TMT
Contreras Velozo ‘stands out for its TMT practice’, and the firm’s ’handling of issues is outstanding’. The eight-strong group has a longstanding relationship with telecoms provider Movistar and regional e-commerce platform-operator Mercado Libre, as well as several fintech, e-commerce and media businesses. The telecoms, media and criminal litigation practices, which are regularly mandated for high-profile TMT-related conflicts, projects and transactions, are led by Francisco Velozo, who advises on economic crimes, insolvencies and IP rights infringement. The team also comprises telecoms sector specialist Javier Velozo; and Pablo Pardo, who ‘stands out for his extensive knowledge of various TMT industries’. Director Natalia Diuana advises telecoms companies on economic, computer, tax and IP-related crimes.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Contreras Velozo stands out for its TMT practice. Their handling of issues is outstanding.’
- ‘They have developed specific tactics to deal with litigation that have been very successful in changing the market’s playing field, and even in stimulating companies to change their practices.’
Key clients
- Telefónica Group – Movistar
- DirecTV
Work highlights
- Successfully representing an association, which comprises Chile’s main TV operators and content providers (Alliance against TV Piracy), in criminal actions against operators of IKS and IPTV services.
- Representing Chileactores in court against OTT platforms, such as Amazon and Zapping, for collecting copyright tariffs for audio visual performers.