Jaederlund Ortiz Marchant & Castillo is a firm comprised of lawyers trained at Chile’s top universities, with postgraduate studies in Chile, the United States, and Europe, with a recognized track record and experience spanning more than 25 years.
The firm provides advice and solutions in general corporate law, foreign investment, national and international commercial law, litigation, arbitration, real estate, labor, tax, customs and administrative matters.
Likewise, working alongside top-level specialists, the firm provides advice on specific areas of tax law, family law and criminal law, thereby achieving a comprehensive service.
Our clients include national companies, foreign investors, family businesses and individuals in general.
Corporate Law
Our firm provides specialized and strategic legal advice to all types of corporations and businesses in Chile or with international business managed from Chile. We also provide comprehensive advice to foreign investors seeking to invest or establish themselves in the country.
This includes company incorporations, definition of power structures, restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, shareholder agreement negotiations, joint ventures, among others.
Additionally, we advise companies on their daily business, with experience in real estate contracts, financing, construction, distribution agreements, representation, among others.
Litigation. Arbitration.
We have extensive experience in litigation matters, both in ordinary court cases and in arbitrations before local institutions, such as the Arbitration Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and international institutions, such as the ICC.
We provide advice with a creative and innovative approach to specialized (non-mass) collection proceedings, achieving a high success rate for our clients.
Additionally, we also adapt to our clients’ requirements in routine civil litigation in matters such as leasing, contract terminations, compensation for damages, etc.
Finally, we have experience in insolvency and restructuring matters.
Compliance and Sustainability
Our firm advises various clients on matters of corporate compliance, legal liability for legal entities, and sustainability from a legal perspective. In this regard, we have advised clients on the implementation of their codes of conduct and internal procedures, establishing reporting channels and developing and implementing Crime Prevention Models in compliance with Chilean Law. We also provide external Compliance Officer services and conduct investigations into allegations of non-compliance with codes of conduct, as well as training clients’ employees on compliance and legislative changes.
Labor Law
We focus on advising clients on corporate labor law and individual labor law. We advise on hiring and termination processes and provide advice on day-to-day labor matters within the company.
We represent clients in litigations before Labor Courts, such as lawsuits for unfair dismissal, claims for fines, and removal of immunity, among others.
We also appear on behalf of our clients before administrative labour entities.
We also conduct investigations into allegations of workplace and sexual harassment, or any other forms of harassment.
