Alessandri & Compañía Abogados' technology and data protection practice regularly draws upon the specialisms of the firm’s IP, corporate law, finance, litigation, tax, and labour law departments. The team’s broad industry expertise ranges from healthcare, banking, insurance, retail, and food and beverages, to fintech, real estate, software and media, among others. The group routinely advises both Chilean bank Banco de Crédito e Inversiones and healthcare software platform Healthatom on data privacy matters, while its recent experience extends to participating in CMF roundtable discussions on varying data privacy standards. Practice head Macarena Gatica (re-elected in November 2023 for a second term as director of AmCham, which promotes business development between Chile and the US), is routinely invited by Chile's National Congress to participate in discussions on bills concerning data protection, cybersecurity and technology; and IT and IP-focused managing partner Rodrigo Velasco A is a specialist in technology, media and IP matters. In the associate ranks, María Ignacia Ormeño regularly acts for companies on the implementation of personal data protection programmes, technology contracting and cybersecurity, including the drafting of privacy and cookie policies; and Jaime Urzúa's personal-data protection practice covers the financial, insurance, health, retail and technology industries.
Key clients
- Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
- CMF
Work highlights
- Advising Banco de Crédito e Inversiones on data privacy matters.
- Actively participating in CMF roundtable discussions on different standards regarding data privacy.