Well known for handling financial crime and corporate misconduct mandates, BACS Abogados ‘stands out for its deep industry expertise, strategic thinking, and a results-driven mindset that consistently secures favourable outcomes’. Mandated by companies and individuals that face critical white-collar litigation, the sizeable practice has an enviable reputation for high-stakes economic crime cases and corporate compliance work; its expertise encompasses fraud, asset mismanagement and regulatory breaches across multiple jurisdictions. Defence-side case examples involving large-scale financial scandals and reputational issues include the team’s representation of Rodrigo Topelberg (a Factop and STF Capital Corredores de Bolsa (STF) minority shareholder), in a matter concerning fraudulent financing through forged invoices. Particularly focused on high-stakes litigation and regulatory compliance. Marcos Contreras specialises in white-collar and economic crime, financial fraud, money laundering, corporate governance and environmental offences; litigation and regulatory enforcement specialist Miguel Schürmann is ‘a formidable force in litigation and dispute resolution’; Alejandro Awad consistently handles some of Chile’s most challenging white-collar crime, financial fraud and corruption cases; and José Pedro Silva's expertise spans corporate investigations, public sector fraud and regulatory enforcement. Also key to the department, Antonio Bascuñán's career includes acting as adviser to the Senate of the Republic of Chile during the development of Chile’s bribery legislation (Law 19695).

The ‘undisputed leader in white-collar crime and corporate criminal defence work’, Bofill Escobar Silva Abogados focuses exclusively on the resolution of complex and/or cross-border disputes. The team is routinely sought out to act before domestic and foreign courts, as well as governmental authorities and international arbitration tribunals; while its caseload often comprises politically-sensitive matters or cases that attract media attention. Representative mandates range from high-stakes economic crime cases, to significant investigations involving allegations of corruption, and crimes committed against companies’ assets, property and employees. ‘Without question one of the top white-collar crime lawyers around’, Jorge Bofill is ‘an exceptional strategist with unparalleled experience in complex criminal cases’. In addition to white-collar crime, Bofill’s dispute resolution practice encompasses commercial litigation and international arbitration, and he has longstanding experience in legislative work; while the criminal litigation caseload of fellow co-head, César Ramos, covers economic, property, tax and securities matters. In the firm’s associate ranks, Andrea Lema regularly represents defendants and victims in complex litigation; while Bárbara Yévenes, ‘a very meticulous and intelligent criminal lawyer who excels in each case’, focuses on economic crimes, internal investigations, and developing strategies for cases with high levels of media exposure. Both Lema and Yévenes are former Public Defenders.

Boutique law firm López Escobar del Río fields ‘an exceptional team that has extensive knowledge of criminal matters’. Taking on a limited number of cases each year, the eight-strong practice specialises in highly-complex litigation, and is routinely sought out for its expertise in criminal, civil and administrative law-related litigation. The firm’s broad sector expertise ranges from finance, retail, electricity, ports and mining, to banking, telecoms and infrastructure (both in the private and the public sector); recent highlights include defending Chilean mining company Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi (which focuses on the extraction and production of copper and molybdenum concentrate), against a criminal investigation into alleged customs offences. The department’s key practitioners are Julián López Masle, a professor of criminal procedure and trial litigation at the University of Chile Law School since 1998, who has longstanding experience in criminal, civil and commercial litigation; José Ignacio Escobar Opazo, whose ‘knowledge of criminal and procedural law is exceptional, as is the responsibility with which he approaches each defence’; and 2024-promoted partner Ignacio Ananías Zaror, a criminal litigation specialist who ‘possesses superb legal judgement and handles cases excellently’.

