The TMT and data privacy team at Barros & Errázuriz is consistently sought out by fixed, mobile and satellite operators, as well as digital application, internet service and technology providers. The full-service practice is also experienced in relation to e-commerce, social media platforms, over-the-top (OTT) services, telecoms infrastructure companies, and free-to-air and paid television service providers; its representative expertise includes obtaining related regulatory permits and licenses. The five-member group is also increasingly mandated to advise on 5G work, satellite broadband issues and high-stakes technology projects. The team’s principal figures are longstanding TMT specialist José Ignacio Ovalle, an adviser on the regulatory and commercial aspects of the telecoms and technology industries, who also acts in a range of TMT-related judicial and administrative proceedings; and Andrés Rodríguez, who focuses on telecoms, IT and data privacy matters. In the firm’s associate pool, Magdalena Rojas' recent experience includes obtaining the regulatory permits for the provision of telecoms services by multinational satellite companies; and negotiating the agreements for the licensing and implementation of software by a well-known university; and Fernanda Irrazabal's career includes a data privacy-related internship in Barcelona, her remit involving advising companies on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The 17-strong group at legal giant Carey has wide-ranging experience in the regulatory, corporate, financial and contractual aspects of the TMT, sports and entertainment sectors, including the management of multi-jurisdictional projects. The team’s coverage encompasses technology contracting, internet and net neutrality, Internet of Things (IoT), and online content transmission (OCT). The firm is also home to experts in online platforms, M2M (machine to machine), cloud technologies, robotics, blockchain, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), smart contracts, cryptocurrencies, algorithms, artificial intelligence, data protection, cybersecurity and IT matters. On the regulatory side, the department assists with obtaining licenses for fixed, mobile and satellite services, data transmission and protection, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and submarine communications. It additionally fields experts in the internet, broadcasting, antennas, infrastructure services, and open and paid television; and has notable experience in telecoms equipment procurement agreements. Alfonso Silva assists with the regulatory and transactional side to the telecoms industry; while Guillermo Carey acts for state-owned copper mining company Codelco on technology matters. At counsel level, Eduardo Martin focuses on the regulatory, commercial and transactional aspects of the TMT sector; and José Ignacio Mercado‘s workload encompasses privacy, data protection and cybersecurity issues. In the senior associate ranks, Raúl Mazzarella‘s practice covers regulations, concessions, licenses, permits and state contracts.

FerradaNehme's ‘exceptional’ TMT practice is sought out by telecoms sector companies, particularly pay-TV operators, internet service providers, over-the-top (OTT) media services, fixed and mobile telephony entities, and data centres as a service (DCaaS). The six member group’s expertise ranges from handling relations between content providers, to tariff fixation, open access issues and radio spectrum auctions. Its services also cover IT law, along with emerging areas such as cloud computing, SaaS (Software as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), and artificial intelligence. It additionally assists with international vendor agreements, technology transformation strategies, data protection agreements and handling cybersecurity incidents. Economic regulation specialist Nicole Nehme assists with negotiations and litigation involving the fixed telephony, mobile telephony, internet and cable and broadcast television sectors, as well as in relation to new technologies, platforms, fintech and payment technologies; and Stella Muñoz advises on TMT-related consumer sector issues. Also key to the group, director Sebastián Morales is a telecoms and media regulation expert; while counsel Sebastián Dufeu has over 15 years’ experience in competition, telecoms and media law, as well as regulation. At senior associate level, Bernarda Muñoz assists companies with General Data Protection Regulation compliance; and Mario Garfias is experienced in representing clients before Chile’s Telecommunications Agency (SUBTEL). In a significant boost to the practice, the firm hired former general counsel of Nextel Chile (WOM) Miguel Oyonarte (as partner) in March 2025.

