Carey
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Carey is Chile’s largest full-service law firm, with more than 270 legal professionals. The corporate, litigation and regulatory groups comprise specialised attorneys and who practice in all areas of law. Clients include some of the world’s largest multinationals, international organisations, and some of the most important local companies and institutions. In 2012, Carey was selected as “Latin American Law Firm of the Year” by Chambers Latin America. The firm is member of the Pacific Rim Advisory Council, World Services Group, Terralex, The Interlex Group, Employment Law Alliance, RIELA, and Aliança de Advocacia Empresarial.
Main Areas of Practice:
Antitrust & Regulated Markets:
Carey covers all areas of antitrust law and regulatory matters, including litigation before the Antitrust Court (TDLC), Civil Courts, the Supreme Court, as well as advisory in investigations by the National Economic Prosecutor (FNE) and negotiation of agreements with this agency. Carey also has a positive track record in securing approvals for complex mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures with the FNE and the TDLC.Banking & Financial:
Carey has extensive experience advising creditors, investors and borrowers in all types of banking and financial transactions. It has represented domestic and foreign clients in bilateral or syndicated loans, with or without guarantees; liability management; public and private offers and placements of capital and debt, both local and international; securitisations; project financing; structured products and operations with derivatives; among many others.Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions:
Carey is a market leader in structuring M&A and has been consistently recommended by important publications in this area. The firm advises a wide range of clients including multinationals, funds and foreign companies investing for the first time in Chile. In addition, Carey works with local and Latin American companies expanding their businesses throughout Chile and the region. Carey advises clients in the negotiation process, including the efficient structuring of taxes related to the transaction, investment financing, corporate governance, establishing collabourative agreements between companies such as joint ventures and strategic alliances and the development of business relationships between the different parties involved in a project.Energy:
Carey has extensive experience advising on energy projects and infrastructure works throughout the energy industry. The practice has been involved in some major energy, and oil and gas projects in the country (including coal, natural gas, hydropower, LNG projects, non-conventional renewable energy, FSU and FSRU projects), advising the public sector and international and domestic clients. Additionally, the firm has advised several clients, either generators or industrial consumers in the negotiation of Chile’s major PPAs and supply agreements, and also renders service in regulatory matters, M&A, joint ventures, negotiation of energy commercialisation deals, project development and financing.Environmental:
Carey advises clients in all areas of environmental law, including regulatory compliance, due diligence, audits, evaluation processes and consulting on environmental liabilities, litigation, environmental financial product transactions and all aspects of the Environmental Impact Assessment System. It also has extensive experience in consulting for compliance with international standards in project finance, relationship and negotiation with communities and Convention 169.Insurance & Reinsurance:
Carey has a long tradition of representing leading Chilean and international insurers, reinsurers, financial institutions, brokers and insured businesses, on regulatory, corporate, contractual, transactional and dispute resolution matters. The firm has assisted some insurance companies, insurance brokers and reinsurance companies since their entry into the Chilean insurance market, and has continued to provide advice to them and other clients on their relation with the Chilean insurance regulator. It provides advice to companies in different industry sectors on dispute resolution matters and settlements with insurance companies.Intellectual Property & IT:
Carey is the market leader in intellectual property matters in Chile, and is responsible for over 6,000 patents and 30,000 trademarks. The firm draws on experience to assist clients with issues related to the prosecution and litigation of patents and trademarks, regulatory matters, copyright, licensing, and anti-counterfeiting. It understands that the most important concern of the clients is often the protection of their intangible assets, a task that it fulfills proactively by always looking for the best possible results.Litigation & Arbitration:
Carey is nationally renowned for excellence in assisting its clients in the resolution of complex civil and commercial lawsuits, conflicts between shareholders, insolvency and reorganisation of companies, environmental and sanction procedures, criminal trials, construction and disputes related to concessions, national and international commercial arbitrations, among others.Mining:
Carey has extensive experience in advising small, medium and large mining companies, both Chilean and foreign, that exploit all kinds of metallic minerals (copper, molybdenum, silver, gold and others) and non-metallic minerals (nitrates and others) in all stages of mining projects from the initial launch to full operation, through the end of a cycle and mine closure.