A key part of Albagli Zaliasnik's wider litigation and dispute resolution practices, the firm’s white-collar team represents both defendants and plaintiffs in headline economic and business crime matters involving significant reputational and financial risks. The group’s cases frequently involve accusations of fraud, bribery and economic crime, as well as civil, tax, financial, cybercrime and environmental offences; and the six-strong department is additionally experienced in regulatory investigations, and compliance programmes that prevent criminal liability. Also of note, the group is mandated for investigations before Chile’s Investigations Police, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Courts of Justice, the Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court. Recent highlights include defending Inmobiliaria Simonetti board members against a criminal complaint, which was filed against the company by minority shareholders. The principal figures in the ‘well-coordinated, agile team’ are the widely-respected firm founder Gabriel Zaliasnik, who is a specialist in economic crimes and extradition proceedings; and criminal group director Loreto Hoyos, who focuses on high-stakes criminal litigation (particularly economic crimes), her assistance covering both procedural and defence strategies. In the senior associate ranks, David Segall also acts in litigation involving economic crimes.

Specialising in white-collar crime, international litigation, administrative law sanctioning and compliance, BCP Abogados' 10-member group fields experts in highly-complex litigation and defence work concerning economic and tax crime allegations. The department also covers crimes committed by public officials, civil disputes, anti-corruption, money laundering prevention, and counterterrorism. Recent work includes assisting Banco Falabella with filing a criminal complaint for both fraud and fraudulent use of credit and debit cards. Jointly leading the criminal law practice, Juan Ignacio Piña is a former Undersecretary of Justice who litigates criminal, punitive administrative and civil liability law cases, along with implementing companies’ crime prevention strategies; national and international litigator Francisco Cox is (reportedly) the only Chilean lawyer to have litigated before the International Criminal Court; and Matías Balmaceda is a highly-regarded criminal litigation and compliance specialist. In the firm’s director ranks, Guillermo Cantin has significant experience in criminal litigation and military justice matters; while experienced associate Mariella Pirozzi heads up the firm’s litigation offering.

The criminal law team at full-service market stalwart Carey‘s ‘stands out for its deep practical and theoretical knowledge in all areas of economic criminal law’. The multidisciplinary group covers early-stage risk prevention and analysis (including internal investigations), as well as strategic responses to criminal contingencies and representing clients in administrative and judicial matters throughout Chile. The practice is particularly focused on national and international litigation cases concerning economic and tax crimes, along with cybercrime, violations of anti-corruption laws, asset laundering, and breaches of intellectual and industrial property laws. Other key areas include legal entities’ corporate criminal liability and compliance prevention models. Highlights include assisting sustainable salmon processing company Nova Austral with a criminal investigation initiated by the Prosecutor’s Office and the State Defence Council against former executives for alleged subsidy fraud. The five-member white-collar department is led by senior counsel Rodrigo Aldoney, who ‘stands out for his in-depth theoretical knowledge, combined with outstanding practical knowledge’. Aldoney is routinely mandated by companies with high levels of criminal risk exposure to advise on economic crimes, fraud and environmental offences. At senior associate level, Eduardo Alcaíno defends companies from the financial institutions, aquaculture, household appliances, telecoms, pharmaceutical, energy, real estate and mining sectors. Former partner and practice co-head Gonzalo Fernández departed the firm in June 2024 to establish his own practice.

Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos' white-collar crime and compliance practice is experienced in cases involving company-related internal and external frauds, as well as unlawful administration, IP issues, corruption, and tax and environmental crimes. The five-strong group predominantly acts for criminal claimants (or as advocates for victims in criminal proceedings); but it also defends both individuals and companies during criminal investigations. Team head and economic crime specialist Jorge Boldt assists with risk assessments, along with company-related internal investigations into fraud, corruption, medical liability and environmental damages. At associate level, the caseload of senior Lorena Avendaño covers both civil litigation and criminal defence work; Simona Marquet is experienced in compliance matters and internal investigations; Camila Arenas assists with economic crime mandates and compliance programmes; and Cristóbal Thompson’s practice encompasses companies’ internal investigations, compliance model implementation and criminal litigation.

Etcheberry García Abogados' white-collar crime law department has the ‘ability to handle complex and highly sensitive cases, especially in matters of economic crimes and corporate criminal liability’. The practice’s scope ranges from the identification and prevention of crimes, to assistance at pre-dispute stages; and it is home to experts in corporation-related criminal liability, embezzlement, fraud and unlawful negotiations. The group is additionally experienced in financial crimes, money laundering, customs and bankruptcy offences, and securities and tax fraud. The team’s principal figures are René García Cusacovich, an economic crime expert whose ‘leadership is key to strategic cases’; and ‘excellent’ criminal litigator, Matías Hiriart.

