Competition/Antitrust
Latin America Guide 2025 : Chile
Band 4
About
Provided by Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados
The boutique law firm is well known for its mastery in the field and its solid and experienced team. Every year this law firm assumes a selected number of cases, characterized for their complexity and economic relevance, which ensures that at least two partners are directly involved in each case or matter.
The team is well recognized for the comprehensive and innovative advice offered to their clients, assisting with all aspects of competition law, including transactions, investigations before the regulatory agencies, litigation, compliance programs, legal opinions and day-to-day advisory matters.
Key types of work:
- All aspects of competition law, including transactions, investigations before the regulatory agencies, litigation before the Competition Tribunal and the Supreme Court.
- Compliance programs.
- Legal opinions.
- Day-to-day advisory matters.
Key Clients:
- Banco BCI in a claim filed by the National Economic Prosecutor before the Antitrust Tribunal.
- Salcobrand in the successful agreement with SERNAC in a class action
- Sociedad Nacional de Pesca (SONAPESCA) in three claims before the Antitrust Court (TDLC) against The Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture.
- Ariztía in a class action filed by Conadecus (Consumer Association) requesting damages for an amount of USD 800 million.
- Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. in an investigation before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office regarding the forestry market.
Chambers Review
Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados is a respected law firm that possesses experience advising key Chilean clients from a wide range of industries on contentious mandates in the competition field. The team has remarkable strengths for clients in non-contentious matters, including in antitrust litigation before the TDLC, and also compliance programmes and FNE investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogadosgive us a lot of confidence and we always consider them able to support us in our most complex issues. The team is very cohesive, dynamic and efficient."
"Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogadosgive us a lot of confidence and we always consider them able to support us in our most complex issues. The team is very cohesive, dynamic and efficient."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department Juan Sebastián Valdés routinely represents clients in anti-competitive behaviour claims before the TDLC.
"Juan Sebastián Valdés is a very good antitrust and litigation lawyer. He has extensive knowledge of law and economics and understands the workings of the complex market in which we operate."
Ranked Lawyers at
Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados
Chile
Members
Provided by Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados
Clients
Provided by Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados
Aquabench S.A
Ariztía
Banco BCI
Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.
Compañía Marítima Chilena S.A.
Farmacéutica Medcell Ltda
Salcobrand
Sociedad Nacional de Pesca (SONAPESCA)
Industries
Provided by Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados
Banking and Financial Market
Commercial and Professional Services
Energy
Entertainment
Fisheries and Fishing L
Food Industry
Forestry & Paper
Insurance
Pharmaceutical Industry
Retail
Software & Computer Services
Telecommunication
Transport