Philippi, Yrarrázaval, Pulido & Brunner

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Philippi, Yrarrázaval, Pulido & Brunner is a full service law firm, founded in 1904, both nationally and internationally recognised as one of the most prestigious law firms in Chile. The firm has close relationships with firms in the US, UK, Europe and Latin America. Since 1998 it has been associated with Spanish firm Uría Menéndez and holds close connections with various firms in Latin America.

Main areas of practice
Antitrust: Philippi advises on all aspects of antitrust, including investigations by the authority, litigation on cartels and abuse of dominance, consultations for M&A operations, settlements, audits on level of compliance and legal reports. The firm has been successful in pivotal cases in different industries.
Banking & project finance: The firm has acted as adviser for foreign and local banks in the most relevant international and domestic financing transactions in the Chilean market, in the areas of syndicated financing, asset financing and project financing. The firm is also well known for its expertise in the development of innovative financial structures and products. The firm has also represented underwriters and issuers in the placement of bonds and securities in Chile and abroad.
Corporate & foreign investment: The firm advises on all corporate and contractual matters, including structuring of foreign investment, sophisticated international agreements, distributions contracts, customs and regulatory issues related with imports and exports, and technology projects including telecommunications and internet-related projects.
Environmental: Philippi provides advice on legal environmental matters for the development of mining, industrial, energy, real estate, infrastructure projects, among others. Our high level of specialisation, the ability to handle technical aspects related to the environmental law and firm-wide integration and coordination, allows us to provide comprehensive and high-quality services.
Infrastructure: Philippi has developed a leading expertise advising companies such as toll roads and ports. It has also participated as counsel for the project or the lenders in the financing of toll road companies. In addition, we have advised purchasers and sellers in the acquisition or sale of infrastructure entities. It has also acted in the privatisation of public utilities and ports.
Intellectual property: The firm renders comprehensive advice on intellectual property matters, including obtaining and preserving industrial property rights, copyright and domain names, due diligence procedures, protection and enforcement, contractual intellectual property-related matters, as well as others that are closely related such as unfair competition, antitrust, etc.
Labour & employment: Philippi provides assistance to clients in connection with labour and employment matters including litigation, collective bargaining, employee benefits, due diligence and audits, corporate restructuring, immigration, pensions, internal policies, wages and benefits, and taxation. The firm’s labour and employment practice is referred to a wide range of industries, such as mining, chemical industries, financial institutions, airlines, transportation companies, consulting companies and others.
Litigation & arbitration: The practice specialises in the prevention and resolution of disputes involving complex legal and technical issues for national and international clients spanning a wide range of industries. The members of the group have successfully represented their clients in litigation before the Chilean courts of justice, as well as in domestic and international institutional and ad hoc arbitration proceedings. The firm’s experience includes all areas of law including civil, commercial and corporate.
M&A: The firm has a long established and well reputed M&A area, which specialises in matters requiring special attention, extensive experience and a high level of sophistication. Philippi has been involved in a high percentage of the largest and most intricate merger and acquisition transactions. The firm regularly assists its clients in their most complex and relevant M&A transactions.
Mining, energy & natural resources: In recent years the firm has actively participated in a large number of energy and mining developments in Chile, either from the side of the owners, assisting banks and financial institutions in the restructuring of financing packages or through providing advice to clients on the acquisition and reorganisation processes.
Real estate: The firm represents important local real estate developers, as well as relevant international real estate investors and investment funds, participating in some of the most important international acquisitions of premium office buildings in Chile.
Tax: The tax group has a strong practice in corporate reorganisations, tax planning, M&A and financial services, including financial instruments. The firm also provides high-quality tax services on capital markets, expatriates taxation and regular tax advisory, and has been particularly active and successful in the resolution of tax controversies.
Telecommunications, media & technology: Philippi has a long-standing tradition in providing advice on matters such as obtaining permits, negotiation of contracts, tax planning and regulatory compliance. The TMT group advises multinational media and technology companies in all their regional legal matters, from licences of software to the import of technology products.

Languages: English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.

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