Boutique legal practice Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados acts on the gamut of competition work. Its scope of expertise ranges from transactions, litigation and compliance programmes, to investigations before the regulatory agencies. The ‘knowledgeable' team is jointly led by Álvaro Ortúzar (currently focused on appellate advocacy before the higher courts); Nicolás Vergara, whose practice encompasses antitrust work; and cartel and abuse-of-dominance-investigations' specialist, Juan Sebastián Valdés. A partner since 2020, Diego Navarrete has also developed an active antitrust practice. At associate level, Manuela Ugarte Enrione joined during 2022 after completing her studies, while María Elena Pinares departed to pursue an LLM in London.
Testimonials
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- 'Partners that are involved in the issues and 100% available.'
- 'Knowledgeable about this area and with good judgement.'
Key clients
- Banco BCI
- Sociedad Nacional de Pesca
Work highlights
- Representing Banco BCI in an antitrust action filed by FNE, which claims that Banco BCI abused its dominant position by excluding a participant from an insurance-bidding process for over 90,000 mortgage loans.
- Representing Ariztía in an antitrust damages claim filed by Conadecus and FOJUCC.