On October 25, 2025, the amendment to the Value Added Tax Law introduced by Law No. 21,713 on Tax Compliance (the “Law”) will enter into force, applying VAT to certain sales of goods located abroad made through digital intermediation platforms. Specifically, sales of good located abroad will be subject to VAT when made by a seller or service provider not domiciled or resident in Chile, through a digital intermediation platform, to non-VAT taxpayers, provided that the goods are destined for Chile and their value does not exceed USD 500. Additionally, the Law eliminates the VAT exemption applicable to imports of goods under USD 41...
Carey
Overview
Carey is Chile's largest full-service law firm. Our various corporate, litigation and regulatory groups include highly-specialized attorneys and practice areas covering all areas of law. Our clients include some of the world's largest multinationals, international organizations, and some of the most important local companies and institutions. We are perceived as one of the best managed law firms in the country and we are amongst the very top in Latin America.
We are an effective bridge between legal systems. Most of our partners and senior associates have worked in North America, Asia, and Europe, as foreign or regular associates with leading international law firms, or as in-house counsel for major corporations or international institutions.
Carey is the law firm in Chile with the most practice areas ranked as Band 1 by Chambers Latin America: Banking and Finance; Corporate, M&A; Labor; Energy and Natural Resources; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Projects; Tax and Telecommunications.
Year this Office was Founded: 1905
Lawyers Worldwide: 278
Languages: Catalan, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Notable
Areas of Practice
Representative Clients
Professionals
Partners
Guillermo Acu�a
Partner
�scar Aitken
Partner
Manuel Alcalde
Partner
Francisco Arce
Partner
Manuel Jos� Barros
Partner
Jos� Miguel Bustamante
Partner
Alberto Cardemil
Partner
Jaime Carey
Senior Partner
Francisco Carey
Partner
Guillermo Carey
Partner
Jaime Carey, Jr.
Partner
Francisca Corti
Partner
Alejandra Daroch
Partner
Cristi�n Eyzaguirre
Partner
Cristi�n Figueroa
Partner
Manuel Jos� Garc�s
Partner
Ignacio Gillmore
Partner
Francisco Guzm�n
Partner
Jos� Tom�s Hurley
Partner
Pablo Iacobelli
Managing Partner
Juan Guillermo Levine
Emeritus Partner
Camilo Lled�
Partner
Juan Francisco Mackenna
Partner
Aldo Molinari
Partner
Felipe Moro
Partner
Fernando Noriega
Partner
Jos� Pardo
Partner
Lorena Pavic
Partner
M�nica P�rez
Partner
Jessica Power
Partner
Julio Recordon
Partner
Ricardo Reveco
Partner
Juan Carlos Riesco
Partner
Marcos R�os
Partner
Patricia Silberman
Partner
Alfonso Silva
Partner
Juan Pablo Stitchkin
Partner
Francisco Ugarte
Partner
Jorge Ugarte
Partner
Salvador Vald�s
Partner
Rafael Vergara
Partner
Mat�as Vergara
Partner
Roberto Villaseca
PartnerAssociates
Franco Aguirre
Associate
Santiago Aitken
Associate
Eduardo Alca�no
Associate
Rodrigo Aldoney
Senior Counsel
Catalina Aldunate
Associate
Santiago Al�
Associate
Florencia Aleuanlli
Associate
Javiera �lvarez
Associate
Jos� Tom�s �lvarez
Associate
Antonia Araya
Associate
Jos� Arizt�a
Associate
Carolina Baeza
Associate
Stefani Baeza
Associate
Ismael Bahamonde
Associate
Crist�bal Balic
Associate
Pablo Bauer
Associate
Hugo Botto
Associate
Felipe Bravo
Associate
Jos� Ignacio Burchardt
Associate
Pedro Burstein
Associate
Cristina Busquets Busquets
Associate
Vesna Camelio
Associate
Mart�n Canessa
Associate
Bruno Caprile
Associate
