FerradaNehme

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. Since publication, the firm has further strengthened the team with the hire of Miguel Oyonarte, formerly the general counsel of Nextel Chile, as a partner - effective as of March 2025.