According to some clients, FerradaNehme is ‘the best office in Chile for free competition without a doubt’. The 22-strong competition and regulation practice handles a large number of significant competition law cases in Chile, including both contentious and non-contentious proceedings. Its representative expertise covers mergers, collusion allegations, competition compliance, litigation involving the FNE, and cases before Chile’s TDLC. Clients additionally benefit from the firm’s sector expertise in air transportation, retail, telecoms, mining, banking, energy, ports, railways and electricity, along with oil and gas, pensions, casinos, health insurance and software. The practice is co-led by longstanding competition and regulatory law practitioner Nicole Nehme, an ’exceptional lawyer’ who has enviable experience in litigating TDLC cases; Diego Hernández, whose expertise encompasses antitrust compliance programmes, representing clients in TDLC proceedings and assisting with FNE matters (particularly merger control work and cartel and abuse of dominant position investigations); Benjamín Mordoj, a well-known adviser on preventive work; and Mabel Ahumada, who primarily focuses on mergers, FNE investigations, compliance and preventive matters. At director level, Catalina ÍñiguezBeatriz HidalgoJosefina Campos and Raffaela Corte are also key team members, while counsel Sebastián Dufeu currently leads the firm’s telecoms-related investigations' practice, that handles cases brought before the TDLC and FNE.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Excellence and quality work. Great capacity for innovation and solutions that help the client.’

  • ‘Great knowledge and very good negotiation skills.’

  • ‘The team is highly qualified and clients have no hesitation in calling them if they have any questions.’

  • ‘The best office in Chile for free competition without a doubt. Personal attention from the partners.’

  • ‘Team with extensive knowledge and recognition in the market.’

  • ‘Multidisciplinary team with solid knowledge - very strategic and with great legal clarity regarding the problems that arise.’

  • ‘Nicole Nehme is an exceptional lawyer. She is always available to listen the requests of her clients, and to find pragmatic and quick solutions.’

  • ‘Nicole Nehme and Benjamín Mordoj - thorough subject knowledge and excellent client service.’

Key clients

  • Delta Air Lines
  • Liberty Latin America
  • Microsoft Inc
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Cargill
  • Ab InBev Chile
  • Novo Nordisk Chile
  • Grünenthal Chilena
  • Nestlé
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company
  • EQT Fund Management
  • Public Sector Pension Investment Board
  • ClaroVTR
  • Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad
  • Falabella
  • Metrogas
  • Transelec
  • Enjoy
  • Plaza
  • Transbank
  • Suralis
  • Ferrocarril del Pacífico
  • Pegasus Aerogroup
  • Colbún
  • CAP
  • Compañía Siderúrgica Huachipato
  • Laboratorio Biosano
  • LG Electronics
  • Copec
  • Lotus Producciones
  • Gasco GLP
  • Empresas Oxxean
  • SAAM
  • G&N Brands
  • Sodimac

Work highlights

  • Advised Microsoft and Activision Blizzard on their merger in Chile.
  • Advising Delta Air Lines on the antitrust aspects of its joint venture agreement with LATAM Airlines Group.
  • Assisting Ab InBev in litigation against a beer market entity for exclusionary practices.

Lawyers

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Practice head

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Nicole Nehme, Benjamín Mordoj, Diego Hernández, Mabel Ahumada