Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil

Barros Silva Varela & Vigil
www.bsvv.cl  

Managing Partners: Fernando Barros Vial, Francisco Varela and Rodrigo de Alencar
Number of partners: 10
Number of associates: 48
Languages: English/Spanish/Portuguese/German

Barros Silva Varela & Vigil represents a new generation of lawyers committed to providing services at the highest standards. In more than 12 years they have established themselfs as a multi-service law firm, participating in the most relevant and sophisticated transactions and matters in the country.

Barros Silva Varela & Vigil is the fastest growing Chilean law firm, formed by more tan 50 lawyers.

The firm seeks to ensure that their internal structure is oriented towards outstanding service, aimed at providing practical solutions to complex issues, The firm ensure that the issues are handled by specialists, providing the best service and advice.

Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions | Partners Jorge Vigil, Rodrigo de Alencar, Francisco Varela, Fernando Barros Vial.
The firm has a team specially dedicated to provide general corporate advice to its clients, both national and foreign, who set up and operate in the country, offering legal assistance in all aspects related to the operation of the company, its contractual relationships, reorganizations, acquisitions, transformations and, in general, in all the challenges that arise in the day to day operation of a company. BSVV also provides specialized advice on mergers and acquisitions, in all phases of the process that these types of agreements involve, from the preliminary treaties or negotiations and the complete legal audit or due diligence process.

Competition/Antitrust | Partner José Manuel Bustamante
An experienced team that advises and represents companies, institutions and individuals in antitrust matters, including preventive advice, investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office and proceedings before the Antitrust Court and the Supreme Court in a wide range of matters, including cases of abuse of dominant position and collusion. Law firm’s practice includes the design and implementation of compliance plans, internal audits and investigations and merger control processes.

Public, Regulatory and Environment | Partners Claudia Ferreiro, Felipe Riesco
BSVV advises clients in all aspects related to the Environmental Impact Assessment System, the relationship and negotiation with communities, litigation, administrative disputes, due diligence processes, territorial regulations and environmental responsibility and obtaining permits. BSVV also has a team specially dedicated to regulatory matters and administrative procedures, before the Office of the Contraloría General de la República, the Constitutional Court, ordinary courts of justice, the Public Procurement Tribunal and various Superintendencies, in tariff regulation, sanctioning procedures, legislative advice, among other areas of public law.

Restructuring and Financing | Partner Fernando Barros Vial
The firm has represented clients in bilateral and syndicated loans; public and private offers and placements of capital and debt, local and international; securitizations and project financing.

Labour & Employment Law | Partner Roberto Lewin
BSVV provides specialized advice to national and foreign companies on all types of legal issues related to human resources and labour relations, addressing collective bargaining processes, labour disputes and litigation and relationships with the authorities.

Mining & Natural Resources | Partner Francisco Varela
BSVV has a large experience in advising mining companies, both Chilean and foreign, in all stages of the project and its implementation, to the exploration phase, the start of its activities and full operation, until the end of its useful life with the site closure.

Energy | Partners Claudia Ferreiro, Francisco Varela
The firm advises national and foreign market actors in the generation, transmission and distribution of energy. The members of this team have participated in the development, construction, operation and financing of hydroelectric, solar photovoltaic, wind and thermoelectric power plants, among others.

Litigation & Arbitration | Partners Fernando Barros Vial, José Manuel Bustamante
The firm has a team of lawyers specialized in the resolution of civil and commercial conflicts before the Ordinary Courts of Justice, Courts of Appeals and Supreme Court.

Tax | Partner Pilar González
BSVV offers its clients a wide range of tax advice. The firm has extensive experience in proceedings before the tax authority, representing its clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the Tax and Customs Courts, and before the superior courts of justice.

Real Estate, Urban Planning and Construction | Partner José Joaquín Silva
The firm has an experienced team of lawyers dedicated exclusively to advising clients in all stages of real estate development projects.

International Desk
The firm has advised several international companies in their business in Chile. BSVV’s client portfolio includes Spanish, North American, Australian, Chinese, Brazilian and Philippine companies, among others.