The six-member practice at full-service law firm Guerrero Olivos consistently assists corporate debtors and secured and unsecured creditors with contentious and non-contentious bankruptcy-related matters, including negotiations and payment plan structuring. The team also represents clients before boards and during all stages of restructuring procedures (creditor board, discussion audience and evidential phases). The group is co-led by Sergio Yávar an expert in restructurings and insolvency proceedings; and Benjamín Ferrada, who focuses on bankruptcy proceeding-related disputes and representing creditors during reorganisation proceedings. At associate level, Pablo Rioseco is experienced in reorganisation and insolvency work, but Juan Luis Vial left the firm in September 2022.
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Leading partner of the dispute resolution (litigation and arbitration) and the insolvency and restructuring practice areas in Guerrero Olivos. He specializes in highly complex civil, commercial litigation and arbitration and is an expert in bankruptcy and liquidation processes and reorganization plans. He is well-known in the market for his knowledge in the new bankruptcy legislation and as a specialist in construction matters.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sergio Yávar, Benjamín Ferrada