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With an asset base only surpassed by Banco Santander Chile, Banco de Chile is the second largest banking institution in the country, offering a complete range of financial services, to a client base that includes large corporations, SMEs and private clients. Its legal team, whilst more than capable of dealing with routine legal tasks and tackling the entire spectrum of issues that the Bank encounters daily in its national and foreign activities, also frequently ventures into more strategic areas where it is considered a vital advisor to the business. Such high degree of trust in the team’s abilities has been earned over a period of many years, as the team has guided the Bank through difficult periods, including Chile’s 2009 recession. The areas of expertise of its lawyers are commended with particular praise centering on their efforts concerning financial law, contracts management and negotiation, civil law and risk management. The team’s lawyers are also said to have a natural talent for advising the business on changing regulations, structuring and drafting local and cross-border documentation. Chief attorney Roberto Tejos Contreras in particular, is seen as an embodiement of all these strengths. His over 16 years of experience at the Bank enables him to fine-tune the team to ensure that it is perfectly aligned with the needs of the company. Tejos works alongside a number of great lawyers at Banco de Chile including Ignacio Aranguiz Pinto, Roberto Tejos Contreras, Paulina Ravilet and Carolina Ramirez.