Magliona Abogados’ TMT department comprises specialists in technology, telecoms and payments, along with e-commerce, cybersecurity, software businesses, transportation digital platforms, and artificial intelligence and data protection companies. The team also assists with fintech regulation, while fusing specialisms in technology and IP with expertise in public policy and government relations. It additionally advises on the regulations for digital payments. The enviable client base ranges from major media entities Netflix and Amazon Studios, to telecoms clients Echostar, Microsoft Telecom, Entel, Orange and China Mobile. The 14-strong team is co-led by name partner Claudio Magliona, whose extensive practice includes technology law, telecoms, entertainment, and intellectual and industrial property, as well as franchising, data protection, licensing and software development agreements, and film distribution, production and financing; and Nicolás Yuraszeck P, an adviser on telecoms, new technologies and IP. Other key figures are M&A and consumer law specialist Giovanni Donati; corporate, real estate and labour law practitioner Juan Pablo Montiel; and February 2025-promoted partner Karla Cid, who advises on new technologies, IP and telecoms, along with corporate work. At director level, Bárbara Reyes' practice encompasses technology, privacy and cybersecurity issues; Rodrigo Valenzuela advises on entertainment and new technology matters; Carlos Araya’s workload includes the production of films in Chile; and of counsel Matias Danus focuses on the regulatory aspects of the telecoms and television content markets. Former associate Diego Cuadra departed the firm during 2024.

CMS Carey & Allende's six-strong technology, media and communication group is highly experienced in complying with Chile's TMT regulations; and assisting businesses with digital transformation matters, such as the resolution of data protection challenges and the implementation of data protection strategies. With ‘an openness and availability to tackle complex processes’, the team also conducts privacy impact assessments; and has a significant track record in major TMT-related M&A deals, its related expertise extending to network asset valuations, regulatory approvals and finance structuring. The practice additionally houses specialists in telecoms infrastructure, in relation to obtaining licenses, concessions and permits. Heading up the group, Ignacio Errazquin's practice covers telecoms infrastructure, as well as the public policy and regulatory side to data protection, IT and digital platforms; and former general manager for telecoms company Télex Chile, Ramón Valdivieso, is a widely-respected telecoms and IT expert who also advises on M&A transactions, debt restructuring and insolvency work. The practice further includes Carolina Veas, a specialist in digital markets, fintech and data protection; and at junior associate level, Andrés Schwerter. Former associate Isidora Rencoret left the firm in August 2024.

The eight-member technology, privacy and media team at Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos acts for both domestic clients and large global technology companies on IT law, telecoms and data protection. The practice also covers cybersecurity, advertising and media issues, along with fielding team members who are certified in cloud services. Other key areas include the contracting of IT services, such as software, hardware, open source solutions, and software development and outsourcing. The group additionally advises on compliance with data privacy and cybersecurity regulations; the regulatory side to IT and media projects; and investments in IT, telecom, media and internet companies. Fintech, payments sector and risk and compliance management specialist Carolina Flisfisch is a June 2024 recruit from financial sector technology company Redbanc; former partner Rodrigo Lavados is now at senior counsel level and is experienced in data privacy, fintech regulation, advertising and entertainment law; senior partner Francisco J Illanes' broad expertise includes telecoms matters; and Juan Antonio Parodi is a highly-rated transactional expert. In the associate pool, Gabriel Pensa's experience includes assisting with auditing technological infrastructure (so as to identify compliance issues); fellow-senior Eduardo Vilches focuses on technology contracting, e-commerce, licensing, software, and personal data and information security; and José Pablo Lapostol's workload covers technology, privacy and cybersecurity work.

Specialised in technology regulation, boutique law firm GA - Abogados fields experts in technology, the internet and digital business. The practice, which acts for small businesses, start-ups and large companies, also houses specialists in electronic payments, electronic signatures, technology contracts and e-commerce; its track record in the financial sector includes acting for major banks on software contract negotiations. With the ‘ability to listen and address clients’ needs’, the practice’s experience also includes assisting with the implementation of electronic signatures in Chile and the development of best practices for e-commerce. Additionally, it is  increasingly involved in data protection matters. The team’s principal figures are Rodrigo Gutierréz Morán, who has extensive experience in electronic payment systems and the implementation of technological solutions, particularly in relation to the banking and finance sector; and Raúl Arrieta Cortés, who is an expert in a range of technology-related areas, such as e-commerce, data protection and electronic documentation, in addition to being a telecoms specialist. Of counsel Esteban Ruíz Omegna is experienced in software implementation in various Latin American countries; while the workload of associate Diego Córdova Yukich also encompasses TMT matters.

