Guerrero Olivos
Guerrero Olivos’ eight-strong disputes practice routinely appears before Chile’s civil and constitutional courts, particularly in relation to construction and real estate litigation, as well as disputes concerning mining, energy, agribusiness, retail, life sciences, and food and beverages. The dispute resolution group is led by Sergio Yávar, an expert in civil claims, commercial disputes and insolvency proceedings; while the broad practice of ‘very good strategist’ Benjamín Ferrada includes civil and commercial disputes, constitutional matters, tax-related claims and regulatory litigation. Associate-level support is provided by civil and commercial litigation practitioner, Andrés Cuevas; the arbitration focused Agustín Bulnes (a July 2023 hire from Yrarrázaval, Ruiz-Tagle, Ovalle, Salas & Vial); and junior team-member Rosario Díaz, whose caseload includes consumer law-related individual and collective litigation.
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Testimonials
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‘Very good availability and knowledge of the law.’
'A team that is very available to its clients and gives quick responses.'
‘Benjamín Ferrada has great technical knowledge in this area, and stands out for his creativity and ability to design unique strategies for specific cases.'
‘Benjamín Ferrada is a very good strategist.’
Key clients
- Santiago Metals
- Denham Capital
- Compañía General de Electricidad
- Naturgy Group
- Corporación de Fomento de la Producción
- Cuprum Resources Chile
- Empresas La Polar
- Industrial Centec
- Arysta Lifescience Chile
- ENACO
- Empresas Carozzi
- Falabella Inmobiliario
- Bitumix
- Forestal y Agrícola Yukón
- Szturmak family
- Walker Arangua family
- Federación Chilena De Bridge
- Inversiones Alfalfal
- OLX Autos
- Webclass Learning Management System
- Quanta
- Cap Vert Energie
- Autofact Chile
- Mutual De Seguros De Chile
- Farm Melozal
- Western Union
Work highlights
- Acted for US-based mining and energy fund Denham Capital and Santiago Metals in a complex contractual dispute involving a copper project.
- Acted for Compañía General de Electricidad in a civil lawsuit against Enel Generación Chile.
- Acted for the country’s economic development agency, CORFO, in a dispute before Santiago’s Appeals Court which concerned an education sector-related bidding process conflict.
Lawyers
Rising stars
Next Generation Partners
Leading partner of the dispute resolution (litigation and arbitration) and the insolvency and restructuring practice areas in Guerrero Olivos. He specializes in highly complex civil, commercial litigation and arbitration and is an expert in bankruptcy and liquidation processes and reorganization plans. He is well-known in the market for his knowledge in the new bankruptcy legislation and as a specialist in construction matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sergio Yávar, Benjamín Ferrada