Boutique legal practice Pellegrini & Rencoret Abogados houses a 10-strong competition and antitrust team with enviable expertise in cases and investigations involving exclusionary practices, cartels, leniency programmes, mergers, and regulatory matters. The group is also highly active in the design and implementation of multinational and domestic companies’ compliance programmes. Headline highlights include assisting América Móvil (AM) with obtaining FNE approval in October 2022 for the combination of AM’s Chilean operations with Liberty Latin América’s Chilean business. Co-heading the department, Julio Pellegrini is a former President of the Antitrust Commission of the Chilean Bar Association, whose experience comprises major successes before the Supreme Court; fellow name partner Pedro Rencoret's specialisms cover exclusionary practices, cartel investigations and mergers; and Diego Ramos routinely litigates before the Competition Court and the Supreme Court. At associate level, senior María Jesús Cifuentes acts in antitrust litigation; while at the more junior end, Catalina Sierpe is a former FNE lawyer and Javiera Durand is a 2022 hire from Carey.
Testimonials
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‘The Pellegrini team is always at the forefront of litigation and free competition matters.'
'Dedicated lawyers who are always available with innovative legal theses that are effective.’
Key clients
- Agrosuper
- British American Tobacco Chile Operaciones
Work highlights
- Advised América Móvil on its merger operation with Liberty Latin América, which required FNE approval.
- Advised 25 of the largest companies in Chile, which requested the TDLC's approval of a joint venture.