Band 2
Band 5
About
Provided by Josefina Yávar
Practice Areas
Specialist in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, creating and structuring investment funds, private equity, and venture capital.
Josefina Yávar is an expert in M&A transactions, particularly in national and international projects in the energy sector. She also specializes in advising investors and entrepreneurs on investment and financing processes.
Before joining Cuatrecasas, she worked for a leading Chilean law firm.
Career
She lectures in the Master of Laws at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Personal
Master of Laws, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA, 2011.
Bachelor of Laws, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, 2005.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Santiago-based partner and head of department Josefina Yávar of Cuatrecasas garners praise for her experience in the venture capital space. She is highly skilled at acting for both entrepreneurs and investors in venture capital investments in the Chilean technology sector.
Partner Josefina Yávar routinely advises clients on cross-border matters regarding acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate restructuring, with a particular focus on the energy sector. She also has a notable practice in venture capital mandates.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We work a lot with Josefina Yávar in corporate mandates and she is characterised by her availability and client understanding. She is a solid support to us."
"Josefina Yávar has a unique skill of explaining legal issues in simple, business-friendly language. Josefina always meets deadlines and consistently exceeds expectations."
"We work a lot with Josefina Yávar in corporate mandates and she is characterised by her availability and client understanding. She is a solid support to us."
"Josefina Yávar has a unique skill of explaining legal issues in simple, business-friendly language. Josefina always meets deadlines and consistently exceeds expectations."