Andr�s Carrasco
Associate
Francisca Castillo
Associate
Javiera Chac�n
Associate
Francisco Chahu�n
Associate
Sergio Cifuentes
Associate
Josefa Contreras
Associate
Francisco Contreras
Associate
Emilia Corbo
Associate
Carlos Costabal
Associate
Clara Court
Associate
Borja Coz
Associate
Felipe Dalgalarrando
Associate
Anastasia de Castro
Associate
Ang�lica De la Carrera
Associate
Victoria De la Cuadra
Associate
Sof�a Delporte
Associate
Enzo Devoto
Associate
Nicol�s D�az
Associate
Samuel D�az
Associate
Rodrigo Dom�nguez
Associate
Agust�n Dom�nguez
Associate
Ignacio Echeverr�a
Associate
Santiago Edwards
Associate
Daniel Edwards
Associate
Carla Encalada
Associate
Benjam�n Err�zuriz
Associate
Tom�s Escobar
Associate
Claudio Escobar
Associate
Jos� Antonio Espinosa
Associate
Francisca Eyzaguirre
Associate
Mar�a Eyzaguirre
Associate
Arturo Fasani
Associate
Pablo Fern�ndez
Associate
Agust�n Figueroa
Associate
Ismael Figueroa
Associate
Octavia Figueroa
Associate
Antonieta Flores
Associate
Nicol�s Fosk
Associate
Jos� Pedro Fuentealba
Associate
Fernanda Gabor
Associate
Ignacio Gallego
Associate
Mat�as Garc�s
Associate
Paulina Garc�a
Associate
Fernando Garc�a
Counsel
Gabriela Garc�a
Associate
Mat�as Gatica
Associate
Jorge Gatica
Associate
Sebasti�n G�mez
Associate
Daniela Gonz�lez
Associate
Fernanda Gorgoll�n
Associate
Joaqu�n Granados
Associate
Mat�as Granic
Associate
Pedro Guti�rrez
Associate
Mariana Guzm�n
Associate
Kureusa Hara
Associate
Jaime Henr�quez
Associate
Mar�a Jes�s Herrera
Associate
Javiera Herrera
Associate
Gustavo Herrera
Associate
Gonzalo Herreros
Associate
Felipe Hinzpeter
Associate
Diego Hormaz�bal
Associate
Benjam�n H�bner
Associate
Andr�s Ibarra
Associate
Josefina Iglesias
Associate
Laura Infante
Associate
Valentina Inostroza
Associate
Tom�s Iturriaga
Associate
Tom�s Jadresic
Associate
Sebasti�n Jara
Associate
Francisco Jim�nez
Associate
Loreto Joannon
Associate
Raimundo Johnson
Associate
Valentina Kuscevic
Counsel
Santiago Lagos
Associate
Mar�a Jes�s Landeta
Associate
Amparo Larravide
Associate
Andr�s Latorre
Associate
Camila Lav�n
Associate
Javiera Leal
Associate
Josefa Lecanda
Associate
Francisco Le�n
Associate
�scar Lizana
Associate
Daniela Lozano
Associate
Gustavo Marambio
Associate
Nicol�s Mar�n
Associate
Josefina Marshall
Associate
Eduardo Martin
Counsel
Florencia Mart�nez
Associate
Ra�l Mazzarella
Associate
Basti�n Medina
Associate
Iv�n Meleda
Associate
Sebasti�n Melero
Associate
Magdalena Menchaca
Associate
Jos� Ignacio Mercado
Counsel
Mar�a Gracia Middleton
Associate
Jos� Ignacio Milla�ir
Associate
El�as Mohor
Associate
Pablo Morales
Associate
Mar�a Mercedes Moz�
Associate
Melissa N�quira
Associate
Vicente Ochagav�a
Associate
Rodrigo Oses
Associate
Francisco Ossa
Associate
Mat�as Osses
Associate
Sara Ovalle
Associate
Ricardo Padilla
Associate
Nikolai Palaskov
Associate
Isidora Parra
Associate
Mar�a Jes�s Pe�a
Associate
Alfonso P�rez de Arce
Associate
Daniela Pfeffer
Associate
Ignacio Quemada
Associate
Eduardo Reveco
Associate
Felipe Reyes
Associate
Trinidad Reyes
Associate
Constanza Rivera
Associate
Constanza Rojas
Associate
Mar�a Paz Romero
Associate
Santiago Ruiz-Esquide
Associate
Jos� Pablo S�ez
Associate
Camila S�nchez
Associate
Daniela Soto
Associate
Jorge Soto
Associate
Gonzalo Soto
Associate
Camila Su�rez
Associate
Marcela Tapia
Associate
Catalina Tapia
Associate
Francisco Torm Metz
Associate
Alejandro Toro
Associate
Fernanda Torres
Associate
Trinidad Tupper
Associate
Maximiliano Urrutia
Associate
Nicol�s Vald�s
Associate
Catalina Valenzuela
Associate
Florencia Varas
Associate
Tom�s Varela
Counsel
