‘Always on top of its cases’, Albagli Zaliasnik's criminal litigation team handles complex and large-scale investigations before Chile’s criminal representation agencies, including the Investigations Police, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Courts of Justice, the Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court. The litigation practice is headed up by founding partner and criminal law specialist, Gabriel Zaliasnik, who focuses on complex economic crimes and extradition proceedings. Zaliasnik’s recent experience includes serving as coordinator for the Chilean Ministry of Justice’s Criminal Procedure Code Reform Commission. The team also includes criminal group director Loreto Hoyos, who is a specialist in economic crime-related cases; and up-and-coming senior, David Segall, who focuses on legal strategy development and acting as counsel in complex litigation, primarily in relation to economic crimes.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Great team integration and creativity.’
  • ‘Very good relationships with clients.’
  • ‘A team with very competent professionals in different areas of law, which allows clients to receive all their required legal needs from a single firm.’
  • ‘Professionals with great knowledge and prestige.’
  • ’Always on top of its cases and demonstrates great knowledge and ability. Always available to attend to clients’ requirements.’
  • ‘Hyper-personalised attention, 24-hour availability and empathy from a multidisciplinary and varied team.’
  • ‘Gabriel Zaliasnik has the ability to anticipate events and prepare solid strategies.’
  • ‘Gabriel Saliasnik and Loreto Hoyos have experience that differentiates them from other legal firms.’

Key clients

  • Joyvio Group Co
  • Empresas La Polar
  • Inmobiliaria Simonetti
  • ENAMI (Empresa Nacional de Minería)
  • Airbus Group
  • Sartor Finance Group
  • Inmobiliarias of Coquimbo
  • Jaime Mañalich
  • Kristopher Brigham
  • WOM
  • SMU
  • Rendalo Maq
  • Transvip
  • Vigatec

Work highlights

  • Assisted Joyvio Group Co in relation to a set of fraudulent acts.
  • Assisted La Polar with several cases brought against them for alleged counterfeiting of branded goods, which included criminal complaints, as well as complaints presented by the National Customs Agency for alleged smuggling of goods.
  • Represents all the members of the board of Inmobiliaria Simonetti in a criminal complaint presented against them by minority shareholders of the company.

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Gabriel Zaliasnik