One of the first law firms in Chile to specialise in public law and economic regulation, Estudio Fermandois’ 11-strong team has a prominent record in public law litigation, along with legal opinions on complex private-public conflicts. Major highlights include litigation surrounding Covid-19 emergency legislation, as well as the involvement of the firm’s partners in Chile’s Constitution-making process. Founding partner and former Chilean Ambassador to the US, Arturo Fermandois, is a renowned specialist in public law, dispute resolution, and the regulated sectors; and José Manuel Díaz de Valdés is a well-known constitutional law expert. Providing additional partner-level support are Domingo Poblete, who regularly leads associate teams during Constitutional Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court cases; and environmental law practice head Ignacio Urbina, an August 2022 recruit from Barros & Errázuriz. From the firm’s associate ranks, both Cristóbal Zepeda and Andrés Vodanovic focus on constitutional and economic regulatory matters.
Key clients
- Penta Vida Compañía de Seguros de Vida
- Enel Distribución Chile
Work highlights
- Representing Uber and Uber Eats in two fundamental rights-related writs against a regulation issued by the Labour Relations Agency.
- Co-represented Penta Vida and 4 Life in their constitutional conflict-related judicial claims.