Objectives

The main objective of CARIOLA DIEZ PEREZ-COTAPOS & CIA. LTDA. is the complete satisfaction of our client’s legal needs, rendering first class counseling in the different areas of business law in an efficient and timely manner. In order to achieve this, we focus on finding the most simple, accurate and practical legal solutions for each particular client.

The mutual trust developed from a close work relationship with our clients has generated long term personal and professional bonds between them and our Firm. This relationship and knowledge of our clients grants us the possibility to anticipate their problems and legal needs, as well as to design preventive strategies with respect to legal regulations of recent enactment, law projects, or new court or administrative jurisprudence, which might affect the interests of our clients.

Professionals

The partners of CARIOLA DIEZ PEREZ-COTAPOS & CIA. LTDA. have not only been outstanding practitioners in the legal profession, but have attained recognition in the academic field as well, by lecturing as professors in the country’s leading universities and writing law books. Furthermore, they participated in the drafting of the new Constitution of the Republic of Chile, have acted as counselors to the Central Bank of Chile and other public entities, and have been Senate members of the Chilean Parliament.

Lawyers in CARIOLA DIEZ PEREZ-COTAPOS & CIA. LTDA. are subject to an exhaustive and rigorous selection process. It is our interest that our lawyers not only have a sound professional curriculum, with studies at the most prestigious universities in the country and international specialization and practice, but also individuals with high ethical standards, committed to their profession as a life long vocation, and with a creative and dynamic work approach.

On the other hand, special importance is given in the Firm to extending legal professional training and learning. With this purpose in mind, international postgraduate studies and practice are encouraged, and assistance to seminars and courses, together with lecturing concerning various topics and areas of the law, is promoted.

Work Approach

CARIOLA DIEZ PEREZ-COTAPOS & CIA. LTDA. believes in the advantages of teamwork and in the benefits of exchange and fluid communications with our clients and their advisors, whether they are in-house lawyers or independent counselors in other countries.

Each matter assigned to our Firm has at least one partner in charge, heading a team of associate lawyers and specialized attorneys, depending on the respective matter. The purpose of this work structure is to produce efficient teamwork, in such manner that, at all times, there be several professionals informed about the matter at issue and thus able to provide legal assistance at any moment and in any respect required.

At the same time, there is a permanent interaction between the workgroups in charge of a specific client and the specialized lawyers of the Firm, so as to benefit from the accumulated experience of the different practice areas of CARIOLA DIEZ PEREZ-COTAPOS & CIA. LTDA.

On the other hand, in compliance with strict ethical professional standards and prior to the acceptance of any new client, CARIOLA DIEZ PEREZ-COTAPOS & CIA. LTDA. performs an internal control in order to determine if there are any existing conflicts of interests with any other client or matter which is being handled by the Firm.

Statement of Practice
General Practice, Acquisitions, Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business, Civil, Commercial, Constitutional, Construction, Corporate, Energy, Environmental Law, Finance, Foreign Investment, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor, Litigation, Mergers, Media, Mining, Natural Resources, Patents, Privatization, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Telecommunications, Trademarks.

Representative Clients

Bank of Scotland; Santander Investment; ABN Amro Bank; Goldman Sachs; Rabobank; Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; Hicks, Musc; Tate & Furst; Dresdner Bank; Credit Suuisse; Morgan Stanley; Banque Nationale de Paris; Bank One Texas N.A.; Interamerican Development Bank (IDB); The Coca-Cola Company; Honeywell Inc.; E.C.G.D.; Thomas De La Rue Ltd.; Grupo Endesa (Espana); The New Zealand Dairy Board; PP & L Global, Inc.; Gcc Alsthom; Alcatel; S.A.S.; S.K.F.; Marsh Mc Lennan; Taiyo Fisheries; Texaco; Burmah Castrol Ltd.; Nedloyd Lines; Santillana Ediciones S.A.; E.D. & F. Man Ltd.; Warner Music; J. Lauritzen A/S; Unilever; Disney Enterprises; British Aerospace; Carter Holt Harvey; Gist Brocades; Maersk Inc.; J.C. Penney Company; Fraser Alexander Tailings; Nova Gas International; Baja Gold; BemaGold; Falconbridge; ITT; Metallica Mining; Noranda Mines Ltd.; Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc.; Rio Algom International Ltd.; RTZ Rio Tinto; Hasbro Inc.; Kimberly-Clarke Corp.; Adidas A.G.; United Distillers Plc.; RCI Inc.; NRG Energy, Inc.; Abitibi-Price Inc.; Siemens A.G.; Elizabeth Arden; Chiquita Brands, Int.; Carrefour S.A.; William Mercer; American Express Bank; IBM; Delta Airlines; Swissair; Sheraton International, Inc.; Komatsu; Royal Dutch Shell; SaskEnergy International; Ticketmaster Corp.; General Cinema Companies; Volkswagen A.G.; Danza A.G.; Corp Banca New York; Alfred Knight Ltd.; Codere S.A. Huawei Technologies.