Bofill Mir & Alvarez Jana Abogados

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BMAJ is a full-service business law firm providing services to both Chilean and international clients. BMAJ is comprised of professionals with the highest academic backgrounds and attorneys with a solid and diverse international legal experience that distinguishes it from other Chilean law firms. The firm’s attorneys have graduated from the finest Chilean universities, and many have postgraduate degrees awarded by first class universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia and Chile and many are professors at leading universities in Chile.

The firm has a strong commitment in matters of public interest. Members of the firm have participated in the negotiation of Chilean free trade agreements and held key roles in advising legislative commissions on important issues such as the reform of the Chilean criminal procedural system, among others. The firm’s attorneys have also advised the Chilean ministries of finance, justice and energy as well as the European Commission and the World Trade Organization.  

Main practice areas

Mergers & acquisitions: Attorneys of BMAJ are highly qualified in the areas of commercial, finance, tax, labour, administrative and competition law matters, among others. This solid, broad base of knowledge and experience permits the firm to provide comprehensive counsel in mergers and acquisitions matters and has positioned BMAJ as a leader in the development, negotiation and execution of complex and innovative mergers and acquisitions transactions, both domestic or cross-border.

Corporate law: BMAJ has a strong team of corporate law specialists that guides its clients through the implementation of, and compliance with, the increasingly complex rules and regulations of company law and corporate governance.

Banking, finance & securities: BMAJ’s banking, finance and securities practice provides advice to banks, other financial institutions and private businesses both Chilean and foreign. The firm has a strong background in project financing in diverse areas of the economy, including, real estate, retail, power generation, mining and oil and gas sectors. BMAJ’s professionals have executed a wide range of operations from IPOs to public takeover bids and sophisticated financing debt instruments and securitisations.

Mining, energy & natural resources: Lawyers at BM&AHJ are highly specialised in mining, oil and gas, geothermal power and water law and have broad experience advising major, intermediate and small-scale natural resources companies listed on various exchanges around the world.

Tax: Working in conjunction with members of the other practice areas of the firm, the tax specialists at BMAJ provide creative tax planning, permitting the firm’s clients to reach their business goals in a tax-effective manner. 

Regulated markets & competition law: BMAJ advises its clients in diverse regulated markets, including telecommunications, water and waste, energy, pharmaceuticals and construction and represents them in administrative proceedings before regulatory entities and Chile’s antitrust authorities.

Litigation & alternative dispute resolution: The vast experience and high level of professionalism of the members of the BMAJ litigation and alternative dispute resolution team has made the firm a clear leader in this area.

International litigation: Professionals of BMAJ have acted in conflicts resolved under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) dispute resolution regimes.

Criminal litigation: The criminal litigation team of BMAJ is one of the most respected in Chile, specialising in white-collar crimes, fraud, banking and securities matters as well as criminal liability claims related to negligence, be they personal or within the context of commercial or business activities.

International trade law: The firm advises public and private sector clients regarding a broad range of international trade issues, including the implementation and interpretation of WTO agreements.

Languages: Our members speak Spanish, English, German, Italian, Portuguese and Hebrew, among others.

Av. Andrés Bello 2711, piso 8
Torre Costanera, Las Condes
7550611, Santiago
Chile
Tel: +562 757 7662  
Fax: +562 757 7601

www.bm-ahj.cl