Jorge Allende D

Practice Areas

Jorge is co-head of the Corporate/M&A team. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital market operations, startups, and private equity. He counsels international clients on matters of finance, hospitality, and natural resources.

He is also well recognized for his active practice in the capital markets arena and he has regularly participated in cross-border business combination operations, advising both local clients in their expansion endeavours in Latin America, as well as for foreign clients in their businesses in Chile, and in Latin America.

Currently he is working as Visiting partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York

Career

2004 Study Abroad Program, University of California Berkeley

2005 Law Degree summa cum laude, Universidad de Chile School of Law

2009 Master of Corporate Law, New York University

2011 Admitted to the New York bar

2009-2011 With Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York

2011 Joined (CMS) Carey & Allende as associate

2014 Graduate School of Business, Ignite Program, Stanford University

2015 Promoted to Partner

2017 Appointed co-head of the Corporate/M&A group

2017 Recognized by the Finance Monthtly Awards as Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of the Year

2019 Member of the CMS Corporate/M&A Management Committee.

Publications

Co-author of the Chilean chapter on Corporate M&A 2021, included in the international publication "Chambers Global Practice Guide".

Co-author of the Chilean chapter on Corporate M&A 2020, included in Chambers International

Author of the Chilean chapter on Acquisition Finance 2014 and 2015, included in the international publication “Getting The Deal Through”.

Co-author of the Chilean chapter on Corporate Governance 2014 and 2015, included in the international publication “Getting the Deal Through”.