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  • 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.

  • Garrigues, the firm of choice for financial institutions in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru

    The firm tops the LACCA/Latin Lawyer ranking of law firms advising the 50 biggest banks in Latin America.

  • 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.

  • Chilean Congress approves the Fintech Bill

    On October 12, 2022, the Chilean Congress approved the Fintech Bill (Fintech Law), which now only needs to be enacted by the president of the Republic to become a law. In this information alert we detail the highlights of this new regulation.

  • 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.

  • Labor law and outsourcing: increased restrictions on this means of hiring personnel

    Regulations governing outsourcing in several countries in Latin America are hindering the use of this strategic option for companies in certain areas of business. 

  • 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.

  • Latin America Viewpoints - October 2022

  • Latin American Viewpoints - July 2022

  • Sanctions for anti-competitive practices in comparative law: the experience of Latin America, the European Union, the United States and Australia

    The entry into force in Colombia of Act 2195 of 2022 has given rise to the need to analyze how the changes made to the sanctions for violations of the antitrust rules compare to those that exist in other jurisdictions. This article will examine the cases of Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, the European Union, the United States and Australia, with respect to the different methodologies used to calculate the basic amounts of fines for anti-competitive practices, as well as the multiple elements that are taken into account when determining the appropriate amount of the fine.