NLD Abogados

Corporate / M&A

Founding Partner and Managing Partner

Paulo Larrain has vast experience in corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, project finance and capital markets.

In the last 30 years, he has participated in multiple acquisitions of companies and/or assets through private or bidding processes, both in Chile and abroad, representing both buyers and sellers.

Among these, he has represented the Chilean Government in privatization processes of state-owned companies and various bidders in both public and private bidding processes, including private investment funds and strategic buyers or sellers in different industries, such as banking, telecommunications, insurance, retail, education, auditing, energy, mining, oil and gas, technology, utilities, financial services, and infrastructure.

He has also advised several domestic and foreign companies on corporate governance and compliance matters.

He has taught courses on mergers and acquisitions in several universities, and is permanently recognized by the most prestigious international publications as one of the most outstanding M&A lawyers in Chile.

Paulo is Founding Partner and Managing Partner of NLD.

RECOGNITIONS

Chambers – Global (Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022). Chambers – Latam (Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023 – 2024). The Legal 500 – Leading Individual (Corporate & M&A 2022) The Legal 500 (Corporate and M&A, including compliance 2018; Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2021; Banking and Finance 2019, Latin America: International Firms – Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2021; Corporate & M&A 2021-2022). Who’s Who Legal (Global Leader – M& A and Corporate Governance: 2023; Global Leader – Government – Government Contracts 2022). IFLR 1000 (Project Finance 2019 – 2020 – 2022 –2023; Mergers & Acquisitions 2019 – 2022 –2023). Best Lawyers (Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Law 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023, Banking and Finance Law 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023, Capital Markets Law 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023). Latin Lawyer 250 (Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Law 2019 – 2020, Anti-Corruption Investigation and Compliance 2019 – 2020). LACCA Approved (Corporate and M&A 2019 – 2020 – 2021 – 2022 – 2023 – 2024; “Thought Leader” 2019 – 2021). Leaders League (Corporate and M&A – “Highly Recommended” 2020) (Mergers & Acquisitions – “Recommended” 2022). Latin Lawyer National (Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions 2019 – 2020; Anti-Corruption Investigations & Compliance 2019 – 2020).

PRO BONO

Board member Red de Alimentos Board member Despensa Social

Spanish and English

Chilean Bar Association. International Bar Association (IBA).

LL.B., Universidad de Chile, 1990. LL.M., Duke University, North Carolina, 1997.