CMS Carey & Allende

CMS Carey & Allende fields ‘an excellent team of lawyers for corporate matters, especially those focused on M&A’. Routinely advising on significant transactions in Chile and the wider Latin America region, the 20-strong practice advises on unsolicited tender offers, debt restructurings, and cross-border expansion strategies through acquisitions. Its sector expertise ranges from digital infrastructure, financial services, manufacturing, IT and telecoms, to public infrastructure, real estate, construction, aquaculture, hospitality and life sciences. The track record of telecoms and IT specialist Ramón Valdivieso includes several takeover bids; M&A and private equity expert Jorge Allende Destuet, ’stands out for his leadership on complex matters’; Ignacio Errazquin focuses on M&A, private equity and joint venture structuring, as well as mining and renewable energy-related project financing; and April 2024-promoted partner Enrique Vergara advises on M&A, including the structuring of investment vehicles. At senior associate level, Sofía Haupt specialises in M&A, corporate law, private equity, and contracts. Former senior Lucia Ochoa left the firm in May 2025.