Aninat Abogados

Corporate Law and Antitrust/ Fintech/ Regulation

Partner at Aninat Abogados

Mr. Reyes has over 20 years of professional experience, focusing his practice on corporate law, competition law, regulation, fintech issues, compliance, and complex litigation. Between 2009 and 2012, he served as Head of the Legal and Litigation Divisions of the National Economic Prosecutor's Office of Chile (Chilean Antitrust Agency), leading investigations, proceedings, and mergers promoted by the Competition Defense Tribunal and the Supreme Court.

Also he worked as a senior attorney and partner in different law firms specializing in regulation, competition law, compliance, and complex litigation. Throughout his career, he has been involved in well-known and publicized cases in Chile across various industries, including Fintech, Payment methods and Cryptocurrencies.

He is an opinion leader in fintech, technology, regulated markets, competition law, compliance, and litigation, among other topics. He is a regular columnist for well-known media outlets in the country including El Mercurio Legal, Diario Financiero, La Tercera, Estado Diario, among others. He has been invited as a panelist to various national and international seminars and forums on fintech, digital economy, compliance, among other topics. During 2022-2023, he participated, through FinteChile and other fintech companies, in discussions on the fintech bill, the transition of the payments industry to a four-party model, and the implementation of maximum interchange fees in line with recent regulatory changes in Chile.

His professional trajectory and expertise have been recognized by prominent legal directories in recent years, including Chambers and Partners in the Fintech area; Latin Lawyer 250  in Antitrust & Competition; Leaders League in Antitrust & Competition; and Best Lawyers in Competition/Antitrust Law Corporate and Compliance.

 

Chilean Bar Association Member of the Free Competition Center of P. Universidad Católica de Chile’s Faculty of Law Permanent advisor of the Chilean association of Fintechs (“FinteChile”). Permanente advisor of the Chilean association of Insurtech companies (“InsurteChile”) Internship Program in Canada’s Competition Bureau and in Brazil’s CADE (2010). Collaboration Program with El Salvador’s Competition Superintendence (2007). Advisor of the Chilean Association of Financial Innovation Businesses (FinteChile). Advisor of the Chilean Insurtech Businesses Association (InsurteChile). Former advisor of the Chilean National Consumers and Users. Former collaborator of Desafío Levantemos Chile. Member of the Probono Foundation.

Lawyer,  Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Master of Laws, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Diploma in Competition Economics, Universidad de Los Andes. Diploma in Recurso de Protección, Universidad Diego Portales. Course in Competition Law, Universidad Gabriela Mistral.

Mr. Reyes has extensive academic experience, teaching courses on topics such as regulated markets, economics, digital transformation, and compliance at renowned institutions in the country including Universidad Diego Portales, Universidad Alberto Hurtado, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where he is a permanent collaborator of the Center for Competition Law at the latter institution.

He has also participated in studies on Fintech and competition law at the Center for Competition Law of the Catholic University of Chile and the Competition Center of the Adolfo Ibáñez University (CECO) and has authored publications in his areas of expertise. such as:

Fintech and free competition studies at Pontifica  Universidad Católica de Chile’s Free Competition Center, U. Adolfo Ibañez’s Competition Center (CECO) and others, from 2015 to present. “Economic Analysis of Procedural Law: New Perspectives”, Editorial Jurídica de Chile, Article entitled “A Response to Robert D. Cooter: Analysis of Deterrence and Why Favorable Rule-Making for Risk-Prone Persons Should Be Discouraged”, 2018. “Estudios de Libre Competencia, Consumidor y Regulación”,  P. Universidad Católica de Chile’s Free Competition Center, article entitled “Telefonía IP: Un antes y un después”, 2014. General editor and columnist for SME Magazine “Plataforma XXI”, 2000 to 2002.

Awards and Recognitions

Highlighted in Chambers and Partners (2024) in the Competition/Antitrust category, Band 4. Highlighted in Chambers and Partners (2024) in the Fintech category, Band 1. Highlighted in Latin Lawyer 250 (2024) in the Antitrust & Competition category. Highlighted in Leaders League (2024) in the Antitrust & Competition category. Highlighted in Best Lawyers (2024) in the Competition/Antitrust Law Corporate, Compliance category.