Carey

Legal Services | Chile

www.carey.cl
tel: +56 2 2928 2200 | fax: +56 2 2928 2228
Isidora Goyenechea 2800, Floor 43, Las Condes. | Santiago | 755-0647 | Chile

Main Contacts

Pablo IacobelliPartner

Jaime CareyManaging Partner

Offices

Santiago, Chile

Carey News

Wednesday, July 4, 2018 | New System of Processing Customs Destination Certificates for Medical Devices Without a Sanitary Registration
Thursday, March 8, 2018 | Self-regulation and the Financial Self-Regulation Committee
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 | Law that Introduces Modifications to the Regulatory Framework that Rules Water on Inspection and Sanctions Matters
Friday, December 22, 2017 | New Decree on Healthy Life Habits Enters Into Force

Carey's Overview

Carey is Chile's largest full-service law firm. Our various corporate, litigation and regulatory groups include highly-specialized attorneys and practice areas covering all areas of law. Our clients include some of the world's largest multinationals, international organizations, and some of the most important local companies and institutions. We are perceived as one of the best managed law firms in the country and we are amongst the very top in Latin America.

We are an effective bridge between legal systems. Most of our partners and senior associates have worked in North America, Asia, and Europe, as foreign or regular associates with leading international law firms, or as in-house counsel for major corporations or international institutions.

Carey is the law firm in Chile with the most practice areas ranked as Band 1 by Chambers Latin America: Banking and Finance; Corporate, M&A; Labor; Energy and Natural Resources; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Projects; Tax and Telecommunications.

Year this Office was Established: 1905
Lawyers Worldwide: 201

Languages: Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Notable

Areas of Practice

Antitrust and Regulated Markets
Aviation and Maritime
Banking and Financial Law
Capital Markets, Derivatives and Securitization
Construction and Engineering
Consumer Protection, Product Liability and Privacy
Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
Criminal Law
Energy
Environmental Law
Government Procurement
Hospitality and Gaming
Immigration
Infrastructure, Project Development and Project Finance
Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Insurance
Intellectual Property and IT
Labor and Employment Law
Licensing, Franchising and Distributorship
Life Sciences, Health and Food
Litigation and Arbitration
Mining
Public Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Telecommunications and Media
Water Rights Law

Representative Clients

Carey provides legal advice and services to industrial and commercial companies, including the world's leaders in industries as diverse as aviation, pharmaceuticals, electronics, mining, oil, gas, software, telecommunications, and utilities to financial enterprises including investment and commercial banks and insurance companies; to governments and public sector companies; and to international institutions and agencies.

