Pellegrini & Rencoret Abogados

The fourteen-strong team at specialised commercial arbitration and litigation boutique Pellegrini & Rencoret Abogados comprises industry specialists in health insurance, international sales of goods, consumer law, construction contracts and payment methods. Recent successes include assisting Isapre Cruz Blanca with securing a favourable ruling before the Supreme Court, which acknowledged the right to adjust a contract's base price. The group also acted for gas distributor Gasco in a class action that was brought by consumer association Conadecus and sought compensation for gas price increases during Covid-19. The practice’s principal figures are the ‘very strategic’ Julio Pellegrini, who has extensive experience in commercial litigation concerning contracts, torts and class actions. Pellegrini also has notable expertise in representing companies in construction contract-related litigation. The team additionally includes Pedro Rencoret, whose practice encompasses contractual conflicts, unfair competition and financially-complex disputes; civil and commercial litigation specialist Fernando Zúñiga, whose ’ability to pose complex problems in simple terms makes him stand out enormously’; and experienced litigator Diego Ramos, who ‘does a wonderful job’. In the firm’s associate pool, Fernando Gazzella's track record includes successfully defending financial institutions against lawsuits from a consumer agency; and arbitration and litigation expert María Jesús Cifuentes' experience includes defence-side construction project disputes.