‘Great for its knowledge and dedication’, Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados covers the full range of competition issues, including transactions, investigations and litigation. The five-member team also assists with compliance programmes and day-to-day matters. The competition and antitrust department is co-led by Juan Sebastián Valdés, an expert in pre-merger notifications, compliance programmes, and cartel and abuse of dominance investigations; Álvaro Ortúzar, who specialises in appellate advocacy before Chile’s higher courts, as well as arbitration work; and Nicolás Vergara, whose broad caseload includes antitrust mandates. In the associate team, Manuela Ugarte Enrione acts in FNE investigations and Francisca Fantoni is a September 2023 hire from Pellegrini & Rencoret Abogados.
Testimonials
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‘Excellent law office - timely and high-quality service.’
‘The team has a solid academic background and extensive experience in highly complex litigation and arbitration, which allow them to offer effective and pragmatic legal solutions.
Key clients
- Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
- Empresa Ariztía
Work highlights
- Representing Banco BCI in a claim filed by the National Economic Prosecutor before the Antitrust Tribunal for abuse of dominance.
- Represented Ariztía in a class action filed by Conadecus (Consumer Association), requesting damages of $800m (further to an antitrust judicial decision).