Professionals

Partners

Guillermo AcunaPartner

Oscar AitkenPartner

Jose Miguel BustamantePartner

Alberto CardemilPartner

Jorge CareySenior Partner

Jaime CareyManaging Partner

Guillermo CareyPartner

Francisco CareyPartner

Francisca CortiPartner

Cristian EyzaguirrePartner

Gonzalo FernandezPartner

Cristian FigueroaPartner

Ignacio GillmorePartner

Francisco GuzmanPartner

Pablo IacobelliPartner

Juan Guillermo LevinePartner

Claudio LizanaPartner

Juan Francisco MackennaPartner

Aldo MolinariPartner

Felipe MoroPartner

Lorena PavicPartner

Diego PeraltaPartner

Jessica PowerPartner

Ricardo RevecoPartner

Juan Carlos RiescoPartner

Marcos RiosPartner

Alfonso SilvaPartner

Juan Pablo StitchkinPartner

Jorge UgartePartner

Francisco UgartePartner

Salvador ValdesPartner

Rafael VergaraPartner

Matias VergaraPartner

Directors

Fernando GarciaDirector

Javiera HerreraAssociate

Juan Pablo IglesiasAssociate

Bernardita LarrainAssociate

Eduardo MartinDirector

Associates

Natalia AcevedoAssociate

Luciano AguileraAssociate

Pablo AlbertzAssociate

Camila AlbornozAssociate

Eduardo AlcainoAssociate

Carlos AlcaldeAssociate

Catalina AldunateAssociate

Ignacio AlfaroAssociate

Kriss AndiaAssociate

Bernardita ArancibiaAssociate

Francisco ArceAssociate

Javiera AvilesAssociate

Reiner BaackAssociate

Stefani BaezaAssociate

Manuel Jose BarrosAssociate

Carlo BenussiAssociate

Maria Luisa BernalesAssociate

Lucia BobadillaAssociate

Sophia BobadillaAssociate

Pablo BucchiAssociate

Cristina BusquetsAssociate

Vesna CamelioAssociate

Maria Jose CampenyAssociate

Jaime Carey AstaburuagaAssociate

Alvaro CarrenoAssociate

Victoria ClaroAssociate

Josefa ContrerasAssociate

Francisco CoronaDirector

Alejandra DarochAssociate

Tomas DarricadesAssociate

Angelica De la CarreraAssociate

Tomas De La MazaAssociate

Juan Pablo De la MazaAssociate

Sebastian Del CampoAssociate

Andres DiazAssociate

Maria Pilar DiezAssociate

Bernardita DittusAssociate

Pia DroghettiAssociate

Ricardo EdwardsAssociate

Carla EncaladaAssociate

Jose Antonio EspinosaAssociate

Tamara FeliuAssociate

Alejandra FerreiroAssociate

Cristobal FloresAssociate

Delia FontaineAssociate

Francisca FranzaniAssociate

Sebastian FuentesAssociate

Gaston GallegosAssociate

Manuel Jose GarcesAssociate

Benjamin GarciaAssociate

Gabriela GarciaAssociate

Paulina GarciaAssociate

Maria Paz GodoyAssociate

Montserratt GodoyAssociate

Solange GonzalezAssociate

Pedro GutierrezAssociate

Catalina HarrisAssociate

Felipe HepnerAssociate

Carmina HernandezAssociate

Francisca HernandezAssociate

Tomas HernandezAssociate

Hector Juan HernandezAssociate

Hector HerreraAssociate

Beatriz HolmgrenAssociate

Diego HormazabalAssociate

Constanza HubeAssociate

Jose Tomas HurleyAssociate

Valentina InostrozaAssociate

Nadia JaraAssociate

Sebastian JaraAssociate

Rodrigo JeriaArchitect

Loreto JoannonAssociate

Carla KarzulovicAssociate

Claudia KraemerAssociate

Valentina KuscevicAssociate

Patricio LaportaAssociate

Diego LasagnaAssociate

Camila LavinAssociate

Daniela LeonAssociate

Francisca LevinAssociate

Izaskun LinazasoroAssociate

Oscar LizanaLaw School Graduate

Camilo LledoAssociate

Gonzalo LuceroAssociate

Paula MadariagaAssociate

Camila MandiolaAssociate

Josefina MarshallAssociate

Maria Jose MartabitAssociate

Rosario MartinezAssociate

Claudio MatuteAssociate

Felipe MenesesAssociate

Jose Ignacio MercadoAssociate

Sergio MesiasAssociate

Alejandro MonttAssociate

Santiago MonttAssociate

Pamela MoralesAssociate

Pablo MoralesAssociate

Eduardo MorandeAssociate

Aurora MunozAssociate

Javiera MunozAssociate

Marco Antonio MunozAssociate

Fernando NoriegaAssociate

Monserrat NovaAssociate

Jose S. OssaAssociate

Joaquin PalmaLaw School Graduate

Jose PardoAssociate

Fernanda PardoAssociate

Constanza PelayoAssociate

Carlos PenaAssociate

Monica PerezAssociate

Daniela PfefferAssociate

Francisca PieroticAssociate

Maria Elena PinaresAssociate

Arturo PobleteAssociate

Carmenmaria PobleteAssociate

Guillermo PumpinLaw School Graduate

Eduardo RevecoAssociate

Loreto RiberaAssociate

Juan Cristobal RiosAssociate

Virginia RivasAssociate

Andres SalasAssociate

Tabata SantelicesAssociate

Javiera SepulvedaAssociate

Paulina SilvaAssociate

Catalina SilvaAssociate

Pia SmithAssociate

Paluska SolarAssociate

Jorge SotoAssociate

Isaac StevensAssociate

Manuel SubiabreAssociate

Cindy ThorsenAssociate

Feliciano TomarelliAssociate

Constanza TrisottiAssociate

Mariana TupperAssociate

Felipe TupperAssociate

Trinidad TupperAssociate

Javier UndurragaAssociate

Maximiliano UrrutiaAssociate

Ignacio ValenzuelaAssociate

Tomas VarelaAssociate

Carolina VeasAssociate

Giannina VeniuAssociate

Elvira VialAssociate

Juan de Dios VialLaw School Graduate

Maria Jose VillalonAssociate

Roberto VillasecaAssociate

Vicente YubiniAssociate

Ignacia ZalaquettAssociate

Ignacio Zuniga

Other

Andrea AdasmePatent Specialist

Alvaro AgurtoAssociate

Maria Ignacia AmtmannLaw School Graduate

Cristobal BalicAssociate

Irene BarrosLaw School Graduate

Nicolas CalderonLaw School Graduate

Andres CarrascoAssociate

Francisca CastilloLaw School Graduate

Brian CherninLaw School Graduate

Sergio CifuentesLaw School Graduate

Camilo CornejoLaw School Graduate