The ‘very complete team’ at boutique law firm Giroux Vial Abogados fields experts in criminal and competition law disputes, as well as administrative criminal law and civil and commercial litigation. With approximately 75% of the firm's legal work involving economic or white-collar crime-related cases, the practice is routinely mandated to assist with white-collar crime, anti-money laundering prevention, and the criminal liability of individuals and legal entities. The five-member department is co-led by firm founders and former prosecutors Cristophe Giroux and Salvador Vial, who ‘greatly complement each other and achieve thorough and precise work’. Giroux focuses on crime prevention, criminal litigation, and criminal defence work; while Vial acts in litigation, defence-side criminal matters, and criminal offence-related antitrust issues. Esteban De Carolis is the associate to note.

‘A highly regarded litigation firm in Chile’, boutique legal practice Harasic ǀ Barros specialises in high-stakes civil, criminal, commercial, constitutional, and administrative disputes, along with preventive advice on potential conflicts and early-stage dispute resolution. Recent highlights include assisting Chilean state-owned copper mining company Codelco with filing criminal cases involving fraud and embezzlement. The team’s principal figures are Davor Harasic Yaksic, a civil, criminal and administrative disputes expert, who is ‘one of the most distinguished and respected litigators in the field’; civil, commercial and criminal dispute specialist Iván Harasic Cerri, ‘a go-to resource for issues in Chile and Latin America’; and Natalia Barros Daher, whose practice also covers institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.

‘Led by high-quality partners with practical and academic experience’, Merino y Cía. Abogados' five-member team is highly experienced in the resolution of criminal conflicts; and assisting companies and institutions with economic crime mandates. The practice also advises on regulatory compliance, while the boutique firm’s sector expertise covers energy, mining, real estate, technology, and banking and finance. Co-leading the department, Eugenio Merino Palacios, who is ‘very accurate in his advice’, specialises in economic crimes and criminal compliance mandates; fellow-firm founder Javier Wilenmann Von Bernath is a widely-respected economic criminal law expert. Joining as associate in November 2024 from Vial & Asociados, former Public Criminal Defender Agustin Walker is an experienced criminal lawyer.

With ‘excellent legal advisory skills’, Estudio Navarro Abogados houses a dedicated criminal law division that focuses on property, economic and corruption-related criminality, as well as cybercrime, IP offences, fraud and environmental violations. The practice also assists with crimes concerning public order, constitutional rights, trade secrets, counterfeiting, and tax-and-customs issues. The group additionally routinely leverages the firm’s enviable labour law expertise, in relation to filing complaints and managing workplace conflicts’ criminal aspects; and assists with developing policies to reduce potential internal crimes, as well as crime prevention model implementation. Co-leading the department, Catalina Navarro is a former head of the Economic Crimes Unit at the Public Ministry’s National Public Prosecutor’s Office, whose practice encompasses litigation, economic crime, preventive advice and internal regulations; and Carlos Vernaza is an economic and transnational crime expert.

Silva & Urrutia Abogados 'committed, efficient and approachable team’ focuses exclusively on high-stakes criminal litigation, developing compliance models, and preventive judicial contingency analyses. The conflict-free practice is led by former partner and head of Montero Silva & Valdés’ criminal law group, Darío Silva Villagrán, who has over 20 years’ experience in economic and administrative crimes. Silva led the firm’s representation of former business manager of Intervalores Stockbrokers, Sebastián González, in relation to the (reportedly) largest fraud ever committed by a brokerage firm in Chile. In the senior associate group, criminal litigation specialist Manuela Miquel is ‘deeply committed to her clients’, while Paula Sánchez also has notable experience in criminal cases.

