‘Very up to date with technology’, ECIJA Otero's ’excellent team of specialists’ is particularly active in technology-related work, its expertise covering cross-border transactions, including contracts and public bids. The three-member group also benefits at the international level from being part of Madrid-headquartered firm ECIJA. The practice recently acted for Microsoft in a claim concerning illegal and unfair bidding terms for cloud services. Name partner Gerardo Otero specialises in IT, in addition to labour law, commercial matters, and dispute resolution; while ‘outstanding partner’ Dolores Echeverría advises domestic and international companies on IT law issues.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘ECIJA has an excellent team of specialists and is very up to date in its practices - solid knowledge.’
  • ‘They are very up to date with technology and have the support of global firm ECIJA.’
  • ‘They have very prepared specialists, who stand out in the local market for their experience and knowledge.’
  • ‘Dolores Echeverría stands out as a key member of the team, due to her thorough understanding of how business and sales of products and services work, especially from the perspective of public procurement legislation.’
  • ‘Dolores Echeverría acts as another member of the client’s internal team, due to her knowledge of commercial and even technical aspects of the client’s products, which facilitates project development and day-to-day work.’
  • ‘Dolores Echeverría is an outstanding partner.’

Key clients

  • Microsoft Chile
  • Grupo Navec
  • SSC Chile
  • The Boston Consulting Group
  • El Corte Ingles
  • Bash
  • Ricoh Chile S
  • Instituto Profesional Providencia
  • Epson
  • Michael Page
  • IQVIA
  • Lexmark

Work highlights

  • Assisted Microsoft with its participation in public bids for framework agreements with the Government Public Procurement Agency for office automation and cloud services.
  • Acted for Microsoft in a claim concerning illegal and unfair bidding terms for cloud services.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gerardo Otero, Dolores Echeverría