Contentious cases before the TDLC
- Telefónica Móviles de Chile on 6 proceedings before the TDLC and the Supreme Court.
- Representation before the Supreme Court of companies Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy, J. Walter Thompson, Gray S.A., Wunderman Communications, which belong to the WPP Group.
- Multicaja on a trial before the TDLC and the Supreme Court.
- Prosud (LG’s detergent “Tech”) and Aportas (“Panda” detergent) on a trial before the TDLC.
- Eukor Car Carriers, on a proceeding before the TDLC.
- Embotelladora Andina S.A. on a trial before the TDLC.
Non-Contentious Causes before the TDLC
- Telefónica Móviles de Chile S.A. on a proceeding on modifications to general instructions No. 2/2012 of the TDLC.
- Comisión Nacional de Energía (“National Energy Commission”) on a proceeding to determine the rates of Metrogas S.A., and on a Conadecus’ request to review a concentration operation and to issue general instructions in the gas market.
- Multicaja on the legislative recommendation document on services associated with the use of credit and debit cards of “universal acceptance” as means of payment.
- Multicaja on a FNE’s request on the modification of Decree 757 of the “II. Comision Preventiva Central” (“2nd Central Preventive Commission”) (joint action of banks through Transbank).
- Multicaja on consultation from Cruz Verde S.A. on “Merchant Discount” of Transbank S.A.
- Plus Facto on the legislative recommendation document on secured loans
Advice to clients in proceedings before the FNE
- Telefónica Móviles de Chile on inspection procedures for the compliance of Supreme Court judgment
- Telefónica Móviles de Chile on an FNE’s investigation on terminals market.
- Telefónica Móviles de Chile on an FNE’s investigation on roaming contracts.
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics and EUKOR Car Carriers on the FNE’s investigation on maritime transport services.
- Grupo Bimbo before the FNE on a planned concentration operation.
- Citroën on a FNE’s investigation on the import and distribution of automobiles market.
- Winpharm on a FNE’s investigation on the pharma industry.
- Multicaja S.A. and Megacompra S.A. on a concentration operation.
Counseling clients on antitrust
- Permanent advice on antitrust to the Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional (“National Electrical Coordinator”)
- Advice to Enex S.A. on antitrust
- Advice to Red Eléctrica de España and Red Eléctrica Internacional, regarding antitrust
- Advice on antitrust to the French conglomerate Bolloré Group
- Advice on antitrust to the Danish group A.P. Moller – Maersk.
- Advice to Tecno Fast S.A. on antitrust origin
- Advice to the trade association “Supermercados de Chile A.G.”
- Permanent advice to the trade association “Factoring Companies of Chile A.G.” on antitrust
Advice to government offices on antitrust
- Advice to the Ministry of Energy and the Comisión Nacional de Energía (“National Energy Commission”) on the general regulation of the gas distribution industry, and in particular, in the draft of the new gas network law.
- Advice to ODEPA – Ministry of Agriculture on the institutional framework, regulations and antitrust rules in the agro-industry and the forestry sector.
- Advice to ODEPA – Ministry of Agriculture on the drafting of a bill on negotiation power asymmetry, in the agro-industrial and forestry sector.
- Advice to the Coordinación de Concesiones de Obras Públicas – Ministerio de Obras Públicas (“Coordinator of Public Works Concessions – Ministry of Public Works”), on regulation and competition rules in the area of concessions.
- Representation of Factor Plus in the legislative recommendation document in relation to the secured loans trade. It should be noted that this procedure was initiated by our client and that the TDLC, for the first time, accepted the request to propose a legislation, recommending the executive the repeal of the rule that prohibits individuals of trading on secured loans (which establishes the state monopoly over such activity in the Dirección General de Crédito Prendario (Office of secured loans), and to regulate the granting of secured loans by individuals.
Compliance, review of distribution strategies, commercial agreements and analysis of planned concentration operations
Advice on trade defense measures
Advice to a group of Brazilian pork producers during the initiation of the investigation of the Comisión Nacional de Distorsiones (“National Commission on Distortions”) for the imposition of a safeguard measure against imports of frozen pork.
Advice to AG Agrícola Central during the investigation of the same commission for the imposition of a safeguard measure against imports of whole corn.