Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Venture Capital / Private Equity / Fintech and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on representing local and foreign clients in mergers and acquisitions of companies, creation and structuring of investment funds, and investment in portfolio companies. He has vast experience in the internationalization of companies, international investments and cross-border operations.

Bar Admissions
Chile (2006).New York (2011).Foreign Legal Consultant under the Florida Bar, not admitted to practice law in Florida.

Education

• Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
• LL.M., Columbia University (James Kent Scholar, the highest honors awarded by Columbia Law School) (2010).

• Named Lawyer of the Year in Investment, Best Lawyers (2022).
• Recognized in Venture Capital and Corporate M&A, Chambers & Partners.
• Recognized in Venture Capital, Legal 500.
• Recognized in Corporate and M&A, Capital Markets and Private Equity, Latin Lawyer 250.
• Recognized in Capital Markets: Equity and M&A, IFLR1000.
• Recognized in Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Investment, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Best Lawyers.
• Recognized in Capital Investment: Start-ups & Innovation, Corporate M&A and Fintech, Leaders League.
• Recognized in Venture Capital, Capital Markets: Equity, Corporate/M&A, Top Ranked Legal.
• Recognized as Best Individual Lawyer in Private Funds in Chile, Client Choice (2020).

• President, Chilean Venture Capital Association (ACVC).
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Columbia Global Center.
• Director, InBest Chile.
• Chair of the Latin American Regional Council, World Services Group.
• Postgraduate professor in venture capital and corporate law, Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad de los Andes and Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
• Member of the New York State Bar Association.
• Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

• Law N°21,000 Establishes the National Financial Market Commission of Chile

  By Francisco Guzmán |March 2017

• SVS Establishes New Institutional Investors

  By Francisco Guzmán |August 2016

• Co-author of the Chilean chapter "Alternative Investment Funds", ICLG (2021 and 2022).
• Co-author of the Chilean chapter in "ESG and Impact Investing", Lexology Getting the Deal Through (2021, 2022 and 2023).
• Recurring columnist about venture capital news, Revista Industria Legal.
• Advisor, Steward-Ownership, a Short Guidebook to Legal Frameworks, Purpose Foundation (2021).
• Author of the Chilean chapter in TTR Transactional Impact Report - Andean Region, Transactional Track Record (2020).
• Co-author of the article "Regulatory Overview of Fintechs in Chile" in the book "Fintech: Legal Aspects", Cetys, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina (2019).
• Author of the book "Inside Information in the Securities Market", LexisNexis (2007), and 2^nd edition (2009).