The six-strong TMT practice at FerradaNehme specialises in advising telecoms companies on internet service provision, OTT media services, fixed and mobile telephony, and data centre as a service (DCaaS) matters. The group’s expertise covers tariff fixations, interconnection issues, open access, radio spectrum auctions, and mobile virtual operators. Its offering also includes tariff setting, IT law, IP and compliance, as well as emerging areas such as AI, cloud computing, SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service). The practice further extends to personal data protection, international vendor agreements and technology transformation strategies. The team is co-led by Nicole Nehme, who focuses on the constitutional, regulatory and compliance aspects of TMT, along with litigation; and Stella Muñoz, who assists with TMT-related consumer law issues. The practice also includes of counsel Sebastián Dufeu, who currently heads the firm’s telecoms-related Antitrust Court and National Economic Prosecutor actions and investigations; and practice director Sebastián Morales (an ‘expert lawyer in telecoms matters’), who advises on the regulation of television, internet, and fixed and mobile telephony industries. Recent growth for the senior associate team includes the April 2023 promotion of Mario Garfias and January 2024 incorporation of the firm’s former external counsel Bernarda Muñoz.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team's handling of telecoms regulation is very notable.’
  • ‘The administrative law knowledge applied specifically to telecoms matters is a hallmark of this practice.’
  • ‘Client care is a key characteristic of this practice.’
  • ‘Director Sebastián Morales is an expert lawyer in telecoms matters.’
  • 'The Ferrada Nehme team stands out for the quality and professionalism of all its members, but above all for its closeness and understanding of its clients' businesses.'
  • 'Without a doubt, the characteristic that makes Ferrada Nehme stand out from the rest of its competitors is that they manage to understand the characteristics and particularities of their clients' business along with providing recommendations that are not limited to the local reality but rather with a global perspective, which In the case of multinationals it is extremely important. At this stage, Stella Muñoz and Bernarda Muñoz stand out; we have had great support frrom the over the last year regarding the processing and protection of personal data.'

Key clients

  • Liberty Latin America
  • Claro-VTR
  • Asociación Chilena de Telecomunicaciones
  • Televisión Nacional de Chile
  • Claro Chile
  • VTR Comunicaciones
  • Transbank
  • Redbanc
  • Chilena Consolidada Seguros Generales
  • Radio Pauta
  • Novo Nordisk Farmacéutica
  • SKY Airline
  • Cosméticos Avon
  • Brother International Corporation
  • Zurich Chile Seguros de Vida
  • Natura Cosméticos
  • Smart Fit Chile

Work highlights

  • Representing VTR in a non-contentious proceeding before the TDLC, the case initially brought by Telefónica Móviles Chile to determine whether the National Economic Prosecutor and the Undersecretary of Telecommunications correctly applied the radio-electric spectrum caps rule.
  • Representing ChileTelco, a trade association comprising most of Chile's leading telecoms companies, in challenging Decree No. 92 which approves the management and maintenance plan for overhead and subway telecoms lines.
  • Representing Transbank in several proceedings before the TDLC, which include payment technology regulation issues.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nicole Nehme, Stella Muñoz