Diego Peralta

Diego Peralta


Carey

Recognized since 2013

Santiago, Chile

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Capital Markets Law

Derivatives

Investment

Project Finance and Development Practice

Structured Finance Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Project Finance and Development Practice
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Project Finance and Development Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Project Finance and Development Practice
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Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Banking and Finance Group. The main focus of his practice is the creation and structuring of financial products and financing for all kinds of businesses, both from the lender or the borrower’s perspective; the purchases and sales of companies and the issuance and placement of debt and equity securities either in Chile or elsewhere, as well as financial regulatory matters.

Education

  • Law, Universidad de Chile.

Activities and Memberships

  • Member of the Advisory Committee on Capital Markets of the Ministry of Finance.
  • Member of the New Commerce Codification Commission (2016-2017).
  • Working Group to analyze a new General Banking Law, Chile (2015).
  • Founder and member of the Advisory Committee of InBest, a non-profit organization promoting the Chilean capital markets.
  • Member of the Legal Committee, Chilean Banking Association (2000-2007).
  • Member of the Arbitration Body of the Center for the Arbitration and Mediation, Santiago Chamber of Commerce.
  • Legal counsel, Citicorp and Citibank, Chile (1985).
  • Law clerk, Comptroller’s Office, Republic of Chile (1972).

Publications

  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter in Latam Fintech Regulation, Lloreda-Camacho (2019 and 2023).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter in ICLG - Lending & Secured Finance, Global Legal Group (2015-2022).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter in Global Legal Insights - Banking Regulation, Global Legal Group (2020-2023).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter in ICLG - Foreign Direct Investment Regimes, Global Legal Group (2020-2021).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter in China Trade and Investment in Latin America, The Legal 500 Guide (2020).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter in Global Legal Insights - Banking and Finance, Global Legal Group (2020).
  • Co-author of the article "Regulatory Overview of Fintechs in Chile" in the book "Fintech: Legal Aspects", Cetys, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina (2019).

Seminars

  • Lecturer in “Chile Week” conference, China (2016).
  • Frequent lecturer in conferences organized by the Inter-American Bar Association (IABA), American Bar Association (ABA), PRAC, Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos (FELABAN), among others.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Isidora Goyenechea 2800, Piso 43
    Las Condes
    Santiago
    Chile
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Affiliations
  • Chilean Bar Association - Member of the Council (2017-2021).
  • Chilean Bar Association - Member
  • Inter-American Bar Association (IABA) - Counsel and member of the Executive Committee
Court Admissions
  • Chile (1975).

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Project Finance and Development Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Project Finance and Development Practice
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Project Finance and Development Practice, Santiago, Chile (2024)
  • Capital Markets Law, Santiago, Chile (2022)
  • Project Finance and Development Practice, Santiago, Chile (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Chile 2024 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Capital Markets Law
  • Derivatives
  • Investment
  • Project Finance and Development Practice
  • Structured Finance Law
Awards:
  • Named Lawyer of the Year in Capital Markets (2022) and in Project Finance and Development (2018), Best Lawyers.

  • Recognized in Banking and Finance and Capital Markets, Chambers Latin America.
  • Recognized in Banking and Finance and Capital Markets, The Legal 500.
  • Recognized in Banking and Finance and in Capital Markets, Latin Lawyer 250.
  • Recognized in Banking and Finance and in Capital Markets, International Financial Law Review, IFLR.
  • Recognized in Banking and Finance and in Capital Markets, Who’s Who Legal.
  • Recognized in Banking and Finance, LACCA.
  • Recognized in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Investment, Project Finance and Development and Structured Finance, Best Lawyers.

  • Recognized in Banking and Finance, Leaders League.

  • Recognized in Banking and Finance and Capital Markets, Top Ranked Legal.

Law No 20,950 – Authorizes the Issuance and Operation of Pre-Funded Payment Methods by Non-Banking Entities


by Diego Peralta

Law No 20,950

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