Antitrust/Competition
Defense of a mobile telecommunications company entering the Chilean market.
From approximately 2001 to 2007, our partners represented a major international mobile telecommunications company in its efforts to enter the Chilean market. At the time, incumbent mobile carriers colluded to block its entry, leading to nine highly complex legal proceedings, including actions for nullity of public acts, antitrust violations, trademark disputes, and administrative claims. Ultimately, the company succeeded in entering the market and is now one of Chile’s leading mobile service providers.
Defense of a company harmed by anticompetitive practices before the Chilean Antitrust Court (TDLC).
Beginning in 2003, our partners represented a minority company before the Tribunal for the Defense of Free Competition (TDLC), after it had been subjected to anticompetitive practices by Chile’s largest tobacco company. At that time, few were willing to represent minority market players in such cases, given the power of dominant firms like the tobacco company. Nevertheless, after a long and difficult process, the court imposed the highest antitrust fine issued in Chile up to that date. This was followed by a successful damages suit. Later, in 2008, our partners led a second complaint against the same company for ongoing anticompetitive conduct, securing yet another conviction.
Defense of one of the world’s leading financial brokers in a case of unfair competition and contractual interference involving more than USD 40 million.
A competitor that entered the Chilean market poached over 90% of our client’s key executives. At that time, unfair competition did not fall under the jurisdiction of the TDLC, so the matter was litigated in ordinary civil courts. The dispute was ultimately settled through a negotiated agreement.