Clyde & Co was founded in August 2022, further to the merger of Chilean firms Grasty Quintana Majlis (previously already in association with UK-headquartered Clyde & Co) and Halpern Pino. The eight-strong litigation and arbitration team handles corporate disputes, contractual liability, insurance claims, bankruptcy and torts. The ‘unique' team’s principal figures are founding partner and complex disputes specialist, Arturo Majlis; Jorge Meneses, who fuses his dispute resolution experience with public law expertise; and Marcelo Guerrero, an expert in corporate disputes, civil law conflicts, and bankruptcy proceedings. At senior associate level, Andrés Cabello are both experienced Francisco Jiménez litigators.
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Testimonials
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- 'Great strategic vision on conflict resolution.'
- 'Clarity and order so as to achieve the proposed strategy, and permanent communications.'
- 'Compares very favourably with other firms.'
- 'The team's responses are efficient, fast, timely, and accurate; and if its presence is needed on a Sunday morning, clients know they can count on the team.'
- 'This practice is unique because it offers superior standards of diligence in relation to the client-lawyer relationship; and its professional skills are backed up by extensive experience in international and national contexts.'
- 'An extensive and profound relationship of trust is established with clients as a result of the distinctive attentiveness to detail and client service.'
- 'Arturo Majlis and Jorge Meneses incorporate expertise and skilled teamwork into their legal practices.'
- 'Jorge Meneses - great vision in terms of how to approach and resolve disputes, transmitting security and confidence, which is very important for in-house lawyers.'
Key clients
- Feller Rate Clasificadora de Riesgo
- Laboratorio Maver
- Minera Tres Valles
- Catalina Parra
- Alberto Parra
- Renato Traverso
- Tepillé
- Constructora Bimoli
- Orión Seguros Generales
- Inversiones Punta Blanca
- Equinox Chile
- Hendrix Genetics Aquaculture
- Verificación e Inversiones Publicitarias
- IPAL
- Cisco Systems
- Bridgestone Chile
Work highlights
- Representing Feller Rate in relation to the La Polar case, a major accounting fraud that occurred in 2011.
- Acting for Renato Traverso (and his companies Plásticos Pet and Traverso), in a lawsuit that was filed by Manuel Cuesta (a former partner), in relation to a complex real estate sale.
- Acting for Catalina Parra and Alberto Parra, both children of the poet Nicanor Parra, in various inheritance-related judicial proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jorge Meneses