Fielding ‘a highly expert team in antitrust matters’, full-service law market mainstay Carey advises local and multinational clients from the retail, pharmaceutical, telecoms and energy sectors (among others). The sizeable antitrust and regulated markets department acts on the full range of such issues, including both contentious and non-contentious procedures before the Antitrust Court (TDLC) and the Supreme Court. It also has a notable track record in securing clearance for complex domestic and multi-jurisdictional M&A deals and joint ventures before the National Economic Prosecutor's Office (FNE); and assisting with cartel and abuse of dominance investigations and litigation. It further assists companies with antitrust and regulatory internal audits that seek to identify potential compliance issues and regulatory risks; and advises on the design of antitrust compliance programmes. The team is co-led by ‘assertive’ antitrust, regulation and litigation practitioner Lorena Pavic, who has extensive experience before the Antitrust Court and the Supreme Court, and is ‘very clear in her arguments’; and Chilean antitrust law specialist José Pardo, who predominantly focuses on antitrust, regulatory matters, administrative law and litigation. Pardo’s recent experience includes successfully leading Hapag-Lloyd’s legal strategy before the FNE, in relation to its merger with fellow shipping industry company SAAM. Key associate support is provided by senior Felipe Hepner, with intermediate Ismael Bahamonde (who has former FNE experience), also noted.

According to some clients, full-service firm Claro & Cia. has ‘the best free competition team in Chile by far’. The 23-strong antitrust group is routinely mandated to lead high-profile cases involving horizontal and vertical integration, as well as collusion and price discrimination. It also plays key roles role in some of the market’s most significant merger control filings and settlement agreements. The practice further stands out for its expertise in cross-border matters. The department is co-led by Cristóbal Eyzaguirre, a widely-respected specialist in multi-front litigation and arbitration; and the ‘outstanding’ José Miguel Huerta, whose notable experience includes representing clients in Chile, the US and Europe in government proceedings and investigations into mergers and cartels. The practice also comprises Santiago Bravo, whose broad workload includes antitrust and economic regulation matters, in addition to litigation, arbitration, administrative law and insolvency; Álvaro Vives, an adviser on cartels, abuse of dominance and merger control; and counsel Juan Pablo Celis, who acts for clients in Chile (and other jurisdictions) in merger control and cartel-related government enforcement proceedings and investigations. Key growth for the practice includes the 2024 raising of litigation, arbitration and antitrust practitioner, Tomás Kreft (a former foreign associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP), to partner. Key associates include senior Felipe De Marinis, whose disputes practice takes in consumer protection law, international commerce, and antitrust and economic regulation.

According to some clients, FerradaNehme is ‘the best office in Chile for free competition without a doubt’. The 22-strong competition and regulation practice handles a large number of significant competition law cases in Chile, including both contentious and non-contentious proceedings. Its representative expertise covers mergers, collusion allegations, competition compliance, litigation involving the FNE, and cases before Chile’s TDLC. Clients additionally benefit from the firm’s sector expertise in air transportation, retail, telecoms, mining, banking, energy, ports, railways and electricity, along with oil and gas, pensions, casinos, health insurance and software. The practice is co-led by longstanding competition and regulatory law practitioner Nicole Nehme, an ‘exceptional lawyer’ who has enviable experience in litigating TDLC cases; Diego Hernández, whose expertise encompasses antitrust compliance programmes, representing clients in TDLC proceedings and assisting with FNE matters (particularly merger control work and cartel and abuse of dominant position investigations); Benjamín Mordoj, a well-known adviser on preventive work; and Mabel Ahumada, who primarily focuses on mergers, FNE investigations, compliance and preventive matters. At director level, Catalina Íñiguez, Beatriz Hidalgo, Josefina Campos and Raffaela Corte are also key team members, while counsel Sebastián Dufeu currently leads the firm’s telecoms-related investigations' practice, that handles cases brought before the TDLC and FNE.

