Antitrust, Arbitration, Litigation Lawyers Chile
About Us
We offer the best specialized legal advice to the most complex disputes issues, always with a peerless combination of efficiency and excellence.
Our firm stands by its outstanding and successful track record, with nearly 30 years of experience acquired at the former Barros, Letelier & González law firm.
We offer total commitment to each case, sound legal analysis to possible outcomes, risks and advantages, with a focus on achieving the best results for our clients.
Our firm has a unique work ethic where passion is our key for success.
Our partners are personally and deeply involved in all our cases, building long term relationships as our client’s trusted advisors
Our Clients
Our clients engage us to provide the best possible specialized legal counsel. We are always looking to exceed our client’s expectations, acting as trusted advisors in the prevention and resolution of disputes across sectors
- ENERGY
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- CONSTRUCTION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONCESSIONS
- PORTS AND SHIPPING
- REAL ESTATE
- MEDIA
- INSURANCE
- BANKING AND FINANCIAL LAW
- PULP AND FORESTRY
- COMPLEX CONTRACTS
- ACCIDENTS AND CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY
- MASSIVE CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND CONSUMERS
- SECURITIES AND SECURITIES BROKERAGE
- INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY
- SUPERMARKETS AND RETAIL
- ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- FRUIT PRODUCTION AND EXPORT
- MINING
Our Clients
Our clients engage us to provide the best possible specialized legal counsel. We are always looking to exceed our client’s expectations, acting as trusted advisors in the prevention and resolution of disputes across sectors
We handpick our lawyers from the top Universities, and strive to create an environment where they will fulfil their full potential.
We strongly encourage our attorneys to develop specialisms in order to secure the highest standards for our clients.
Francisco González
Founding Partner. Almost three decades of experience dealing with 1.000+ cases on antitrust, arbitration, regulated markets, construction and complex contracts.
Andrés Rioseco
Founding partner. More than ten years of experience handling proceedings before the Chilean Competition Tribunal and Supreme Court, as well as dealing with investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor´s office, M&A, audits and compliance. He has provided legal counsel in some of the most complex antitrust cases of the past decade, defending and advising both foreign and national corporations.
Valentina Guevara
Associate. Since 2013, she has been working alongside partner Andrés Rioseco in proceedings before the Chilean Competition Tribunal and Supreme Court, investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor´s office, M&A, audits and compliance.
Thomas Bullemore
Associate. Since 2016 he focuses his practice on civil, commercial and antitrust litigation.
Catalina Escobar
Associate. Since 2015, she focus her practice on civil and commercial litigation.Practice
Dispute Resolution
Dispute Resolution
With the strong experience acquired by our team in the former Barros, Letelier & González law firm, we specialize in the prevention and resolution of disputes.
Our attorneys have an outstanding track record representing clients in both national and international arbitration and trials.
Francisco González leads the department, with over 28 years of successful experience in hundreds of cases.
Antitrust
Antitrust
The firm includes the highly esteemed antitrust practice of the former Barros, Letelier & González law firm.
The department is led by Andrés Rioseco, who has great experience dealing with proceedings before the Chilean Competition Tribunal and the Supreme Court, as well as providing counsel for clients in investigations of the National Economic Prosecutors Office, M&A procedures.
The team has been involved in some of the most complex antitrust cases of the past decade, representing both foreign and national companies that have been investigated or accused of engaging in cartels, abuse of dominant position and other unilateral practices, M&A proceedings, joint ventures and other horizontal agreements, regulatory procedures, antidumping, unfair competition and compensations following antitrust liability
Our expertise also lies in planning preventive antitrust policy, as well as regulatory compliance.
Regulated Markets
Regulated Markets
The firm has extensive experience handling administrative proceedings, regulatory agencies and legal claims before courts of every kind, as well as designing preventive policies to ensure compliance with regulations that impact our client’s businesses and operations, particularly in the energy, telecommunications and port sectors.
The team has participated in the design and defense of complex regulatory issues representing both private companies and government entities, including the preparation of sectoral policies.
We provide legal advice during negotiations and dispute resolution of tariff matters, issues that affect utility companies, auditing and sanctioning procedures, as well as in the design and execution of public tenders.
Contracts
Contratos
The firm has substantial experience in the negotiation and drafting of complex contracts, including construction contracts (EPC, EPS, EPSM, BOP etc), supply contracts, and contracts related to the telecom, power, pulp, forestry and port sectors.
We advise on the tendering, negotiation and management of contracts, as well as prevention and dispute resolution.
Francisco González has more than 28 years of experience in tendering, negotiation and dispute resolution related to construction and energy contracts in Chile and abroad.
Andrés Rioseco has more than 12 years of experience in relation to tendering, negotiation and dispute resolution relation to telecom, power and port sector contracts.
González & Rioseco Abogados, a well known name in the Chilean Law society, is among the premier law firms in Chile.. González & Rioseco Abogados is constituted of highly qualified and accomplished attorneys that are very well equipped and experienced in matters of the law and provide their consultation services with utmost efficiency and commitment.
The legal team of González & Rioseco Abogados comprises of, among the foremost business litigation lawyer in Chile, and antitrust lawyer in Chile.
With nearly 30 years of experience acquired at the former Barros, Letelier & González law firm, González & Rioseco Abogados offers sophisticated and targeted legal advice to our clients. Irrespective of the complexity of the litigation, González & Rioseco Abogados will provide appropriate and fully attuned consultation on the case.
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Our attorneys rank among the best graduates in the country, for whom we provide a constant specializing and learning environment..
The search for talent leads us to offer excellent prospects for professional and personal development.
