The sizeable 14-strong department at full-service practice Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos leverages the firm’s strong technology credentials for data privacy work and notably houses lawyers who are certified in cloud services. The privacy practice also regularly draws upon the firm’s IP, litigation, labour and corporate law expertise. The technology, privacy and media team’s principal figures are software and database specialist Rodrigo Lavados; senior partner Francisco Illanes, who also leads the finance, banking and capital markets department; litigation and arbitration expert Raimundo Moreno; and Juan Antonio Parodi, whose broad practice covers finance-related regulatory work. Key senior associate Gabriel Pensa also assists with data protection issues.

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Key clients

  • WarnerMedia
  • Google
  • Acceso TV (Pay TV Association)
  • IBM
  • Zimpler
  • QSCIRE
  • Bitpanda
  • Mercado Libre
  • Meta

Work highlights

  • Assisting Google with data privacy policy matters.
  • Assisted CIF with the personal data processing protocol for the Transparency of Value Transfer programme of the Chamber of Innovation of the Pharmaceutical Industry.
  • Acted (as co-counsel) for Coopeuch, Chilena Consolidada and Zurich Santander on the detailed review of its processes, products and services, involving the processing of personal data.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rodrigo Lavados, Francisco Illanes, Raimundo Moreno, Juan Antonio Parodi