With ‘vast experience and knowledge of antitrust and antitrust litigation’, Pellegrini & Rencoret Abogados’ representative expertise ranges from cases and investigations involving exclusionary practices, cartels, leniency programmes, mergers and regulatory proceedings, to the design and implementation of compliance programmes for multinational and domestic companies. The boutique law firm’s 12-member team recently obtained several favourable merger clearance results, in addition to handling two significant collusion cases that were being litigated by the FNE. It also acted for Isapre Cruz Blanca in a procedure brought by the FNE to regulate commercial agreements between physicians and health insurers. The competition and antitrust team is co-led by former President of the Chilean Bar Association’s Antitrust Commission, Julio Pellegrini, who is ‘a lawyer with great passion for free competition and litigation’ and an expert in exclusionary practices, cartels and regulatory proceedings; Pedro Rencoret, who specialises in antitrust litigation and regulated markets; and Diego Ramos, who has ‘many technical skills’ and extensive experience in litigating before the TDLC and Supreme Court. In the firm’s associate pool, senior María Jesús Cifuentes is an experienced antitrust litigator; former FNE lawyer Catalina Sierpe assists with litigation and merger procedures; and Javiera Durand is also a key competition and antitrust department member.

‘Positioning itself as a market leader due to its extensive track record and successful results’, Barros & Errázuriz's competition and antitrust team has longstanding involvement in high-stakes TDLC cases. The seven-strong department (including three partners) is also consistently mandated by national and international clients to assist with investigations before the FNE; and in relation to merger control matters, the team is notably specialised in concentration notifications. The team’s competition work further includes advice to companies on preventing anti-competitive conduct, such assistance encompassing commercial policy reviews, along with the establishment of business protocols and compliance programmes. It additionally advises trade associations on competition issues. The team is co-led by litigation and arbitration specialist Luis Eduardo Toro; merger control practice head Francisco Bórquez, who ‘has outstanding experience in antitrust issues’, and whose workload includes day-to-day competition advice, including compliance and administrative and judicial procedures before the FNE and TDLC; and José Luis Corvalán, whose expertise covers both litigation and competition and antitrust law. At associate level, senior Catalina Villalobos - an adviser on mergers, litigation and anti-competitive practices - is a former legal deputy at the FNE’s mergers division; and the practices of both Josefina Poblete and Virginia González focus on mergers and anti-competitive conduct.

‘Proven to be an undisputed leader in its field’, Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos has a sizeable client base of consumer goods businesses, while being increasingly active in non-contentious procedures involving the pharmaceutical industry and TV-rating measuring tools. The group is highly rated for its expertise in merger control procedures, and cartel and abuse of dominance investigations; and notably stands out for its experience in the interplay between competition law and IP rights, where it can leverage the enviable IP credentials of its sister-firm Sargent & Krahn. The practice’s recent experience further includes successfully closing unilateral conduct cases before the FNE, along with several competition matters involving entertainment and tech companies. The department is headed up by Juan Cristóbal Gumucio, who advises on merger control, cartels, unilateral conduct and compliance programmes; and Gerardo Varela, whose track record includes landmark antitrust cases. In the firm’s associate pool, seniors Camila Rojas, Catalina González, Cristóbal Lema and José Manuel Donoso all advise on merger control work; at the more junior end, Andrés Hananía assists with TDLC cases, while Macarena Boeri and José Luis García also advise on merger control procedures. Recent growth for the free competition practice includes the August 2023 hire of associate Marcelo Mayor from Ugarte & Correa.

