Focus
CorporateMergers & Acquisitions Venture Capital &
Emerging Companies Labor
& Immigration Regulated Markets & ESG
Public Law Tax Real Estate Litigation
& Arbitration
Corporate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Our corporate and M&A team brings a unique combination of creativity and knowledge to every matter in which it is involved. We are frequently called upon by leading companies, considering our expertise in different industries, the speed of our responses, and our dedication to each matter presented to us.
We understand the business of each of our clients, so we advise them on the different legal complexities that arise, whether they are day-to-day corporate issues, financing, or complex mergers & acquisitions processes. With our various areas of expertise, we can provide comprehensive and multidisciplinary advice.
We always keep in mind that our advice must be oriented to each client’s needs and objectives so they can achieve their goals in an increasingly competitive market.
Among the matters we regularly work on are the following:
- Drafts and negotiation all kinds of civil and commercial contracts for different industries
- Advice in M&A processes, purchase, and sale of companies or strategic assets
- Design and reorganization of business groups, including the legal execution of divisions, mergers, transformations, dissolutions, and capital contributions
- Advice on corporate governance matters
- Drafting and negotiation of shareholders’ agreements, joint venture agreements, franchising and distribution agreements, among others
- Incorporation in Chile of subsidiaries or agencies of foreign companies and their representation in the country
- Development and implementation of corporate governance policies and management protocols for family businesses
- Legal advice in the financing of local and international projects
- Advice on privacy regulations and personal data processing
- Advice on compliance with corporate rules and regulated markets (regulatory compliance).
Venture Capital &
Emerging Companies
Our experience allows us to guide entrepreneurs through all stages of growth, helping them to accelerate their business and become leaders in the industry in which they operate. We provide advice on all the issues that will be critical during the development of the startups, including financing rounds, attracting and retaining talent, protecting their assets, and monetizing their projects.
We provide sophisticated advice to domestic and foreign entrepreneurs and start-ups and have close relationships with incubators, accelerators, funds, and investors in our country and abroad. We understand the business model of each of them and support in achieving their goals.
We know that technology occupies a primordial position in the global economy. Therefore we are innovative, agile, and flexible when providing legal advice to our clients.
We act as true strategic partners of our clients. In addition, our partners are active investors in Venture Capital, so they have first-hand knowledge of the complexities and trends of the industry.
Within our specific advisory services, we highlight the following
- Negotiation of the term sheet and design of financing rounds, including advice in the search for funding and different ways of raising capital (VC, CVC, convertible notes, SAFE, KISS, and others)
- Incorporation of investment vehicles and participation in due diligence processes
- Relations with CORFO
- Advice on corporate governance issues, design, and negotiation of shareholders’ agreements
- Structuring and implementation of workers’ and consultants’ compensation plans (ESOP)
- Advice on the development and protection of new technologies, data privacy, SaaS contracts, and understanding of current market conditions and competitors
- Preparation of terms and conditions of service.
Labor
& Immigration
We regularly advise our clients on the most challenging matters related to labor and immigration law. We also represent them during all stages involved in labor trials, both in the trial and appellate courts and in all dispute resolution and collection procedures in labor matters, including cases of unjustified dismissal, protection of fundamental rights, negotiation with unions, and claims for fines, among others.
Our lawyers have extensive experience advising companies and individuals on investigations, due diligence, and other labor law matters that affect our clients and their internal policies and procedures related to workers. We help them adapt their labor practices to current regulations, including diversity and inclusion matters.
The labor and immigration matters we regularly work on include:
- Recurrent legal consulting on labor, social security, immigration, and compliance with specific health and safety regulations
- Individual advice on labor issues, looking for creative and competitive solutions
- Collective counseling, especially considering collective bargainings and complex labor processes, such as strikes and union agreements
- Contingency assessment and analysis of companies (due diligence processes) from a labor and judicial point of view
- Assistance in administrative audits of a labor and health nature
- Drafting claims and reconsiderations in connection with fines or other sanctions issued by the authorities
- Advice in individual and collective dismissal processes
- Analysis, design, and implementation of improvements for compliance with legal standards in labor, social security, and health matters in areas such as working hours, wages, internal regulations, compliance with health and safety standards, joint committees, and risk prevention protocols, among others
- Advice on immigration processes, determination of immigration status, immigration alternatives for visas or permits, and processing of applications to authorities
- Compliance with diversity and inclusion policies;
- Assistance in management with contractors, subcontractors, or temporary service companies (EST).
