We are a law firm focused on dispute resolution and prevention, as well as in advising corporations in labor and employment law and insolvency law.
Our partners are traditionally trained lawyers, educated in some of the best law schools both Chilean and foreign. They began their careers in some of the most distinguished local law firms and have participated as litigator attorneys in high-complexity and mediatic cases.
We attentively observe the sudden changes that occur in our modern society on a daily basis through the impact of new technologies in markets, which has given rise to new ways of doing business and the development of the law.
Commitment to our clients
We provide a personalized professional guide for our clients’ endeavors, through the attentive reception of their concerns and interests.
Professional ethics
Our commitment with professional advocacy ethics lies at the center of our legal practice. Our partners are members of the Chilean Bar Association.
Teamwork
We believe in teamwork as the most efficient way of organizing the defense of our clients’ interests, where each strategy and methodology employed is subject to a collective analysis.
Excellence
Our partners were educated in some of the best Chilean and foreign law schools, and have exercised law in highly complex cases at distinguished local law firms.
Versatility
We have a variety of professional experience in the defense of corporations and persons in diverse areas of the law, acting before local courts and all sorts of public and private organizations.
To provide comprehensive solutions to our clients’ legal requests and problems in their different aspects whether they are law-related, commercial or reputational, supporting them in the fulfillment of their purposes and objectives.
Matías has developed his professional career in the field of national and international arbitrations, civil and commercial lawsuits, and economic criminal law, intervening in the defense of companies and individuals in the financial, real estate, and mining industries.
Education:
Master’s in Litigation and Dispute Resolution from University College London, London, United Kingdom (2021).
Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences from the University of Chile with Highest Distinction (2017).
Professional experience:
Lawyer at VE Abogados since 2022.
Associate Lawyer at Rivadeneira, Colombara, Zegers (2022).
Associate Lawyer at López Escobar Del Río Leiva (2017-2020).
Professor in the Department of Civil Procedural Law at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2023).
Languages: Spanish and English.
Santiago has developed his professional career in matters of arbitration, civil and commercial lawsuits, labor litigation, and reorganization and liquidation processes of companies, intervening in the defense of companies and individuals in the technology, retail, construction, and mining industries.
Education:
MBA from EAE Business School in Madrid, Spain (2023).
Bachelor of Law and Social Sciences from the University of Chile (2017).
Professional Experience:
Lawyer, VE Abogados since 2022.
Senior Lawyer, Lagos Maclean (2019-2022).
Associate Lawyer, Grupo Vial (formerly Grupo Vial Serrano) (2017-2019).
Languages: Spanish and English.
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