Contreras Velozo houses ‘a first-class team that is highly successful in free competition’. The seven-strong competition and regulation department is well known for its antitrust litigation credentials, which encompass collusion and abuse of dominance investigations, as well as non-contentious proceedings, follow-on damages litigation, and strategic business advice. The team is additionally experienced in merger control issues, its track record covering the banking, food, telecoms, healthcare, ports and construction sectors. The practice also acts for corporations and governmental bodies that are active in the energy, gas, transport, gambling and public infrastructure industries. The group is co-led by Javier Velozo, a former TDLC judge with ‘recognised expertise in free competition issues’, whose experience includes successfully representing significant Chilean and international corporations (and government bodies) in high-stakes TDLC cases and FNE investigations; and ‘excellent lawyer’ Pablo Pardo, an antitrust and regulated markets practitioner, whose broad practice encompasses competition risk management, litigation and merger control. In the firm’s associate team, Francisca Lobos is a former FNE anti-cartel division lawyer, who advises on the gamut of competition law work, particularly investigations before the FNE. Notable growth for the practice includes the February 2024 return of María De Los Ángeles Figueroa from the FNE as a senior associate.

Providing a ‘fantastic, high-level quality’, Prieto Abogados' six-strong antitrust and competition law practice routinely assists with both contentious and non-contentious matters before the TDLC. The group also has a significant market reputation for its representation of clients before the FNE in leniency applications, and cartel and abuse of dominant position investigations. The team is also sought out to advise on major merger control and minority participation assessments and notifications, along with pre-emptive advice involving contracts, antitrust protocols, interlocking, and compliance programmes. In recent highlights, the group represented Banco Internacional in three different contentious procedures for alleged anticompetitive conduct. The department’s principal figures are competition law specialist Benjamín Grebe, whose workload encompasses litigation before the TDLC and Chilean Supreme Court, as well as FNE investigations and the development of antitrust compliance programmes for companies and trade associations; and experienced director Andrea Von Chrismar, a specialist in the economic regulation aspects of competition law, compliance issues, FNE investigations, and TDLC and Supreme Court conflicts. At associate level, Vicente Tapia and Javier Albornoz are ‘outstanding in terms of their knowledge of free competition matters’, while Constanza Moreno Aedo is an August 2023 recruit to the firm's free competition and insolvency practices from Jara Del Favero Abogados.

Baker McKenzie Chile's nine-member antitrust team in Santiago has longstanding experience in antitrust issues, including private competition litigation, merger control, and cartel (and other conduct) investigations. It also assists with compliance work and internal investigations. The practice’s client base takes in the banking, healthcare, insurance, retail, infrastructure, aviation, telecoms, and mining sectors; and the local team is additionally able to leverage the firm’s enviable global competition practice across 47 jurisdictions. Heading the firm’s dispute resolution and antitrust practice groups, Rodrigo Díaz de Valdés ‘conveys peace of mind with his advice’; he is flanked by Diego Ferrada, a telecoms and technology specialist. The antitrust experience of associate Juan Ignacio Donoso covers cartels, mergers, abuse of dominance cases and compliance.

‘A firm that responds timely and professionally to clients’ requirements’, Guerrero Olivos' eight-strong team is experienced in antitrust litigation and investigations, merger control procedures, competition compliance, defence-side cartel matters and abuse of dominance cases. The full-service firm’s competition and antitrust team is led by Pedro Pellegrini, who advises clients on their internal compliance guidelines and antitrust-related corporate protocols. Key support is provided by senior associate Juan José García (‘always willing to resolve clients’ issues’), whose career includes working in the FNE’s litigation division; he is particularly experienced in litigation procedures before the TDLC, gun-jumping issues, and merger control-related enforcements.

Home to ‘very competent and experienced lawyers’, full-service firm Morales & Besa advises on high volumes of pre-merger review work and is experienced in complex phase II investigations. In litigation, the group is notably active in the port concessions and payments markets; and it also fields experts in high-stakes cartel cases. The six-strong competition and antitrust team is led by María José Henríquez, a former FNE anti-cartel unit head, who is highly regarded for FNE and Supreme Court litigation, as well as pre-merger reviews. Senior associate Diego Schaerer focuses on both contentious and non-contentious proceedings before the TDLC. Former associate Benjamín González left the firm in August 2023.

