We focus on understanding our clients’ business to help them operate competitively, prevent contingencies, and protect corporate reputation.
Our experienced team advises and represents companies, institutions, and individuals in antitrust matters, including abuse of dominant position and collusion cases. We have participated in some of the most notable cases in the country, representing clients before the Competition Tribunal and the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office. We also represent clients in judicial and out-of-court matters to ensure compliance with antitrust regulations and prevent market distortions.
In regulated markets, our team has extensive experience in economic regulation and natural monopolies, providing services in identifying and assessing regulatory risks, as well as handling contentious and tariff-related proceedings, working in collaboration with the Firm’s Public Law team.
From a national point of view, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil advises issuers and underwriters of stocks, bonds, commercial papers and securities in general, both from public and private offerings, in the structuring and registration process of the issuer and its securities before the CMF and the stock exchanges, as well as, subsequently, in the periodic compliance with the reporting duties. Likewise, we advise public and private investment funds from the incorporation of the administrators, the structuring and placement of the funds and their permanent regulatory compliance. We have experience in providing presentations on securities regulations to the CMF’s internal sectorial divisions, and we have advised large companies in the placement of bonds and commercial papers, as well as to underwriters in similar processes. Regarding derivatives, we assist our clients in the documentation and negotiation of ISDAs.
Regarding foreign markets and/or actors, we have advised Chilean companies in obtaining international financing through 144A Bonds in the United States, as well as foreign companies in the Chilean chapters of multi-jurisdictional public offerings.
Barros, Silva, Varela & Vigil provides advice on corporate compliance, covering all areas required by current regulations. The Firm supports its clients by providing legal advice and training on corporate governance, policies, programs, design and implementation of prevention models, due diligence and codes of conduct in accordance with current legislation.
BSVV has advised several companies in the preparation, design and implementation of crime prevention models in compliance with Law 20,393, which establishes the criminal liability of legal entities, including the establishment of internal prevention policies, modification to the Internal Rules of Order, Hygiene and Safety, risk analysis and adoption of controls for each area of the company, trainings, among others.
BSVV also advises its clients and companies on compliance with the obligations that Law 19,913, which created the Financial Analysis Unit, imposes on certain individuals and legal entities in consideration of the economic activity they perform, such as registering in the portal of reporting entities, reporting suspicious and cash transactions, keeping certain records, establishing a crime prevention manual, among others.
Our Consumer Law practice focuses on providing comprehensive counsel to companies operating in highly competitive and/or regulated markets that are constantly evolving. We assist clients in designing and reviewing commercial policies, labeling, advertising, terms and conditions, warranty programs, and customer service strategies, ensuring full compliance with applicable regulations. We also represent companies in administrative proceedings before consumer protection authorities and manage legal contingencies arising from individual claims or class actions. Our proactive approach aims to minimize legal and reputational risk while protecting our clients’ commercial interests.
We provide specialized advisory services in corporate governance, decision-making strategies, drafting of bylaws and shareholder agreements, guidance on conflicts of interest, development and implementation of internal policies or best-practice protocols, and corporate compliance, among other matters.
Two of our partners have been professors of Corporate Governance at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile for more than 15 years.
We advise companies in the generation, transmission and distribution segments regarding regulatory compliance and their interaction with the coordination bodies of the electricity system.
We have extensive experience in the acquisition, planning, construction, development, operation and financing of energy projects, including planning, permitting, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of energy facilities. We permanently support other areas of practice of the Firm in matters associated with the energy industry, in due diligence, litigation, tax and antitrust consulting.
The energy industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation, driven by decarbonization, technological innovation, and increasing pressure from ESG governance. Our role is to be the strategic partner that enables our clients to not only navigate this change, but lead it.
We have extensive experience in structuring the financing of large-scale Solar and Wind Farm projects, Energy Storage Projects (BESS), development of Green Hydrogen projects, among others, and in obtaining permits reducing regulatory friction, ensuring the financial viability of your legacy.
We advise companies, organizations, and public entities on compliance with environmental regulations applicable to their activities. We support environmental assessment processes, permitting, environmental liabilities management, oversight procedures, and both administrative and judicial defense, as well as the implementation of sustainability strategies.
Our approach seeks to prevent legal risks, facilitate project development, and ensure a constructive relationship with communities and environmental authorities.
Barros Silva Varela & Vigil represents clients in bilateral and syndicated loans, local and international debt and public and private equity offerings and placements, securitizations and project financing.
We understand that in a dynamic economic environment, speed and risk mitigation are the top priority. As advisors, we promote. We create and negotiate capital structures in a way that capital flows without interruptions or hidden risks. Our approach is methodical and solution-oriented, ensuring efficient capital mobilization for lenders and financial institutions, as well as corporate borrowers and project sponsors.
We focus on understanding the business and culture of each client to deliver tailored solutions aligned with their needs and unique characteristics.
We provide comprehensive and close labor advisory services covering the full scope of employment law. We advise domestic and foreign companies in all types of labor-related legal matters. Given the growing and increasingly complex labor regulatory landscape, we prioritize compliance and prevention to identify risks and implement preventive and corrective measures that reduce exposure and mitigate contingencies.
We represent companies in the prevention, management, and resolution of complex disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals, both domestically and internationally. Our team combines strong litigation experience with a strategic business perspective, allowing us to design effective solutions aligned with our clients’ commercial objectives. We handle contractual, corporate, commercial, regulatory, and investment-related disputes, among others, and we have experience across multiple arbitration centers and jurisdictions. Our approach is centered on risk anticipation, effective negotiation, and rigorous technical defense at every stage of the process.