Jose Tomas CorreaAssociate

Carola CotroneoLaw School Graduate

Jaime CouttsLaw School Graduate

Borja CozLaw School Graduate

Maria Ximena De la JaraAssociate

Alejandra Del RioSenior Patent and Regulatory Specialist

Maria Jose DiazLaw School Graduate

Antonio DourtheAssociate

Jose Luis EnbergLaw School Graduate

Magdalena EngelMarketing Manager

Paulina EspinozaAssociate

Gonzalo FalconAssociate

Jorge FuentesSenior Patent Specialist

Pablo GajardoLaw School Graduate

Pablo GangasCertified Accountant

Matias GarcesLaw School Graduate

Vicente GuellLaw School Graduate

Kureusa HaraLaw School Graduate

Juan Francisco HinojosaPatent Specialist

Raimundo HonoratoAssociate

Diego IbarrolaLaw School Graduate

Ximena JironLaw School Graduate

Andres LafuenteAssociate

Domingo LarrainLaw School Graduate

Andres LatorreLaw School Graduate

Javier LeivaCertified Accountant

Francisco LeonAssociate

Rafael MackayLaw School Graduate

Yoel MagendzoLaw School Graduate

Maria Jose MartinezLaw School Graduate

Raul MazzarellaAssociate

Valentina MendozaLaw School Graduate

Elias MohorAssociate

Ximena MoncadaPatent Specialist

Trinidad NogueraDeputy Communications Manager

Matias OssesLaw School Graduate

Jose Tomas OteroAssociate

Ricardo PadillaLaw School Graduate

Javiera PendolaPatent and Regulatory Specialist

Martin Perez CotaposAssociate

Fabian PiedraAssociate

Martin PrietoLaw School Graduate

Gianfranco RagliantiAssociate

Caterina RaveraLaw School Graduate

Pablo RencoretLaw School Graduate

Mariela RiquelmeCertified Accountant

Alejandra RissoCertified Accountant

Constanza RiveraLaw School Graduate

Lorena RiveraPatent Specialist

Domingo RussiLaw School Graduate

Benjamin SaaLaw School Graduate

Consuelo San MartinLaw School Graduate

Patricia SilbermanCounsel

Cristobal SilvaLaw School Graduate

Gonzalo SotoLaw School Graduate

Ignacio TorneroAssociate

Benjamin TorresLaw School Graduate

Francisco UrcelayLaw School Graduate

Antonia VialLaw School Gradute

Mirko VillarroelLaw School Graduate

Raquel ZuloagaSenior Patent Specialist

Tomas FloresPatent Specialist

Jaime HenriquezLaw School Graduate

Gonzalo HerrerosAssociate

Diego IturriagaLaw School Graduate

Nader MufdiAssociate

Fernanda MunozLaw School Graduate

Gabriela OlivaresPatent Specialist

María Luisa PortalesAssociate

Julio RecordonAssociate

Carolina SaidAssociate

Mariana SepulvedaSenior Economist

Ximena SilbermanAssociate

Marcela TapiaAssociate

Rocio VelizAssociate

Articles

New System of Processing Customs Destination Certificates for Medical Devices Without a Sanitary Registration
Carey, July 2018

In recent months a Customs Destination Certificate (CDA, in its Spanish acronym) will be required for medical devices1that do not have a sanitary registration to be imported into Chile. The CDA must be requested and obtained by the importer through the Institute of Public Health’s (ISP, id.) GICONA 2.0 electronic platform, and will require the payment of an official fee corresponding to the service code 4111027, “Customs Destination Certificate, law 18,164”. Importers of medical devices who are currently registered in the GICONA 2...

Self-regulation and the Financial Self-Regulation Committee
Carey, March 2018

As the Commission for the Financial Market (the “Commission”) came into full force this January (read previous news alert here), the regulation of the Chilean financial market took a step forward in terms of institutionalism and modernization. In this context, one of the changes introduced by Law No. 21,000 (the “Law”), that created the Commission, is the self-regulation of entities in the financial market...

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Press

Carey stands out in new edition of Chambers Latin America
Carey, September 2018

In August 2018, Chambers and Partners, the prestigious English publication, released the 2019 edition of their rankings of the Latin American legal market. In this new guide, Carey stands out for receiving the most band 1 rankings in Chile, as well as being the only firm in Chile ranked in all the practice areas that they cover. With 38 lawyers recognized in their respective areas of practice, Carey received the highest number of individual recognitions in Chile. Jorge Carey, Chairman of the firm, commented on their achievements saying, “we are honored by these results because they reflect our clients’ recognition of the professionalism and dedication of our lawyers...

Carey advised The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) on the acquisition of a majority stake and control of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Chile (BBVA Chile) for USD2.2 billion
Carey, August 2018

Carey advised The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) on the acquisition of a majority stake and control of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Chile (BBVA Chile) for USD2.2 billion from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., and on the mandatory tender offer process for up to 100% of the shares of BBVA Chile in connection thereto. Through this acquisition, BNS became the owner of approx. 68.23% of BBVA Chile while the Said family holds the remaining 31.62% with a minimum float in the market...

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