About

UnitedHealth, the American managed healthcare company, made an entrance into the Chilean market in late 2017 when it acquired Empresas Banmédica, a large regional provider of healthcare insurance and clinical with operations Chile, Colombia and Peru. The company’s Chilean legal team (then part of Banmédica) led by esteemed lawyer Nicolás Cabello made valuable contributions to facilitating this significant $2.8bn transaction, impressing with how knowledgeable it is in the intricacies of complex healthcare regulation in the region. This comes as no surprise to commentators, as the team has, for a number of years, worked at the forefront of Banmédica’s commercial operations, ensuring the smooth running of a company that serves more than 2.1 million consumers through health benefits and nearly four million patients through the delivery of healthcare across 13 hospitals and 143 medical centres. One nominator shares: ‘Nicolás Cabello at UnitedHealth is a very efficient general counsel who manages a broad range of issues. He and his legal team have a corporate perspective and the ability to provide legal solutions that make the difference’.