Francisco Ugarte
Recognized since 2009
Santiago, Chile
Banking and Finance Law
Capital Markets Law
Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
Derivatives
Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Investment
Private Equity Law
Project Finance and Development Practice
Structured Finance Law
Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions / Capital Markets / Banking & Finance Groups. His practice focuses on advising international and local clients on M&A and private equity transactions, including tender offers, joint ventures, debt issuances, public and private offering of securities, derivatives and project development.
Education
- Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
- LL.M., The University of Chicago Law School (2001)
Activities and Memberships
- Member of the Board of Votorantim Andina, Compañía Industrial El Volcán and VIVO. He has also been a member of the Board of SQM, Bci Corredor de Bolsa and Liberty Seguros.
- Professor of the LL.M. program at Universidad Católica de Chile (since 2010). He has also been a professor at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2009-2012) and Universidad del Desarrollo (2009).
- Foreign associate, Shearman & Sterling, New York (2001-2003).
Publications
- Co-author of the Chilean chapter in ICLG - Derivatives, Global Legal Group (2020).
- Author of the Introduction “Legal innovations that foreign investors should be aware of”, ILFR Guide (2014).
- Co-author of “Secured Transactions South of the Border: Chilean Highlights and Recent Developments”, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Quarterly Report, Vol.66, n°3 y n°4, Oklahoma City University Law School (2012).
- Author of the Chilean chapter in “Essentials of Merger Review”, International Antitrust Committee, American Bar Association (2009).
- Co-author of the Chilean chapter in “Merger Control Worldwide”, Cambridge University Press (2005).
- Contributor in several legal reforms promoted by the Chilean government and other non-governmental entities, including the NCG 30’s reform by the Insurance and Securities Commission regarding the registration of securities and debt offerings; the new regulation on corporations; the new law that facilitates the registration of a new business and the code for the certification of mining projects that seeks to facilitate the financing and IPO of new and junior mining companies; among others.
Seminars
- Frequent lecturer on various corporate finance, securities, M&A, private equity and corporate governance topics in seminars and conferences organized by the ABA, Latin Lawyer and the Chilean Bar Association, among others.
- E-mail: fugarte@carey.cl
- Direct Phone Number: +56 2 2928 2201
- Phone Number: +56 2 2928 2200
- Lawyer Page: https://www.carey.cl/en/resume/francisco-ugarte/
- Isidora Goyenechea 2800, Piso 43
Las Condes
Santiago
Chile
- Spanish
- English
- International Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA). - Vice Chair of the M&A Joint Ventures Committee (2020-2023) and Vice Chair of the Latin America & Caribbean Committee (2017-2023)
- International Bar Association - Member
- Chilean Bar Association - Member
- Chile (1996).
43 The Best Lawyers in Chile™ awards
- Derivatives, Santiago, Chile (2024)
- Structured Finance Law, Santiago, Chile (2021)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Capital Markets Law
- Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice
- Derivatives
- Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Investment
- Private Equity Law
- Project Finance and Development Practice
- Structured Finance Law
- Named Lawyer of the Year in Structured Finance, Best Lawyers (2021).
- Recognized as Leading Individual in Corporate and M&A, and in Capital Markets, Chambers Latin America.
- Recognized in Corporate and M&A, The Legal 500.
- Recognized in Corporate and M&A; Banking and Finance; Capital Markets, and in Energy, Latin Lawyer 250.
- Recognized in Banking and Finance and Corporate and M&A, IFLR1000.
- Recognized in Mining, Project Finance, M&A and Corporate Governance, Who's Who Legal.
- Recognized in Corporate and M&A, and in Capital Markets, LACCA.
- Recognized in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Corporate Governance and Compliance, Derivatives, Insolvency and Reorganization, Investment, Private Equity, Project Finance and Development and Structured Finance, Best Lawyers.
Recognized in Corporate M&A and Banking and Finance, Leaders League.
Recognized in Corporate, M&A, Banking and Finance and Capital Markets, Top Ranked Legal.
- Recognized as Best Individual Lawyer in Derivatives and in Mergers and Acquisitions in Chile, Client Choice (2012, 2014 and 2018).
- Ranked as one of the leading corporate lawyers in Chile under the age of 40, Latin Lawyer (2003).
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