Ra�l Vargas
Associate
Benjam�n Vico
Associate
Mar�a Jos� Vidal
Associate
Pedro Pablo Vigneaux
Associate
Mirko Villarroel
Associate
Juan Pablo Vukasovic
Associate
Mateo Weinborn
Associate
Felipe Wiener
Associate
Felipe Wilson
Associate
Vicente Yubini
Associate
Pedro Zavala
Associate
Mat�as Zegers
Associate
Dominique Zuckermann
AssociateOther
Jorge Carey
President Emeritus
Alejandra Del Rio
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Magdalena Engel
Communications Officer
Patsy Fell
Human Resources Officer
Tom�s Flores
Senior Patent Specialist
Jorge Fuentes
Director � IP/IT
Pablo Gangas
Certified Accountant
Mar�a Paz Godoy
Professional Development Officer
Juan Francisco Hinojosa
Patent Specialist
Paulina Jarpa
Manager of Carey Visas
Jasna Mandakovic
Commercial Officer
Mario Montes
Patent Specialist
Gabriela Olivares
Patent Specialist
Javiera P�ndola
Patent and Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Juan Pablo Qin
Project Advisor
Nathalia Quiroz
Content Analyst
Mariela Riquelme
Certified Accountant
Alejandra Risso
Certified Accountant
Lorena Rivera
Patent Specialist
Juan Carlos Ruz
Administration and Finance Officer
Bel�n Serrano
Certified Accountant
Catalina Silva
Risk and Legal ManagerArticles
Entry into Force of U.S. Additional Tariffs on Imports of Wood and Derived Products
On October 14, 2025, the presidential proclamation issued on September 29, 2025, by U.S. President Donald Trump, entered into force and effect, imposing additional tariffs on imports of softwood timber, lumber, and wooden derivative products. As of that date, the following additional tariffs will apply to imports into the United States: 10% for softwood timber and lumber...
Press releases
Carey Advises on Cencosud�s USD 500 Million Strategic Bond Issuance
Morales & Besa in Santiago has helped Chilean retail group Cencosud carry out a US$500 million notes issuance and concurrent tender offer.Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York and Carey in Santiago represented the initial purchasers and dealer managers. Cencosud will use the proceeds primarily to refinance its outstanding international notes maturing in 2027, helping extend its debt maturity profile and strengthen its financial position...
Grenergy obtains financing for USD345 million
Grenergy gets loan for LatAm�s largest solar energy storage plant Maya Kendall Shah 22 July 2024 Spain�s Grenergy Renovables has enlisted Clifford Chance LLP in Madrid and Carey in Santiago to obtain a green loan worth USS$370 million for a hybrid renewable project, which is set to become one of the world�s largest solar energy storage projects and the largest in Latin America. The syndicate of lenders relied on Garrigues (Chile) in the deal, which closed on 8 July. Latin Lawyer understands that US firm Milbank also advised the banks but could not confirm this before publishing...
Blogs
Chilean Tax Reform
A new project to reform and modernize the Chilean tax system, and boost investment in the country, was presented by the government of President Sebasti�n Pi�era on August 23, 2018. Through this website, and as with the two previous tax reforms, Carey will offer an analysis of the main proposed...
Hiperv�nculos
Privacy, Technology and Telecommunications blog
Water Code Reform
During March 2011, a draft bill was introduced through parliamentary motion, initiating the discussion of a comprehensive amendment of the Water Code. During its legislative discussion, the project has been subject to significant changes through substitutive indications submitted in 2014 by the...