Acting for significant corporations and start-ups, the nine-strong TMT group at full-service firm Guerrero Olivos is able to leverage the expertise of its administrative law, IP and corporate law colleagues. Covering both contentious and non-contentious mandates before Chile’s TMT regulators, the team advises on compliance, as well as concessions for the provision of mobile and satellite services. It additionally assists with the corporate and regulatory side of major M&A deals involving key infrastructure; and fields experts in drafting technology agreements, including software licensing and data privacy policies. One major client for the practice is Spanish multinational telecoms company Telefónica, which it assists with strategic corporate and regulatory matters. ‘An excellent professional who is very attentive and accessible’, Juan Enrique Allard advises on telecoms, data privacy, IT, cybersecurity and new technological platforms; Eduardo Cordero acts for telecoms clients (such as WOM), on administrative and regulatory law issues, particularly in relation to telecoms concessions; and José Gabriel Undurraga is a highly-regarded public law specialist, whose recent experience includes acting for both US telecoms company Globalstar and US-headquartered software company Bizagi. In the firm’s senior associate ranks, regulatory and public law expert Roberto Burgos assists with telecoms sector licences; and Diego Morandé advises on TMT-related data privacy issues.

The six-member technology, cybersecurity and data protection team at Alessandri & Compañía Abogados routinely leverages the expertise of its IP, corporate, financial, tax and labour departments for TMT mandates. The ‘excellent’ group advises banks, financial institutions, software, technology, entertainment and insurance companies with the implementation of governance, in relation to the management of information security and cybersecurity risks. Practice head Macarena Gatica is experienced in technology, data protection, cybersecurity and e-commerce; while Rodrigo Velasco specialises in music industry-related legal issues. At associate level, corporate, technology and entertainment law practitioner Jaime Urzúa advises companies on the implementation of personal data protection and cyber security programmes in the financial, insurance, health, retail and technology sectors; and María Ignacia Ormeño assists with the drafting and implementation of privacy policies and cookies.

Contreras Velozo has longstanding experience in advising significant telecoms and media businesses on regulatory matters, such clients including fixed and mobile telephony companies, as well as television, internet and data transmission entities. The TMT practice’s expertise ranges from concessions and permits, to the implementation of technologies and infrastructure. It also assists with the resolution of administrative conflicts. Firm founder and criminal lawyer Francisco Velozo assists with IP infringements; Javier Velozo is a regulatory law specialist; and Pablo Pardo focuses on dispute resolution. At director level, Natalia Diuana's experience includes acting for telecoms companies.

The result of a September 2019 merger between longstanding domestic practice Estudio Jurídico Otero and Madrid-headquartered multinational firm ECIJA, ECIJA Otero's wide-ranging expertise covers telecoms, IT, IP, media and entertainment production. The team’s recent mandates also include the tax aspects of digital services, as well as public bidding in relation to cloud computing services. The department additionally covers IT bidding processes, contract drafting, IP rights-related data protection management, and the negotiation and drafting of co-production agreements. The team’s key figures are new technology, TMT and IT specialist, Gerardo Otero; Dolores Echeverría, whose broad practice encompasses telecoms and IT matters; and Spain-qualified finance specialist Alfredo Moreno. Beyond the partnership, the experience of manager Javier Sabido includes advising television and film production companies.

The three-member team at Lembeye regularly assists with securing permits, authorisations and concessions for telecoms and media operators. It also advises on sector-specific compliance frameworks; acts in significant administrative proceedings; and assists with strategies for TMT-related public procurement and government tenders. The TMT, public law, regulated markets and competition law department is led by Guillermo de la Jara, a former Telecommunications Undersecretariat legal group head, whose TMT practice includes advising companies on tariff structures, compliance and dispute resolution, as well as media, telephony and internet-related issues.

The four-member TMT team at the Santiago office of full-service firm Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría comprises banking, data privacy, regulated markets, and competition and corporate law specialists, who ‘have a deep technical understanding of the topics they cover’. Practice head Eduardo Escalona, who focuses on TMT work (as well as energy mandates), is an expert on the economic regulation of public services. Escalona also co-leads the firm’s digital desk initiative, which fields lawyers that focus on traditional clients with new digital requirements (including regulation compliance strategies). In the associate pool, Antonia Jorquera is experienced in the regulation of the telecoms market, her workload encompassing public tender processes and power purchase agreements; and Constanza Azócar advises on telecoms-related personal data protection, cybersecurity and regulatory issues.