Juan Carlos Valdivieso T.

LLB, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Law School (1991); Graduate of Master of Law Program, Universidad de Chile Law School. Senior Partner at VGC. Previously, Associate of Cariola Diez Pérez-Cotapos & Cía; Legal Advisor of ARCADIS; Attorney at Legal Office of National Environmental Commission. Professor of environmental law at several graduate and postgraduate programs including programs for the Judicial Academy. Head of the litigation department, responsible...

Leyla Hirmas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Leyla, who practices law in Santiago, Chile, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Leyla is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Paola is the head and Partner of the Environment and Natural Resources department of Ossandón Abogados. She focuses her practice on providing environmental consultancy on matters relating to administrative requests and defences before public and judicial authorities, environmental auditing reports, residual waste management, infraestructure, energy and water, among others. Previously, she worked as environmental advisor for the Mayor of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, advising the...

University Studies Universidad de Chile, School of Law, 1973. Montenegro Prize for the best graduate of his year, 1973. James B. Conant High School, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States of America, 1968-1969. Admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Justice, 1975. Academic and Professional Activities Professor in Commercial Law, School of Law, Universidad de Chile, 1974. Author of Chilean and foreign publications. “Considerations about the principle of administrative legality&rd...

Tomás Menchaca Olivares is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation and Competition / Antitrust Law. Tomás Menchaca, who practices law in Santiago, Chile, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tomás Menchaca is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

LLB, Universidad de Valparaíso Law School (2003); Diploma in Administrative & Economic Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2005); LLM, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Law School (2007). Partner at VGC since 2010. Previously, Associate of Cariola Diez Pérez-Cotapos & Cía. Professor of environmental law, natural resources and energy law at the Universidad de Valparaíso and Universidad Católica de Valpara&ia...

Alejandra Aguad D. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation, Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and Real Estate Law. Alejandra, who practices law in Santiago, Chile, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alejandra is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Attorney & Partner- BBP ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Santiago de Chile. Master’s Degree in Business Law (MBL). Universidad Gabriela Mistral, Degree in Law. AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: Industrial Property, Intellectual Property, Contracts, Trademarks, Denominations de Origin, Domain Names, Defense in Unfair Competition Cases, Defense in Industrial and Intellectual Property Infringement Cases, Internet, Sanitary Registrations, Plant Varieties. Since 2002,...

Juan Francisco Reyes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Advertising Law, Franchise Law, Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Life Sciences Practice, Privacy and Data Security Law and Technology Law. Juan Francisco, who practices law in Santiago, Chile, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Juan Francisco is held by other top lawyers in the same ge...

Christian Alviz Riffo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law. Christian, who practices law in Santiago, Chile, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.