Leading Lawyers is a prestigious annual ranking that has been carried out for 12 years in partnership with Diario Financiero. It stands out as the only legal guide where lawyers themselves nominate their most outstanding peers across a wide range of specialties.
Each year, an advisory committee selects the specialty categories based on current market trends and emerging areas of legal practice. These categories frame the scope of the awards presented.
The only rankingof Chilean lawyersmade by lawyers.
The judges are General Counsels and law firm partners from across the country, who rotate for each edition to ensure fresh perspectives and a diverse voting pool.
Importantly, nominees and winners cannot apply or campaign. Instead, recognition is entirely peer-driven, based solely on career achievements, impact, reputation, and professional excellence. This unique methodology has proven essential to the legal market, providing spontaneous and genuine acknowledgment from colleagues.
An independent audit confirms that the judges consistently vote for lawyers outside their own firms or companies, ensuring a fair, impartial, and unbiased selection process. This transparency and integrity set Leading Lawyers apart from other legal rankings, making it a truly respected and trusted benchmark in the industry.
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opportunities for emerging leaders
Leading Lawyers aims not only to recognize established experts at the forefront of legal departments and law firms but also to create opportunities for emerging leaders and rising talents within the industry.
The latest edition honored 26 exceptional lawyers across 13 practice areas, including both established experts and promising young talent under 45. Leading Lawyers not only celebrates top legal minds but also spotlights emerging leaders and future industry influencers.
Leading Lawyers 2025 Results
Winners and Outstanding Lawyers and their Workplace
The first category is "Leading expert in Chile," recognizing a well-established expert in each specialty area. The second category highlights the most outstanding "under-45 lawyer" in that field.
Together with the two winners, we present the 3 lawyers with the most nominations in each specialty category.
In-House Lawyer
Leading Expert
Gonzalo Smith
Falabella
Under 45
Ainhoa Pozzi
Aramark
Outstanding Lawyers
Macarena Vargas
CODELCO
Dafne González
Falabella
Consuelo Mengual
Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional
Mining
Leading Expert
Rafael Vergara
Carey
Under 45
Felipe Ossa
PPU
Outstanding Lawyers
María Paz Pulgar
Guerrero Olivos
Cristóbal Herrera Ahlers
Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
Maximiliano Urrutia
Carey
International Tax
Leading Expert
Amory Heine
DLA Piper
Under 45
Manuel José Garcés
Carey
Outstanding Lawyers
Nicolás Brancoli
EY
Andrés Ossandón
Arteaga Gorziglia
Jaime Del Valle
Fuensalida Del Valle
Environmental Law
Leading Expert
José Domingo Ilharreborde
Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti Abogados
Under 45
Edesio Carrasco
Carrasco Benítez
*In this category, both winners are under 45.
Outstanding Lawyers
Javier Vergara
VGC Abogados
Sebastián Avilés
Moreno Sáez Avilés
Agustín Martorell
Prieto Abogados
From Senior Associate to Founding Partner
Leading Expert
Claudio Matute
IMAD Abogados
Under 45
Alejandro Edwards
CEPD Abogados
*In this category, both winners are under 45.
Outstanding Lawyers
José Domingo Ilharreborde
Echeverría Ilharreborde Scagliotti Abogados
Alfonso Álamos
Álamos, Álvarez & Aldunate Abogados
Álvaro Awad
Awad & Cía
Antitrust
Leading Expert
Nicole Nehme
FerradaNehme
Under 45
Pedro Rencoret
Pellegrini & Rencoret
Outstanding Lawyers
Julio Pellegrini
Pellegrini & Rencoret
Francisco Bórquez
Barros & Errázuriz
María José Henríquez
Morales & Besa
Public Law
Leading Expert
Camilo Lledó
Carey
Under 45
Domingo Poblete
Estudio Fermandois
*In this category, both winners are under 45.
Outstanding Lawyers
Ramiro Mendoza
Momag Abogados
José Luis Lara
PPU
David Cademartori
Barros & Errázuriz
Capital Market
Leading Expert
Rodrigo Ochagavía
Claro y Cía
Under 45
Ricardo Abogabir
Ried Fabres
Outstanding Lawyers
Cristián Fabres
Ried Fabres
Tomás Kubick
Cuatrecasas
Salvador Valdés
Carey
Cybersecurity and Technology
Leading Expert
Paulina Silva
BITLAW
Under 45
Javiera Sepúlveda
BITLAW
Outstanding Lawyers
Juan Pablo González
HD Group
Romina Garrido
Prieto Abogados
Carolina Flisflisch
Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
Corporate Immigration
Leading Expert
Francisca Corti
Carey
Under 45
Bárbara Zlatar
Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
*In this category, both winners are under 45.
Outstanding Lawyers
Valentina Flen
Prieto Abogados
Valentina Kuscevic
Carey
Lucila Pinto
Arab Abogados
Insurance
Leading Expert
Manuel Carvallo
Estudio Carvallo Abogados
Under 45
Matías Vergara
Carey
Outstanding Lawyers
Jorge Soto
Carey
Andrés Amunátegui
DAC Beachcroft
Alejandra Schibli
Schibli Asesores Legales en Seguros
Financial Regulation: Payment Systems
Leading Expert
Cristián Carmona
Puga Ortiz
Under 45
Ignacio Pera
Dentons
Outstanding Lawyers
Tomás Pintor
BITLAW
Consuelo Mackenna
Puga Ortiz
Marco Aravena
Mercado Pago
Real State
Leading Expert
María Eugenia Badilla
IVM Abogados
Under 45
Tomás Rosemary
Guerrero Olivos
*In this category, both winners are under 45.
Outstanding Lawyers
Montserrat Valverde
Fontaine & Cía.
José Ignacio Ovalle
Barros & Errázuriz
Juan Pablo Stitchkin
Carey