Press Releases

Our firm celebrated a very special night on May 16th ...

Our partner, Diego Peralta, authored the Chilean chapter of the 7th edition of Lending & Secured Finance published by International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG), which provides a global analysis of related laws and regulations across 51 jurisdictions, written by leading lawyers in the field and presented in a useful comparative Q&A format. To view the Chilean chapter, click here: https://www.carey.cl/download/filebase/noticias/ICLG-Lending-and-Secured-Finance-2019 ...

Carey advised The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) on the mandatory merger control procedure before the National Economic Prosecutor (FNE) regarding the global acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox (21CF) for USD71.3 billion, including film and television studios and international cable and television businesses, which closed subject to behavioral remedies ...

February was a month of good news for Carey. We were ranked by Chambers Global as the Chilean firm with most areas of practice ranked in Band 1. Chambers Global covers more than 180 countries around the world and compares firms that have an expansive regional or global scope, identifying and classifying the most outstanding firms and lawyers. Our partners Rafael Vergara and Marcos Ríos were featured in the "Thought Leaders: Global Elite 2019" edition of Who’s Who Legal ...

In this year’s inaugural Global IP Awards, Carey was recognized as the only law firm in Chile that stood out in Intellectual Property. The awards acknowledged the outstanding achievements of IP law and attorney firms in litigation, prosecution and transactional work during 2018. Law firms from more than 50 countries attended the gala awards ceremony which was held at Plaisterers’ Hall in London last Wednesday January 30th ...

This was a very good month for our firm. Our Senior Partner, Jorge Carey, was elected for the fourth consecutive year, as the most influential lawyer in Chile, based on a survey of 400 national leaders that was conducted by La Tercera newspaper and CADEM, a prestigious Chilean pollster company. We also received the Chilean Firm of the Year award from the prestigious legal guide, Chambers Latin America ...

According to the latest report on mergers and acquisitions in 2017 prepared by the British publication Latin Lawyer, Carey was the Chilean law firm with the best participation. From the deals that were informed, Carey led both the table by volume of operations, with USD10,114 million worth of transactions, as well as the table by quantity, with 40 deals, almost doubling its closest competitor ...

International Tax Review, the prestigious publication that highlights law firms and auditing firms specialized in tax matters, recognized Carey as the Tax Firm of the Year in Chile, in a ceremony held at the Pierre Hotel in New York. Carey's tax group, ranked Band 1 by The Legal 500 and Chambers Latin America, is made up of 24 lawyers, and is led by Jessica Power, one of the few women in Chile who are regularly featured in the legal world rankings, which are traditionally dominated by men ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carey has appointed Juan Carlos Riesco as a new partner to lead the litigation and arbitration practice along with partners Gonzalo Fern�ndez, Ricardo Reveco and Aldo Molinari. Carey now has 32 partners, six counsels, two directors of tax and audit and more than 250 associates. Mr. Riesco focuses his practice mainly on civil and commercial litigation, antitrust and regulatory litigation, as well as national and international arbitration. Mr ...

Carey advised Tianqi Lithium Corporation (Tianqi) on the agreement to acquire a 24% stake of Sociedad Qu�mica y Minera de Chile (SQM) for approximately USD4.07 billion. Tianqi agreed to buy approximately 62.6 million Class A shares in SQM for USD65 each payable in cash. Closing is subject to regulatory and other customary authorizations in this type of transactions ...

We are pleased to announce that we have been recognized by Latin Lawyer with the M&A Deal of the Year Award, for our legal work related to the acquisition of Banmédica, a Chilean healthcare company, by UnitedHealth Group for USD2.8 billion. The transaction was the largest M&A in Chile of 2017 and the largest ever Health M&A in Chile, involving four jurisdictions (Chile, US, Colombia and Peru), and eight Law firms ...

More than 90 partners and associates from various Chilean law firms met on Wednesday, January 17, at Carey’s offices to discuss the challenges faced by women in the legal profession. This was the first event that brought together such a large number of women lawyers from law firms at a local level. It was jointly sponsored by six Chilean firms: Carey, A & G Lawyers, Albalgli Zaliasnik, Alessandri, Bofill Escobar and Recabarren & Asociados ...

In the last months of 2017, the four largest transactions of the year were closed in Chile, and Carey was involved acting as advisor to one of the parties in each one. Banking, health insurance, infrastructure services and energy were the main industries involved in those deals, which all together totaled approx. USD6.7 billion ...

Carey elected Matías Vergara as the firm’s newest partner. Mr. Vergara, who graduated from Universidad de Chile and holds an LL.M. from Cape Town University, is co-head of Carey’s Insurance and International Trade areas. As a result, Carey, the largest firm in Chile, with 250 legal professionals, now has 31 partners and eight counsels. Mr ...

Carey advised CBRE Chile in the tender process for the supply of energy to 40 commercial buildings under the management of CBRE Chile. The advice involved the legal and regulatory analysis regarding the applicability of free negotiated tariff to the buildings; structuring the tender process, including drafting the tender terms and conditions, invitation and Q&A letters. Also it included the assessment of the bids submitted; and the negotiation of the PPA with AES Gener Chile, the awarded bidder ...

Legal counsels of the most important companies in Chile gathered last August 30th at Carey’s offices for the launching of the “GC Powerlist: Chile”, from The Legal 500”. The event, which reunited almost a hundred of general counsels, was hosted by Tim Girven, Editor of The Legal 500 Latin America and Carey’s Chairman, Jorge Carey ...

Today, July 11 th , 2017, it was published in the Official Gazette the International Public Bid for the project called “ Bicentennial Cable Car Concession “. Bidding documents may be obtained with the Ministry of Public Works ...

The professional will work along with the firm’s Tax and Antitrust Groups. In order to strengthen its transfer pricing area and give support to the Antitrust Group, Carey hired Mariana Sepúlveda, economist and former Research Manager of Econsult, company dedicated to economic advice, valuations and corporate finance. Mariana has more than 15 years of experience in research areas, economic and financing counseling, planning, management control and investor relations ...

Carey advised Séché Environnement, one of France’s leading players in the recovery and treatment of all types of waste, in the due diligence process and further acquisition from Befesa Group's Chilean subsidiary, Soluciones Ambientales del Norte. This company specializes in processing and storing hazardous waste derived mainly from the mining industry ...

On Monday, March 13, 2017, the Chilean President sent a bill (the “Bill” ) to the Senate that, if passed, will significantly amend Law No. 19,628 on the Protection of Private Life ...

The size, complexity and speed of execution of Pacific Hydro’s sale to State Power Investment Corporation of China impressed Latin Finance, magazine which chose it as the “Cross-Border M&A Deal of the Year” of 2016. IFM Investors, an Australian pension fund, sold the renewable energy Company for roughly USD3 billion. Pacific Hydro was founded in Australia in 1992 and currently owns 19 hydroelectric plants and wind power farms in Australia, Chile and Brazil ...