‘Great for its knowledge and dedication’, Ortúzar, Vergara & Boetsch Abogados covers the full range of competition issues, including transactions, investigations and litigation. The five-member team also assists with compliance programmes and day-to-day matters. The competition and antitrust department is co-led by Juan Sebastián Valdés, an expert in pre-merger notifications, compliance programmes, and cartel and abuse of dominance investigations; Álvaro Ortúzar, who specialises in appellate advocacy before Chile’s higher courts, as well as arbitration work; and Nicolás Vergara, whose broad caseload includes antitrust mandates. In the associate team, Manuela Ugarte Enrione acts in FNE investigations and Francisca Fantoni is a September 2023 hire from Pellegrini & Rencoret Abogados.

At arbitration, litigation and antitrust boutique Ugarte & Correa, the competition team acts for both domestic and transnational clients in significant antitrust matters. Its track record covers merger control mandates and general advisory work, as well as the litigation of collusion, unfair competition, abuse of dominant position and cartel cases. The team also assists with the application of leniency programmes before the FNE. The practice is led by litigation, arbitration and antitrust specialist José Joaquín Ugarte, who is supported by experienced litigator Pablo Correa, and domestic and international arbitration expert Liat Tapia. Former associates Marcelo Mayor and Marcelo Moreno departed the firm in July and September 2023, respectively.

Fielding ‘super-specialised and responsible lawyers who deliver the best advice’, Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr's competition and antitrust practice is experienced in handling both TDLC cases and FNE investigations. The team also assists with merger control assessments, commercial agreements, distribution policies, vertical restraints, collaborations and compliance programmes. The practice additionally covers international unfair competition matters, particularly anti-dumping and safeguarding cases. The department is co-led by the ‘very capable’ Nicholas Mocarquer, an expert in alleged collusive behaviour, abuse of dominance, merger control, and anti-dumping; and Gonzalo Rencoret, who regularly acts in TDLC procedures and FNE investigations. Associate Bernardita Schmidt is also a key competition team member.

Chilean law firm Vial Larraín Femenías was launched in September 2023 by three former Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría lawyers, including the latter’s competition practice head and partner, Ignacio Larraín, and associates Catalina Montero and Camilo Larraín S. The competition and antitrust practice group is highly experienced in complex antitrust issues (particularly TDLC cases) and merger control transactions, including enforcement work. The four-member team also houses expertise in defence-side cartel investigations and competition compliance programmes. Larraín is a highly-rated Chilean and European competition law specialist; Montero (now at director level) ‘plays an excellent supporting role’, and Larraín (S) has notable cartel case experience.

Albagli Zaliasnik handles a range of competition issues, including preventive advice, antitrust compliance programmes, and merger control issues. The seven-strong group also assists with antitrust and cartel investigations, FNE market studies, and lawsuits before the TDLC and the Supreme Court. It is additionally experienced in issues where antitrust law, IP rights and the digital economy intersect. Ariela Agosin is litigation group leader; Antonio Rubilar heads the public law and regulated markets practices; while at director level, Dafne Guerra leads the life sciences and competition teams. Former senior associate Matías Edwards left the firm during 2023 and has since joined the FNE.

Aninat Abogados' six-member competition and antitrust team is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious cases before the TDLC. It also assists with Supreme Court matters, anti-competitive conduct-related lawsuits, FNE investigations, compliance programmes and M&A-related issues. The department is led by senior counsel Cristián Reyes, a former FNE legal and litigation head, whose track record includes collusion-related antitrust cases and merger control matters. The practice further includes name partner Luis Alberto Aninat, whose broad practice encompasses antitrust and competition work; and director Óscar Gárate, who is experienced in FNE proceedings and TDLC litigation.