Tax:
Carey’s tax specialists are constantly involved in structuring the most complex and important transactions, litigations, tax planning and due diligence processes, using a practical approach to provide concrete and integrated solutions. The team is composed of an interdisciplinary group of attorneys and in-house accountants with experience both in Chile and abroad.Telecoms & Media:
Carey’s experience in regulatory matters includes advice in the implementation of new technologies and softwares that seek to integrate communications through many devices and infrastructure. Also, includes procedures to obtain concessions, licenses and permits for any type of telecommunications services and their modifications. This includes fixed, mobile and satellite telephony, data transmission, WiMax, VoIP, trunking, radio communications, long distance, LMDS, open and cable television, broadcasting, Internet, etc.
Key Contacts
Managing Partner:
Jaime Carey
[email protected]
Media Contact:
Magdalena Engel
Communications Manager
[email protected]
Firm Rankings
Administrative & Public Law
Band 2
8.7
Arbitration
Band 2
8.0
Banking & Finance
Band 1
Capital Markets
Band 1
Capital Markets: Debt
Band 1
Competition/Antitrust
Band 1
Compliance
Band 1
Consumer Law
Band 1
Corporate Governance
Band 1
Corporate Investigations
Band 1
Corporate/M&A
Band 1
Data Protection
Band 1
Dispute Resolution
Band 1
Energy
Band 1
Energy & Natural Resources
Band 1
9.0
Environment
Band 1
9.0
FinTech
Band 1
9.0
Infrastructure
Band 1
Insurance
Band 1
9.3
IP
Band 1
IP: Patents
Band 1
IP: Trademarks
Band 1
IP: trademarks: Contentious
Band 1
IP: Trademarks: Prosecution
Band 1
Labour & Employment
Band 1
9.3
Life Sciences
Band 1
Litigation
Band 2
8.7
Mining
Band 1
Private Equity
Band 1
Private Wealth Law
Band 1
Projects
Band 1
Real Estate
Band 1
9.0
Real Estate & Tourism
Band 1
Restructuring & Insolvency
Band 1
Tax
Band 1
TMT
Band 1
Trade/WTO
Band 1
Venture Capital
Band 1
White-Collar Crime
Band 2
8.0
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Prominent administrative law expert, Camilo Lledó, returns to Carey as a new partner Amid the backdrop of Chile’s constitutional debate and intense discussions surrounding reforms to important regulated sectors, Carey has announced that Camilo Lledó returned to the firm as a new partner in the Public Law area. Camilo, who officially joined the firm on […]
Carey has advised Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company Viatris on the Chilean aspects of its divestment of intellectual property rights regarding several of its brands in Latin America, which it sold to South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare for US$280 million. Aspen settled the transaction with a cash payment of US$150 million to Viatris, which was accompanied by an […]
Carey appoints two new counsels Lawyers Valentina Kuscevic and Tomás Varela were elected counsels at Carey, the largest law firm in Chile. With these promotions, the firm, with more than 270 professionals in its legal area, 44 partners, 2 senior counsels, 5 counsels and 3 directors, strengthens its practices of labor and corporate immigration, and […]
Carey has helped Chilean investor LarraínVial buy local pharmacy chain Farmacias Ahumada from Wallgreens Boots Alliance, a US-UK holding company that invests in the pharmaceutical sector. The seller and target relied on DLA Piper (Chile). The deal was signed on 16 May for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is subject to antitrust approval by Chile’s […]
Carey and DLA Piper guide LarraínVial pharma buy Lily Squires 02 June 2023 Carey has helped Chilean investor LarraínVial buy local pharmacy chain Farmacias Ahumada from Wallgreens Boots Alliance, a US-UK holding company that invests in the pharmaceutical sector. The seller and target relied on DLA Piper (Chile). The deal was signed on 16 May […]
After 30 years of experience in corporate immigration for foreigners who intend to reside and/or work in Chile, Carey Visas has added to its services the filing of non-immigrant visas available under the Free Trade Agreement between Chile and the United States for Chileans who are looking to invest, trade and/or work temporarily in the […]
Managing Intellectual Property, one of the most important legal publications in the area, recognized Carey as “Chilean Intellectual Property Firm of the Year.” The Managing IP Awards event, in which the best IP firms of America were chosen, was held at the end of April. Carey was highlighted as the best IP firm in Chile. […]
El estancamiento en el crecimiento económico y las altas tasas de inflación son las mayores preocupaciones a corto plazo. Fortalecer el Estado de derecho, defender la independencia del Poder Judicial y evitar la politización de los tribunales de justicia son los objetivos más críticos para Latinoamérica hoy, considera Jaime Carey, socio director de la firma […]
The Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA), the most important arbitration association in the Hispanic world, renewed its Board of Directors in Chile and appointed Gonzalo Fernández, Carey’s partner and member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, as president. Fernández will replace Felipe Ossa, who completed his term. The Board of Directors in Chile is now […]
Carey has helped Chilean fintech Kredito raise capital through an investment round led by Santiago-headquartered conglomerate Grupo Penta. Alcaíno Abogados advised Penta and its banking subsidiary Penta Financiero, which also participated in the funding round. Portaluppi, Guzmán & Bezanilla is understood to have provided counsel to venture capital group Amarena, which also put up funds, but […]
Marcos Ríos, a Carey partner, is the new Chair of the ABA International Law Section for Bar Year 2022-2023. Marcos focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and contract law, government procurement, hospitality, and gaming law matters. He studied law at Universidad de Chile, has an LL.M. from Georgetown University, and is admitted to […]
José Ignacio Mercado and Jorge Fuentes were promoted to directors at Carey, the largest law firm in Chile. After these promotions, the firm with more than 270 professionals in its legal area, now has seven directors. José Ignacio Mercado is part of the Data Protection; Telecommunications, Media and Technology; Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology; and Licensing, Franchising […]
The renewable energy branch of Canadian asset management fund Brookfield has turned to Carey to acquire a majority stake in Chilean solar project company Solarity. Prieto advised the seller, Chilean energy-focused holding company Light E, while the Solarity’s co-founders, Horacio Melo and José Luis Carvallo, enlisted Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti. The deal closed on 17 March […]
The renewable energy branch of Canadian asset management fund Brookfield has turned to Carey to acquire a majority stake in Chilean solar project company Solarity. Prieto advised the seller, Chilean energy-focused holding company Light E, while the Solarity’s co-founders, Horacio Melo and José Luis Carvallo, enlisted Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti. The deal closed on 17 March […]
Rodrigo Aldoney has joined Carey to lead the firm’s Criminal Law team as a senior advisor. Rodrigo received his law degree from the Universidad de Chile, and he has a Doctorate in Criminal Law from the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, in Germany, where he also earned an LL.M. In the area of Criminal Law, Carey has extensive […]
As Miami continues to flourish as a hub for Latin American investments, Carey has taken an important step to meet their clients’ evolving needs. The Chilean law firm opened a commercial office in the Floridian city which will be focused on venture capital investments and startup clients, family offices and funds. The office will be […]
On April 1st, Manuel Alcalde became a partner at Carey after serving as the Head of Tax Policy for the Chilean Ministry of Finance for the past three years. Manuel worked as an associate in Carey’s tax department for over 12 years, until 2018, when he left the firm to serve in the government. With […]
Highway concession for USD 892M The Chilean Ministry of Public Works (MOP) finalized the call for tenders for the second concession of Route 78 from Santiago to the port city of San Antonio, also known as Autopista del Sol. The project includes an investment of USD 892 million and a maximum variable term of 30 […]
Attorneys Manuel Alcalde, Francisco Arce and Fernando Noriega were promoted to partners at Carey, the largest law firm in Chile. With these promotions, the firm, which has more than 270 professionals in its legal area, now has 37 partners. Manuel Alcalde is part of the Tax group and focuses his practice on structuring corporate, personal […]
On April 1st, Manuel Alcalde became a partner at Carey after serving as the Head of Tax Policy for the Chilean Ministry of Finance for the past three years. Manuel worked as an associate in Carey’s tax department for over 12 years, until 2018, when he left the firm to serve in the government. […]
Chile’s diplomatic relations with China began 50 years ago, and Carey law firm has played a pivotal role in supporting the relationships between Chilean companies and the Asian giant. In 2008, Carey carried out the first historic legal advisory to Banco de Chile on a loan provided by the China Development Bank. In 2016, the […]
Carey has given voice to their experience and created a new channel to report on the most relevant issues in the legal world in Chile. The podcasts do not exceed 10 minutes and are featured on the Buzzsprout platform and on Spotify. To date, the firm has three podcasts on Consumer Law, in Spanish, and […]
Francisco Guzmán, a partner at Carey and co-head of the firm’s Venture Capital practice group, has been appointed President of the Chilean Venture Capital Association (ACVC). He will lead the association together with Magdalena Guzmán, Executive Director of ACVC. Part of Francisco’s role will be to raise awareness and deepen understanding of the importance of […]