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About
Provided by Rodrigo Sepúlveda
Practice Areas
Banking, Finance, Capital Markets, and Foreign Investment.
Career
Partner since 2010. New York University School of Law, USA (LLM, 1994). Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Business School, Chile (D.P.A. 1992-93). Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School (LLB, 1988). His practice focuses on the areas of Finance and Banking Law, Securities Market and Foreign Investment, advising Chilean and foreign banks and financial institutions and Chilean companies on project finance, issuance of debt and capital instruments, syndicated loans and other financial transactions. Rodrigo provides permanent support to multinational consortiums and national and foreign banks in the financing of electricity distribution and generation projects, especially regarding renewable energies, and financing of infrastructure under the Public Works Concessions Law. He is in permanent contact with the Central Bank of Chile, the Financial Market Commission and other government agencies of Chile. Since 2004 he has regularly provided advice to Chilean State companies, such as Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) and Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro S.A., in several financing processes in both the Chilean and foreign capital markets, and also in the banking area.
In addition, Rodrigo has worked in Commercial Law, providing advice to national and multinational companies on their investments in Chile, and to foreign corporations on their incorporation, capitalization, development of new businesses, joint ventures and sale of shares or businesses, in Chile or abroad. He also has experience in aeronautical issues and provides advice to international airlines in relation to Chilean aeronautical regulations and other related matters. Before joining Cariola, he worked from 1994 to 1996 as an associate lawyer at the law firm Clifford Chance, in New York City, United States of America, providing advice to Latin American companies on their privatization, IPO and project finance processes in the international securities markets and banking markets.
Professional Memberships
Chilean Bar Association; New York University Ex-Alumni Association; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Ex-Alumni Association; and Clifford-Chance Ex-Alumni.
Personal
Professor of the “Company Financing” module in the Master’s program in Business Law (MBL) at the Law School of the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, (2010-2014).
Languages Spoken
Spanish, French and English.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Co-head of department Rodrigo Sepúlveda routinely advises banks on cross-border credit facilities. He enjoys a respected practice in the Chilean banking and finance field.
Rodrigo Sepúlveda is endorsed for his regulatory knowledge in the capital markets sphere. He often advises clients on the registration of notes programmes and the issuance of secured and unsecured notes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Rodrigo Sepúlveda is very technical while also being agile in his responses."
"Rodrigo Sepúlveda offers great experience, knowledge, willingness and support throughout the development of the process, with a focus on achieving successful completion of the business."
"Rodrigo Sepúlveda is very technical while also being agile in his responses."
"Rodrigo Sepúlveda offers great experience, knowledge, willingness and support throughout the development of the process, with a focus on achieving successful completion of the business."