Fielding a sizeable, 23-strong free competition and economic regulation practice, Claro & Cia. is consistently sought out for high-stakes matters involving collusion, price discrimination, and horizontal and vertical integration issues. The firm also houses a go-to team for complex merger-control work. The principal figures are renowned litigation and arbitration specialist Cristóbal Eyzaguirre; and José Miguel Huerta, whose track record encompasses high-profile investigations into mergers and cartels. The second line of key advisers features antitrust, litigation and arbitration practitioner Santiago Bravo, a former international associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's New York office; and Álvaro Vives (a partner since early 2022), whose antitrust experience includes government investigations and judicial proceedings involving cartels, abuse of dominance, merger control and regulatory recommendations. Within the associate pool, Juan Pablo Celis assists with government enforcement proceedings and investigations, while Tomás Kreft's practice covers antitrust law, in addition to litigation and arbitration.

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Key clients

  • FL Smidth Germany
  • Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores
  • Empresas CMPC
  • CMPC Tissue
  • Agrosuper
  • Samsung
  • Banco Itaú Corpbanca
  • Biomar
  • Empresas Lipigas
  • Consorcio Financiero
  • Cristalerías de Chile

Work highlights

  • Advised FLS Germany Holding on its acquisition of Thyssenkrupp’s mining business, which transaction was unconditionally cleared by the Chilean Competition Agency under the merger-control procedure.
  • Represented CSAV in a successful leniency application before the Chilean Competition Agency.
  • Represented CMPC in a leniency procedure before the Chilean Competition Agency, pursuant to the operation of a cartel in the tissue paper market.

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Cristóbal Eyzaguirre, José Miguel Huerta