital Bridge Group is a new addition to the client roster.
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Band 3
  1. Bordoli Doren Abogados
    3
    Bordoli Doren Abogados
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
    Bordoli Doren Abogados houses a specialist team that enjoys strong recognition for its antitrust practice in Chile. The law firm offers expertise advising on contentious and non-contentious procedures before the Chilean Competition Court, as well as on compliance programmes and the regulatory competition aspects of public bidding processes. Bordoli Doren Abogados handles work for clients from a broad range of sectors, including the retail, telecommunications, electricity, and transportation industries.
  2. Contreras Velozo
    3
    Contreras Velozo
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
    Contreras Velozo is a well-established Santiago-based competition boutique with longstanding experience advising private companies and public sector entities on antitrust matters. The law firm is well equipped to advise on matters related to abuse of dominant position, bid rigging, and cartels. Contreras Velozo is adept at handling mandates concerning highly regulated markets, including telecommunications, media, food and beverages, and healthcare. It continues to expand its presence in the Chilean market with the additions of Sanofi-Aventis and Club Deportes Copiapó to its client roster.
  3. Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    3
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is a widely recognised full-service law firm that has longstanding experience acting on the Chilean competition market. The team is particularly skilled at advising companies from the telecommunications, utilities, and food and beverage industries on pre-merger and merger filings and competition compliance programmes. In addition, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría caters to an array of clients across different sectors in non-contentious and contentious proceedings before the TDLC.
  4. Prieto Abogados
    3
    Prieto Abogados
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    Prieto Abogados is a well-respected practice that is noted for its antitrust team, which assists major Chilean and international clients from a range of industries, including food and beverage, banking and finance, energy, and maritime transport. The law firm possesses additional expertise in litigation before the TDLC, merger control and compliance programmes. LarrainVial is a new client win.
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Band 4
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    Estudio Lizana
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Estudo Lizana is a flourishing boutique law firm based in Santiago that offers expert advice on competition matters in Chile. The team has notable experience advising clients on competition mandates in Chile, covering both contentious and non-contentious mandates. The lawyers are often sought out by prominent clients to represent them in matters before the TDLC. The group has additional expertise advising on antitrust investigations.
  2. Morales & Besa
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    Morales & Besa
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Morales & Besa offers a noteworthy competition practice in Chile that is recognised for its activity advising on investigations filed by the FNE and merger control matters, as well as on preventive strategies and disputes related to the rigging of public bids. The practice group is also adept at handling high-profile transactional cases and cartel investigations. Morales & Besa frequently assists clients from a range of industries, from automotive and retail to food manufacturing. Glencore, Falabella, and Servicios Portuarios Reloncaví are new additions to the law firm's client roster.
  3. Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados
    4
    Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados is a respected law firm that possesses experience advising key Chilean clients from a wide range of industries on contentious mandates in the competition field. The team has remarkable strengths for clients in non-contentious matters, including in antitrust litigation before the TDLC, and also compliance programmes and FNE investigations.
  4. Estudio Lewin Abogados
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4
  5. Gonzalez & Rioseco
    Competition/Antitrust
    2024 | Band 4