Chile
Garrigues receives the award as the best law firm in Chile from ‘LatinFinance’
Garrigues was presented with the award by LatinFinance as the 'Law Firm of the Year in Chile' last night in New York. This recognition, one of the most prestigious in the Latin American legal field, takes into account key factors such as innovation and excellence demonstrated by the lawyers, as well as ESG impact and the success of the transactions advised.Chile: Publication of Law No. 21.592, which establishes a whistleblower protection statute
The law conceives access to protection as a right of any whistleblower who reports irregularities within organisations and guarantees their personal integrity and that of their property, as well as the preservation of their living and working conditions, which could be threatened as a result of their whistleblowing or their participation in the respective investigations.Chile: Implementation of the Energy Efficiency Law moves forward
With the issuance of Resolution 13 of 2023, the implementation of the Energy Efficiency Law of 2021 (Law 21305) is moving forward. This new resolution lists the companies that must actively manage their energy consumption and how it should be implemented.Key differences between traditional M&As and venture capital
Contracts for mergers and acquisitions mainly look to spread the risk between the buyer and seller and to regulate shareholder relations within the company. The same occurs with venture capital, but the differences between traditional and venture capital investment bring a number of specific circumstances into play, as explained below, with specific examples from Latin America.Evolution of non-traditional project finance in Latin America
In recent years, project finance has gained in importance for funding private projects across a range of industries in Latin America. Due to presenting a number of advantages in its structure, this new mechanism has replaced typical corporate finance. In this article, we discuss the evolution of non-traditional project finance in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.