The firm has been highlighted in 15 practice areas, increasing the number of lawyers individually recognized to nine. Three of them were ranked as individual leaders in their practice areas.

Dentons Chile improved in The Legal 500 2024 edition rankings, showing increased individual rankings in the Banking and Finance, Water Law, Insolvency, and Projects and Infrastructure areas. Additionally, the law firm moved up the rankings in several practice areas, along with improvements at the individual level.

This year, Water Law has been added to the list, while partners José Ignacio Morán (Water Law), Felipe Rencoret (Banking and Finance), and Carlos Urzúa (Insolvency) have debuted as individual leaders. Additionally, Ignacio Vargas, a partner of Projects and Infrastructure, has been included in the ranking as next generation partner.

The TMT and Restructuring, Insolvency, and Bankruptcy groups have moved up a band, as well as José Domingo Villanueva in Environment. Partners Ignacio Pera, Marcelo Alarcón, and Rodrigo Sanhueza, along with our associate Jaime Cruzat, have maintained their awards in the publication.

Furthermore, 18 additional partners and associates were recognized as recommended lawyers.

Individual recognitions:

• Leading Individual, Water Law: José Ignacio Morán
• Leading Individual, Banking and Finance: Felipe Rencoret
• Leading Individual, Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring: Carlos Urzúa
• Next Generation Partners, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Marcelo Alarcón
• Next Generation Partners, Corporate and M&A: Ignacio Pera
• Next Generation Partners, Labour & Employment: Rodrigo Sanhueza
• Next Generation Partners, Environment: José Domingo Villanueva
• Next Generation Partners, Projects and Infrastructure: Ignacio Vargas
• Rising Stars, Energy and Natural Resources, Mining: Jaime Cruzat

Firm level:

• Water Law: Tier 2
• Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Restructuring: Tier 3
• Corporate and M&A: Tier 3
• Dispute Resolution Litigation: Tier 3
• Energy and Natural Resources (Mining): Tier 3
• Environment: Tier 3
• Projects and Infrastructure: Tier 3
• Banking and Finance: Tier 4
• Competition and Antitrust: Tier 4
• Energy and Natural Resources (Electricity): Tier 4
• Insurance: Tier 4
• Intellectual Property: Tier 4
• Labour and Employment: Tier 4
• Tax: Tier 4
• TMT: Tier 3

Recommended lawyers

• Juan Pablo Orellana, Karen Kulka, Francisco Hurtado – Tax
• Karlfranz Koehler – Labour & Employment, Corporate/M&A, TMT
• Rodrigo Sanhueza, Francisca Vivaldi, Belén Kútulas – Labour & Employment
• Enrique Benítez – Energy and Natural Resources
• Pauline Chiffelle – Energy and Natural Resources, Insolvency, Litigation, Environment, Mining
• Gonzalo Nieto – Litigation, Environment, Mining
• Carolina del Río, Mercedes Londoño – Intellectual Property, TMT
• José Manuel Larraín – Corporate/M&A, Projects and Infrastructure
• Marisol Ceballos – Energy and Natural Resources, Corporate/M&A
• Luis Izquierdo – Banking and Finance
• Santiago Ried – Competition and Antitrust, Litigation
• Cristián Vial – Water Law, Environment
• Fernanda Streeter – Litigation

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