Regulated Markets & ESG
Public Law
The capabilities of our team cover different regulated markets, such as infrastructure, environmental matters, energy, telecommunications, transportation, life sciences, ESG, and mining. Additionally, we represent various stakeholders in the sector, including investors, developers, and financiers.
In the field of infrastructure, we advise our clients throughout all stages of their projects’ development, including obtaining permits, negotiating and drafting contracts, complying with sector-specific regulations, and engaging with governmental authorities. To achieve this, we collaborate closely with our lawyers who specialize in the relevant fields, providing comprehensive services.
Furthermore, we continuously guide our clients regarding current regulations and their compliance obligations, opportunities in diverse markets, implementing regulatory changes in different industries, managing their impacts, obtaining necessary permits to operate in Chile, establishing relationships with authorities, submitting compliance reports, and representing them in administrative and judicial proceedings, among other matters.
Through this advice, we focus on helping our clients develop their businesses sustainably by facilitating their market entry, mitigating operational risks, and providing timely information that supports long-term planning and enables efficient investment decision-making.
Our services include:
- Advice on the development of projects in regulated markets
- Review of the impact of projects of law on our client’s businesses
- Litigation in administrative matters
- Administrative proceedings
- Advice on natural resources regulation
- Advising on economic regulation
- Development of regulatory reports
- Water use rights, obtaining, processing, modification, and other matters, before administrative and judicial bodies.
Tax
We advise our clients to maximize their performance while complying with all applicable tax regulations. We are thoroughly familiar with their objectives, strategies, and business models, which allows us to perform a comprehensive and strategic analysis in tax planning.
Our clients include companies, financial institutions, private equity funds, family offices, and individuals we support in operations ranging from corporate incorporation to complex transactions requiring efficient tax structuring.
Within our areas of expertise in tax matters, we highlight the following:
- Taxation of companies with Income Tax, VAT, Customs Duties, Stamp Tax, and Municipal Patents, among others
- Taxation applicable to business owners
- Tax effects of the sale of companies and strategic assets
- Recurring tax compliance, audits, and due diligence in company acquisitions
- Advising on inheritance, donation, and takeover processes for new family generations
- Tax design of new businesses, both in Chile and abroad
- Reorganization of corporate structure through mergers, divisions, transformations, and capital contributions
- Application of international treaties signed by Chile to avoid international double taxation
- Advice in audits before the Chilean Internal Revenue Service, representation before Tax and Customs Courts, Treasury, Customs, Municipalities, and other public agencies
- Special requests for tax exemptions, preferential regimes, and special petitions to authorities
Real Estate
We advise real estate investors and developers on structuring their businesses and analyzing regulatory requirements and property titles. Thanks to our wide range of experience, we offer our clients the legal advice they need to develop, finance, or invest in projects.
In addition, we have extensive knowledge of the real estate rental business, coworking, hospitality, and tourism, so we understand the needs of our clients from a commercial point of view.
Within our specialties, we highlight the following:
- Structuring of real estate projects
- Financing of real estate projects and their guarantees
- Project development and management
- Advice on real estate Due Diligence processes
- Construction and administration contracts, design, and management of real estate projects
- Property mergers and subdivisions
- Review of property titles
- Participation in public and private bidding processes
- Real estate co-ownership and home owners association
- Sales processes, marketing of projects.
Litigation
& Arbitration
We have a network of trusted lawyers with whom we partner to defend our clients’ interests. All of them have a NexLegal standard of work. This network allows us to quickly assemble a focused, integrated, and efficient team to handle multiple cases simultaneously.
Our in-house team brings all its expertise to the wide range of disputes that may arise in various judicial instances. In addition, we work closely with court experts in preparing reports in the context of arbitration.
We highlight the following matters within our advisory services:
- Civil and commercial litigation related to the fulfillment of contracts, enforcement of debt collection, and compensation for damages before the Ordinary and Arbitration Courts of Justice
- Corporate conflicts between companies owners and between them and the management of the companies in which they have an interest
- Legal representation in administrative – sanctioning proceedings before public institutions for fines, denied permits, or arbitrary discrimination, among others
- Criminal litigation of various kinds, from the investigative stages in the Public Prosecutor’s Office to judicial representation before Criminal Courts
- Legal representation in bankruptcy proceedings for the liquidation or reorganization of companies
- Litigation in inheritance matters, actions for petition or partition of inheritance, reformation, and nullity of wills, among others;
- Tax litigation before the country’s Tax and Customs Courts and Treasuries
- Legal representation of clients and businesses in consumer law matters
- Actions of impugnment public and private tenders
- Representation in labor and social security litigation.