Public Litigation
Representation of the concessionaire in charge of the construction and remodeling of Santiago International Airport in a claim filed before the Chilean Financial Market Commission (CMF).
Our firm filed a complaint before the CMF due to an insurer’s noncompliance with insurance regulations governing first-demand surety bonds. The sanctioning procedure concluded successfully, resulting in the insurer being ordered to pay the highest fine ever imposed in Chile for violations related to that type of insurance. Claim ongoing as of 2022.
Defense of the largest mall in Chile in all investigations and administrative contentious proceedings initiated by the Chilean health authority (Regional Ministerial Secretariat of Health) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The significance of these cases lay in their precedential value regarding COVID-related measures, their enforcement, interpretation, and compliance by the retail sector.
Defense of a concessionaire responsible for the construction of one of the main highways in Santiago, Chile, in a dispute worth approximately USD 27 million.
Our partners represent a major concessionaire in a concession arbitration initiated against the Ministry of Public Works. Arbitration is ongoing (2022).
Defense of one of the largest construction companies in Chile in a civil lawsuit for approximately USD 9 million.
This case involves a civil lawsuit seeking specific performance and damages, filed against the Ministry of Public Works in connection with the construction of one of the main highways in southern Chile.