Team

Arturo Costabal

Partner

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Nicolás Atkinson

Partner

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Pablo Undurraga

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Santiago Achurra

Partner

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Bernardita Vercellino

Director

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Paula Escobar

Of counsel

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Miguel Ángel Contreras

Director

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Pedro Errázuriz

Director

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Francisca Urrutia

Associate

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Vicente Güell

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Ana María Mandujano

Associate

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Martín Soza

Associate

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Angélica Elizalde

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José Tomás Fernandez

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Clemente Achondo

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Catalina Montiel

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Belén Castillo

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Agustín Frávega

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Alejandra Vorwerk

Manager

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Isabel Maturana

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Francisca Baeza

Director

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Arturo Costabal

Partner

  • acostabal@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6661
Arturo leads the Real Estate and Agribusiness practice of our firm. He has extensive experience in real estate law, corporate law, antitrust, and regulated markets. His practice focuses on advising national and foreign clients in the agricultural and real estate sectors, and he has also participated in significant cases related to regulated markets.

Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2002).

Spanish – English

Nicolás Atkinson

Partner

  • natkinson@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6662
Nicolás leads the Energy and Project Development practice of our firm. He is an expert in development of energy projects, with solid experience in the regulatory and commercial aspects of the industry, including financing, construction contracts, interconnection, and energy supply. He has broad experience in renewable energy, biogas, and storage. Additionally, he has successfully represented clients before the Panel de Expertos, establishing himself as a reference in dispute resolution within the energy regulatory market.
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2002).
  • Diploma in Economic Administrative Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2009).

Spanish – English

Pablo Undurraga

Partner

  • pundurraga@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6663
Pablo leads the Venture Capital area and co-leads the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) area. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, venture capital, investment funds, joint ventures, financial matters, and corporate matters in general. He has extensive experience advising national and foreign clients in various M&A transactions, venture capital financing, and capital market financing. After receiving his LL.M., he worked as an international associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2006).
  • Master of Laws, New York University School of Law (2013).

Spanish – English

Santiago Achurra

Partner

  • sachurra@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6664
Santiago co-leads the Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) area. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, corporate governance, and corporate matters in general, providing strategic and comprehensive advice. He also has experience in real estate matters. After receiving his LL.M., he worked as an international associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2010).
  • Master of Laws, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (2016).

Spanish – English

Bernardita Vercellino

Director

  • bvercellino@acuycia.cl
  • +56 2 3239 6660 | Anexo: 6668
Bernardita leads our office's tax practice. She has extensive experience in local and international taxation, and general corporate matters.
  • Law, Facultad de Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2016)
  • Master’s Degree in Tax Management and Administration, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2020)
  • Course in International and European Tax Law, Maastricht University (Belgium, 2023)
Spanish, Italian, English
Recognition: Leading Associate in Tax, The Legal 500

Paula Escobar

Of Counsel

  • pescobar@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6665
Paula focuses her practice on individual and collective labor law, social security, and immigration. She advises national and foreign clients in hiring processes, contract termination, labor audits, compensation structures, due diligence, collective bargaining, and labor litigation.
  • Law, Universidad de Chile (2006).
  • Diploma in Labor Law for Businesses, Universidad de los Andes (2010).
  • Master in Social Law and Corporate Relations, Université Paris 13, Paris, France (2018).

Spanish – French

Miguel Ángel Contreras

Director

  • mcontreras@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6671
Miguel Ángel focuses his practice on administrative law with a particular focus on water law. He advises on agribusiness, hydroelectric, mining, and sanitation projects, participating in procedures related to obtaining, transacting, and exercising water rights, as well as hydraulic works before the General Water Directorate.

Law, Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2008).

Spanish – English

Pedro Errázuriz

Director

  • pjerrazuriz@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60
Pedro focuses his practice on advising various companies on labor and social security matters, collective bargaining, labor litigation, labor audits, and administrative processes before the Dirección del Trabajo.
  • Law, Universidad de Los Andes (2017).
  • Diploma in Business Labor Law, Universidad de Los Andes (2020).
  • Master in Business Labor Law, Universidad de Los Andes (2023).

Spanish – English

Francisca Urrutia

  • furrutia@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6667
Francisca focuses her practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital, contracts, and intellectual property. She has experience advising national and foreign clients in various M&A transactions, financing, development of agricultural projects, debt restructuring, and capital market financing.
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2017).
  • Master in Digital Law and Artificial Intelligence, Universitat de Barcelona (2024-2025).
  • Diploma in Intellectual Property, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2022).

Spanish – English

Ana María Mandujano

  • amandujano@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60
Ana María focuses her practice on corporate and real estate matters, as well as in the agribusiness and real estate project development sectors, in both urban and rural areas. She also has experience in energy law and the development of energy projects.

  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2019).

  • Diploma in Natural Resources Project Development, Law School, Universidad de Chile (2024).

Spanish – English

Martín Soza

  • msoza@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6671
Martín focuses his practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), project financing, investment funds, private equity, venture capital, and contracts.

Law, Universidad de Los Andes (2019).

Spanish – English

Angélica Elizalde

  • aelizalde@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60
Angélica focuses her practice on corporate and real estate matters, project development, and contracts.
  • Law, Universidad de Los Andes (2019).
  • Diploma in Corporate Law and Compliance, Universidad de los Andes (2024).

Spanish – English

José Tomás Fernandez

  • jfernandez@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60
José Tomás focuses his practice on real estate law and water law, primarily in matters related to agribusiness, as well as in corporate matters.
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2021).
  • Diploma in Accounting and Finance, Universidad de Chile (2022).

Spanish – English

Clemente Achondo

  • cjachondo@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60
Clemente focuses his practice on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), project financing, investment funds, venture capital, and contracts.

Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2022).

Spanish – English

Catalina Montiel

  • cmontiel@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6667
Catalina focuses her practice on a broad range of tax matters, as well as on real estate and general corporate matters. She worked as a paralegal at our firm during 2020 and 2021.
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2023).
  • Academic Exchange at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2022).
  • Course on Family Business Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2025)
  • Master’s Degree in Tax Management and Direction, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2026–2027)

Spanish – English

Associate

Belén Castillo

Associate
  • bcastillo@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60
Belén focuses her practice on corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital, and real estate law.
  • Law degree, Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2023).

Spanish – English

Francisca Baeza

Director

  • fbaeza@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60 | Anexo: 6668
Francisca specializes in tax and corporate advisory for national and foreign clients in the development of their businesses. She also has extensive experience in corporate and family estate planning and reorganizations.
  • Law School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2006).
  • Master of Laws with a specialization in Tax Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2012).

Spanish – English

Rosario Silva

  • rsilva@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60
Manager

Isabel Maturana

  • imaturana@acuycia.cl
  • + 56 2 3239 66 60
Assistant