The five-lawyer practice at Allende Bascuñán & Cía is highly experienced in public contracts, procurement issues, regulatory work, and litigation. The ‘committed’ group is routinely sought out by both international and domestic clients on major administrative and regulatory matters concerning the mining, agriculture and food production sectors. It is also experienced in public law issues concerning social security administration, public utilities, and energy. Heading the department, Felipe Bascuñán Montaner‘s regulatory expertise encompasses public law, energy, natural resources and electricity law; while at associate level, senior Diego Miranda is a recent lawyer hire from Chile’s Environmental Assessment Service.
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Testimonials
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- 'Good teamwork, with interaction in different specialties that makes clients feel safe and very well advised.’
- 'The willingness and effort to understand clients' problems, together with the ability to form a long-term view when defining strategy, are remarkable.'
- 'Committed set of lawyers, who cater to specific needs and provide prompt and excellent service.'
Key clients
- Associated Universities Inc
- Fundación Las Rosas de Ayuda Fraterna
- Food Group
- Signify Chilena
- Philips Chilena
- Asprocer
- Constructora Casablanca
- Agrosuper
- Soquimich
- SCM Minera Lumina Copper Chile - Caserones
- GMTO
Work highlights
- Advised Associate Universities on the CORFO-sponsored bidding process to establish and build a Clean Technology Institute.
- Assisted non-profit organisation Fundación Las Rosas de Ayuda Fraterna with the filing of an appeal before the Constitutional Court, to declare inapplicable a legal precept that obliges the Municipality of Maipú to declare land belonging to the Las Rosas Foundation to be of public utility.
- Acted for Food Group, Fino Mornasco and Macrofood in actions to restore their powdered milk products in the public system (after a bid for one-third of the country's public education system removed all powdered milks and powdered milk-based food).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Felipe Bascuñán Montaner