Bofill Escobar Silva Abogados' competition and regulated markets practice acts in high-profile antitrust proceedings before the TDLC, as well as investigations conducted by the FNE. It also advises on the competition aspects of M&A, reorganisations and bankruptcy proceedings, along with the design of antitrust compliance programmes. The group is led by ‘highly- recognised leader’ Vanessa Facuse, a former FNE litigation chief, whose track record includes antitrust cases before the Competition Court, Constitutional Court and Supreme Court. At associate level, Matías Ponce joined the firm in September 2023 upon completion of his LLM in competition law, and Stefan Goecke also focuses on antitrust and competition law mandates.

Boutique law firm CEPD routinely represents individuals, companies and public institutions in competition and antitrust law issues, including politically or socially-sensitive cases. The four-member team focuses predominantly on merger control issues, antitrust and abuse proceedings, and the enforcement and defence of antitrust allegations. Founding partner and department head  Juan Enrique Coeymans Z has notable sector experience in retail, distribution, pharmaceuticals, real estate, and oil and gas; and senior associate María José Berger's wide-ranging practice includes free competition matters. The more junior Bernardita Joannon also advises on antitrust issues.

Delivering ‘advice that is tailored to clients’ realities’, DLA Piper Chile's four-strong competition and antitrust practice routinely works alongside the firm’s corporate and M&A teams on both transactional and compliance matters. The group also assists with internal investigations, external procedures conducted by the FNE (and through the TDLC), and merger control analyses. The team is co-led by Felipe Bahamondez, who oversees the Santiago office’s strategy for antitrust cases; and counsel and antitrust specialist Sofia O’Ryan, who ‘has sophisticated knowledge of the Chilean free competition system’.

Dentons‘s competition practice specialises in antitrust litigation before the courts, with clients notably benefiting from the group’s ability to leverage the firm’s regional and global presence for antitrust work. Particularly focused on technology industry cases, recent mandates include dumping and abuse of dominant position matters. The antitrust department is led by Santiago Ried, who focuses on antitrust, dispute resolution and litigation; and has extensive experience in merger control issues, compliance work, litigation before the TDLC and FNE investigations. Fernanda Streeter is the associate to note.

‘A boutique firm with excellent professionals’, Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti's competition law team is particularly active in relation to the consumer goods, services and transportation sectors. An expert in abuse of dominant positions, cartel cases and merger control work, founding partner and department head Pedro Echeverría ‘has tremendous knowledge of free competition issues’. The senior associate to note, Camila Appelgren, focuses primarily on advising clients regarding internal antitrust guidelines and compliance programmes.

Estudio Lewin Abogados’ team is consistently sought out for its expertise in merger control, cartel claims, compliance programmes, internal investigations and antitrust damages actions. The practice is co-led by two principal practitioners: name partner Nicolas Lewin has a broad practice that covers the gamut of antitrust and competition work; while Fernando Araya, handles matters in both the regulated and non-regulated sectors. Key associate Manuel Abarca is experienced in abuse of dominant positions and the analysis of joint ventures.

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría's track record in Chile covers cartel investigations, large numbers of merger control transactions, compliance with competition regulations and TDLC litigation. The firm’s Chilean competition team is led by director Gabriel Budnik, an expert in potential cartels, abuses of dominant positions, concentration operations, TDLC procedures, FNE investigations, and compliance programmes. Former practice head Ignacio Larraín , and associates Catalina Montero  and Camilo Larrain, departed the firm in September 2023.

Acting for both corporations and trade associations on antitrust matters, Yrarrázaval, Ruiz-Tagle, Ovalle, Salas & Vial ‘provides confidence to clients’. The firm’s competition practice also covers Chilean Antitrust Court work and the antitrust side to public infrastructure bids. It recently assisted the Cámara Chilena de La Construction (Chilean Chamber of Construction) before the TDLC in a non-contentious consultation procedure concerning the public health infrastructure market. The group is co-led by litigators Gerardo Ovalle, Fernando Salas and Anibal Vial, who all handle FNE matters and develop competition-related compliance programmes.