Morales & Besa

Senior Partners: Guillermo Morales E., Eugenio Besa J-H.
Managing Partner: Macarena Laso A.
Number of partners: 14
Number of lawyers: 65

Firm Overview:
Morales & Besa was founded in 1992 by a group of outstanding professionals in the areas of corporate, financial and tax law, with the purpose of achieving the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and quality of service. Since then, we have been committed to building a first class firm and providing excellent service.

Our firm seeks, selects and integrates the best legal talent based on their personal merit and skills, to train them in its culture of excellence and teamwork. Many of our lawyers have postgraduate degrees from leading law schools in the U.S. or Europe and have completed internships in renowned foreign law firms.

During the last 30 years we have grown to become one of the largest and most respected law firms in Chile, with a relevant experience in international advisory services thanks to the qualified team of lawyers that characterizes us.

Main Practice Areas:
Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Competition and Antitrust
Compliance
Corporate
Criminal Law
Energy
Environment
Intellectual Property and Data Protection
Labor
Litigation, Antitrust &Dispute Resolution
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mining and Natural Resources
Projects & Infrastructure
Public Law
Real Estate & Construction
Reorganization and Insolvency
Tax

International Outlook:
The firm fosters and maintains valuable relationships with firms around the world, which opens doors for the exchange of ideas, approaches, knowledge and experience. This results in innovative solutions, while keeping our independence as a local Chilean firm. Morales & Besa encourages its lawyers to pursue LL.M. degrees abroad and to participate in foreign associate programs in some of the most prestigious global law firms, further strengthening its relationships and the global outlook of its associates.

The firm is among the 10 Chilean firms included in the “International and Cross-Border Capabilities” section of Chambers and Partners Global Guide, which recognises those firms that offer the best experience in transactions with international components.

Recognising Excellence:
The firm and team have been recognised by some of the most prestigious legal directories and publications. Practices such as Projects and Infrastructure, Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, and Capital Markets are among the top tiers and leading positions of Chambers and Partners and Legal 500, among others. Environment, Energy, Competition/Antitrust, Dispute Resolution, Insolvency and Reorganization, Tax and Intellectual Property and Data Protection, among others, are also highly positioned in these and other specialty rankings, and so are the firm's most experienced lawyers.

The firm's work is often awarded or shortlisted for deal of the year by relevant publications such as Latin Lawyer, Latin Finance, IFLR, and IJGlobal, among others.

Diversity:
Morales & Besa do not only believe that diversity matters, as its almost 30 years of experience have shown, but also that it is key to creating a better working environment, where people can learn from difference. Ultimately, this helps to provide a better service and to achieve success for clients.

Diversity and meritocracy are part of the firm's foundational principles and it has always sought to recruit solely on the basis of excellence of applicants, professional credentials, integrity and work ethic, regardless of family, social, political or religious affiliations, gender or sexual orientation. Consequently, Morales & Besa has created a diverse environment, with lawyers coming from different backgrounds, with different ways of thinking and who in turn provide diverse perspectives.

The firm has always had a high number of female lawyers, including at partner level. The firm has a Diversity Committee, formed of partners, counsel, directors and senior associates, which is in charge of its diversity and inclusion activities and challenges.

Sustainability:
From Morales & Besa it has been promoting several initiatives that allow it to contribute to a more sustainable day-to-day. During the last years, the firm has been deepening its waste management processes, which resulted in the consolidation of its collection and recycling system. Likewise, the firm fosters several initiatives for the reconditioning and reuse of materials.

In addition, because of its involvement and commitment to the environmental, the firm contributes, through pro bono initiatives, to different projects for the conservation and protection of the environment.

Languages:
English, Portuguese, Spanish.