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About
Provided by Jorge Lembeye
Practice Areas
Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Energy, Venture Capital, Project Development and Financing, Capital Market.
Career
Founding partner of Lembeye Abogados in 2017, Jorge Lembeye leads the firm’s mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, financing, project restructuring and capital markets areas. With extensive and prestigious commercial experience, Jorge has been involved in the structuring and placement of highly sophisticated funds, and in mergers and acquisitions and the financing related to the investments made by said funds. In addition, he is a recognized lawyer in the Energy area, where he highlights his vast experience advising national and foreign investors in the financing of large-scale and innovative projects. Additionally, Jorge is a member of the boards of several companies, which allows him to advise his clients from a legal and commercial point of view.
Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, USA, before founding Lembeye Abogados Jorge was a partner at Bofill, Mir & Álvarez Jana; associate at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, New York, and associate at Morales & Besa. He was Professor of Civil and Commercial Law at the Adolfo Ibáñez University; Professor of Financing in the Master of Private Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and Professor of American Business Law in the joint program of the University of Chile and the American University (USA).
He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the International Bar Association (IBA).
Professional Memberships
Chilean Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
American Bar Association
International Bar Association
Libertades Públicas
Publications
Author of “Comentarios a la modificación del Capítulo 2-2 de la recopilación actualizada de Normas de la Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras”, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez. (2006)
Author of “Algunas reflexiones acerca del fallo del caso Budweiser v/s CCU”, Business Law Studies, published by the Universidad Católica del Norte. (2004)
Co-author of “Leveraged buyout in Chile”, NYSBA, New York International Chapter News. (2004)
Personal
Mr. Lembeye studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, and graduated summa cum laude. He received a LL.M. degree from University of Pennsylvania Law School (2008).
He received four Awards ‘Profesor Raúl Le Roy’ granted to the best student (1997-2000).
He has been awarded by Who’s Who Legal and Chambers and Partners (Global and Latin America)
Chambers Review
Latin America
Partner Jorge Lembeye is recognised within the corporate and M&A market in Chile for his work, often assisting clients with acquisitions and corporate governance matters.
Jorge Lembeye of Lembeye Abogados heads the firm's Santiago-based department and regularly advises clients on the development, construction and operation of renewable energy projects, including wind and solar farms.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jorge Lembeye leads his team with a blend of profound legal knowledge and strategic acumen.He has an unwavering commitment to his client's success."
"Jorge Lembeye manages the resources masterfully and is always on top of the sensitive issues we discuss."
"Jorge Lembeye leads his team with a blend of profound legal knowledge and strategic acumen.He has an unwavering commitment to his client's success."
"Jorge Lembeye manages the resources masterfully and is always on top of the sensitive issues we discuss."
