Aninat Abogados' six-member competition and antitrust team is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious cases before the TDLC. It also assists with Supreme Court matters, anti-competitive conduct-related lawsuits, FNE investigations, compliance programmes and M&A-related issues. The department is led by senior counsel Cristián Reyes, a former FNE legal and litigation head, whose track record includes collusion-related antitrust cases and merger control matters. The practice further includes name partner Luis Alberto Aninat, whose broad practice encompasses antitrust and competition work; and director Óscar Gárate, who is experienced in FNE proceedings and TDLC litigation.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team is multidisciplinary and at a high professional level.’
- ‘The antitrust team provides concrete and practical answers.’
- ‘Guides clients through the background information that the Authority deems sufficient for the correct presentation of the information required, in order to comply with said requirements efficiently and completely.’
- ‘What differentiates the Aninat Abogados team is the special attention they pay to the particularities of (a given) industry.’
- ‘A team that is dedicated to the queries assigned.’
- ‘Cristián Reyes and Óscar Gárate are both always immediately available, in addition to providing practical responses.’
Key clients
- Tianqi Lithium
- Asociación de Empresas de Innovación Financiera de Chile
- Farmacias Cruz Verde
- Asociación de Supermercados de Chile
- Aguas Nuevas
- Citröen Chile
- Mundo Crédito
- Parque del Sendero
- Altera (Andes Inversiones)
- Asociación Gremial Instituciones|de Tecnologías en Seguros Chile – (Insurtechile)
- Automática y Regulación
- Industrias Profal
- Socofar
- Varifarma Chile
Work highlights
- Represented Tianqi Lithium before the FNE in a proceeding that sought to lift mitigation measures.
- Represented Asociación de Empresas de Innovación Financiera de Chile (Chilean Fintech Association) before the FNE, TDLC and Supreme Court.
- Acted for Farmacias Cruz Verde in three non-contentious matters before the TDLC, regarding changes to the existing payment industry model.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Cristián Reyes