The five-member practice at FerradaNehme is regularly mandated to represent both companies and individuals in financial crime matters, including judicial representation in criminal cases. The team’s experience covers pyramid scams, civil servant-related crimes, and crimes concerning unfair administration and corruption on the part of individuals. It also assists companies with preventive strategies. Criminal litigator Rafael Collado is head of the practice - he also directs the firm’s compliance group and is a recently-appointed member of Alberto Hurtado University’s criminal law department. The experience of senior associate and crime-related compliance expert, Lucía Álvarez, includes an internship at the Criminal Legal Defender’s Office.
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Key clients
- Corporación Nacional del Cobre
- Jeanette Vega Morales
- Clínica Sierra Bella
- GC Rent
- Pegasus South America Servicios Integrales de Aviación
- Transportes Italia
- Innovación Social Fundrasing
- Sunset tires
- Constructor Atacama
- Jorge Correa
- Ximena Correa
- David Rosales
- Inversiones Lahuan
Work highlights
- Assisted Codelco with the filing of a lawsuit against its former executive president, as well as the criminal case against him.
- Acted for Jeanette Vega (a former Social Development Minister of the current Chilean government) in her criminal defence against a lawsuit, which accused her of obstructing an investigation.
- Assisted major Peruvian insurance company, Grupo Pacífico, with an internal investigation into a bid-rigging scheme.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rafael Collado