‘Demonstrating outstanding planning and execution skills’, Chahuán Letelier's five-member white-collar team focuses on criminal procedures involving a broad range of offences, including embezzlement, unfair administration, incompatible negotiations, customs offences and breaches of capital market rules. Professor of Criminal Law and Procedural Law at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Guillermo Chahuán, represents both individuals and companies in white-collar crime and securities regulation cases. At associate level, María Eugenia Mayo focuses on criminal investigations and trials, including property fraud investigation proceedings; and Marco Moraga Pérez acts in commercial litigation, arbitration and criminal law matters. In January 2025, Sebastián Contreras Salim-Hanna, who is experienced in dispute resolution involving financial and corporate offences, was recruited as partner from Bofill Escobar Silva Abogados; while in 2024, Lautaro Contreras Chaimovich was hired as counsel from the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Contreras Velozo's ‘highly competent lawyers’ specialise in economic, IP and cybercrime-related litigation. Leading the firm’s criminal dispute resolution practice, Francisco Velozo, who ‘has the strategic vision to handle high-stakes cases’, is an expert in white-collar crime, insolvency and IP rights’ infringements. The department further showcases Natalia Diuana, who heads the firm’s complex criminal litigation offering, while assisting with economic crime work and companies’ crime prevention matters; and counsel Cristian De Feudis, whose criminal law expertise encompasses cybercrime, corporate fraud, compliance and internal investigations. In the senior associate pool, Francisca Zamora acts in highly-complex white-collar litigation.

Well known for its expertise in complex litigation, Dal Pozzo Medina Abogados' six-member group is predominantly focused on economic crime and corporate criminal liability, including cases involving either public officials or media exposure; in addition to defence-side matters, the group acts for financial institutions as plaintiffs. The firm’s partners are also increasingly mandated to advise members of corporate boards of directors (and senior executives) on potential criminal risks and the prevention of liability. The practice further provides training on economic crimes and corporate responsibility, and assists with the evaluation and updating of compliance models. The department is co-led by Sebastián Dal Pozzo, whose career includes leading the judicial department at the Chilean Government’s Ministry of the Interior; and economic crime specialist Gonzalo Medina. At associate level, Felipe Oyarzún also has notable criminal litigation experience.

Previously known as Gana y Gálvez, Gálvez Venegas Hess Navarrete, which is regularly mandated to act in high-profile and publicly-significant cases, has ‘extensive knowledge of the criminal justice system and a strong grasp of it’. The four-member, white-collar crime practice is led by firm managing partner and longstanding criminal litigation specialist, Jorge Gálvez Santibáñez, whose track record includes defending constitutional accusations brought against a former President of the Republic. The team also includes experienced associates Javiera Venegas, Martín Hess and Nicolás Navarrete.

Exiting from legacy firm Bartucevic Piergentili during 2024, Rodrigo Piergentili (whose sector expertise covers finance, retail, mining, fishing, energy and pharmaceuticals), and former public criminal defender Pelayo Vial, teamed up with fellow-criminal litigator Juan Pablo Kinast to co-found specialist litigation and criminal compliance firm Kinast Piergentili Vial. The firm’s partners all have significant track records in major court cases involving fraud, customs and tax offences, as well as cybercrime, money laundering and corporate corruption.

The criminal law practice at Lembeye is led by Daniel Praetorius, who also leads the firm’s arbitration and dispute resolution department. Praetorius (recently appointed as officer of the International Bar Association’s Business Crime Committee) has extensive experience in civil and criminal litigation, administrative sanctioning proceedings, internal corporate investigations, and the development and implementation of compliance programmes. Additionally, he has notable expertise in financial and stock market-related matters. Former associate Lukas Hudson left the firm in September 2024.

Launched in early 2023 by Albagli Zaliasnik's former litigation head Jaime Winter, Winter Etcheberry's coverages extends beyond criminal litigation to include media management, complex negotiations, and participation in non-judicial fora such as congressional investigative commissions. A professor of criminal and economic criminal law at the University of Chile, Winter’s experience includes defending judges and government ministers against constitutional accusations and competition law cases at Supreme Court level. Recently promoted to partner from of counsel, Jorge Cabrera is an expert in economic and environmental criminal law; while Felipe Berríos is the firm’s criminal law division director, whose track record includes managing a significant military fraud case.