Aros & Asociados advises clients in all areas of the import and export industry from a regulatory, commercial and judicial perspective.
Aros & Asociados advises clients in their commercial and legal relationship with local customs agents and transport agents, with the National Customs Service in relation to licenses and authorization for the entry of regulated products, such as agricultural and livestock products, pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
Our experience includes the review of Customs regulatory compliance in relation to national and international trade laws, treaties and regulations, drafting and negotiation of cross-border distribution and logistics contracts, the processing of administrative documents before the National Customs Service, as well as related litigation. to customs and commercial matters.
Aros & Asociados has extensive experience advising mining companies, both Chilean and foreign, that exploit all types of metallic minerals (copper, molybdenum, silver, gold and others) and non-metallic minerals (nitrates and others), in all stages of the project and its implementation, going through the start of its activities and full operation, until the end of its useful life with the closure of works.
Our team stands out for its great legal knowledge of the mining industry, including its regulatory aspects, with a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and modern focus on mining, water and surface rights, environmental, community and related technical aspects, including those related to its works. complementary (ports, mineral pipelines, aqueducts, benefit plants, etc.).
We have experience in negotiating mining agreements of all kinds, including sophisticated and complex agreements, those related to the financing of mining projects, with a practical and business-oriented approach. The team also has extensive experience in the most diverse litigation related to mining.
The tax team of Aros & Asociados is positioned as one of the most outstanding tax practices in Chile. It is made up of an interdisciplinary group of lawyers and auditors with experience both in Chile and abroad.
The firm is constantly involved in the structuring of the most complex and important transactions, litigation, advice to family businesses and due diligence processes. , with a practical approach and aimed at concrete and comprehensive solutions.
Aros & Asociados advises national and foreign companies in the drafting, implementation and compliance of privacy policies. To do this, it accompanies its clients throughout the "life" of the data in their company: drafting authorizations for the use of data, advising them on the management of the data of their clients and workers inside and outside the country, preparing mandates and transfer agreements with national and international standards, among other topics.
Aros & Asociados It also provides advice related to the right to image, right to honor and privacy, drafting and negotiating contracts for the protection or commercial exploitation of the image ("publicity rights") and other intangible assets related to privacy.
Aros & Asociados represents Chilean family businesses that own high net worth, paying special attention to the challenges and difficulties of this type of business, with a practical approach aimed at providing concrete, comprehensive solutions according to the needs of each industry, always ensuring well-being and harmony of the business family.
The advice focuses mainly on corporate and tax aspects that are relevant, both from the perspective of owners and controllers, as well as with respect to businesses and investments..
The firm advises family businesses from various industries, providing personalized legal advice tailored to each client, with vast experience and knowledge of the business, by involving specialized professionals in all areas of interest that are required according to the needs of the client. client.
Aros & Asociados He has vast experience in Venture Capital advising national and international clients from their initial stages to their internationalization process. The firm works on all types of venture capital financing through an interdisciplinary approach, with the aim of becoming a strategic advisor for entrepreneurs and innovative companies, supporting each stage of a company's growth, including seed capital; early stage rounds / A series; growth rounds; debt financing; angel investor rounds; due diligence; corporate governance matters; and tax planning.
In this area, Aros & Asociados advises investment funds in their formation process and in the search for the most efficient structures to meet the needs of investors and the organizations that provide them with financial resources.
Likewise, Aros & Asociados has a commercial office in Miami and Shanghai, which focus on this type of investment, as well as start-ups, family businesses and investment funds, with the purpose of being a bridge for clients. helping them in their international investments and operations, including the structuring of said process and the soft-landing of clients who are starting operations beyond passive investments.
The lawyers of Aros & Asociados are frequently invited as panelists to Venture Capital seminars and write for national and foreign publications related to this area.
Aros & Asociados advises clients in all areas of the import and export industry from a regulatory, commercial and judicial perspective.
Aros & Asociados advises clients in their commercial and legal relationship with local customs agents and transport agents, with the National Customs Service in relation to licenses and authorization for the entry of regulated products, such as agricultural and livestock products, pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
Our experience includes the review of Customs regulatory compliance in relation to national and international trade laws, treaties and regulations, drafting and negotiation of cross-border distribution and logistics contracts, the processing of administrative documents before the National Customs Service, as well as related litigation. to customs and commercial matters.
Aros & Asociados has extensive experience in employee hiring and termination processes (individual and massive), compensation packages (including share plans), audit and legal compliance tasks, subcontracting, corporate policies, due diligence processes, derived labor matters and/or or associated with mergers and acquisitions, internal investigations, social security matters and taxes on workers.
Aros & Asociados actively participates in collective bargaining processes in companies of different sectors and also advises clients on lawsuits and labor claims, including those arising from work-related accidents and professional illnesses.
In terms of subcontracting services (outsourcing), the study permanently advises both subcontractor companies and owners in projects related to these matters, identifying and mitigating risks and associated legal responsibilities.
The protection of intangible assets has become one of the most critical legal areas for companies as they continue to expand and protect their technologies, brands, products, data and services.
Aros & Asociados in matters of Intellectual Property in Chile, he provides strategic, commercial and litigation advice to a wide range of companies in the energy, infrastructure, mining, transportation, technology, life sciences and health sectors.
The Intellectual Property group advises clients with a multidisciplinary approach, identifying and protecting the intellectual property rights of its clients at each stage of the innovation life cycle.
The vast majority of our lawyers have specialized studies in the IP area, both in Chile and abroad, as well as patent specialists who have advanced scientific degrees, which they combine with in-depth and technical knowledge of the industry.
Aros & Asociados He has extensive experience in the capital market. The firm advises issuers and underwriters of shares in corporate bonds, securitized bonds, commercial paper and securities in general, both public and private offerings. We accompany clients throughout the process of structuring and registering vehicles and securities, as well as in their relationship with stock exchanges and in everything that refers to information obligations and regulations applicable to securities issuers.
We have an outstanding practice in derivatives, we support a wide spectrum of national and foreign clients in the registration of mutual funds, the creation of investment funds and private equity funds, the establishment of fund managers and regulatory compliance in their daily operations.
Aros & Asociados advises on the structuring of mergers and acquisitions. The firm advises a wide range of clients, such as multinationals, funds and foreign companies investing for the first time in the country, together with local and multi-Latin companies, expanding their businesses in Chile and the region.
We support clients in all aspects related to the negotiation processes, including the structuring of transactions in a tax-efficient manner, investment financing, advice on corporate governance matters, the establishment of collaboration agreements between companies, such as joint ventures and strategic alliances, and the development of constructive business relationships between the different parties involved in a project.
The firm has experience in all types of mergers and acquisitions, such as takeovers through takeover bids, purchases of minority stakes, the acquisition of companies or packages of assets in various jurisdictions, private equity transactions, complex deals in regulated industries and the purchase of companies or assets in contexts of insolvency or reorganization.
Aros & Asociados He has extensive experience advising creditors, investors and debtors in banking and financial transactions of all kinds, as well as in regulatory matters.
The firm has represented national and foreign clients in bilateral or syndicated loans, with or without guarantees; liability management; public and private offerings and placements of capital and debt, local and international; securitizations; project financing; structured products; derivatives transactions; in regulatory matters and requests before the regulator; among many others.
Aros & Asociados has extensive experience in insolvency cases, liquidations, reorganization agreements and restructurings, judicially and extrajudicially representing debtor companies, creditors and interested third parties.
We also have experience in the exercise of revocation actions and cross-border bankruptcy.
Aros & Asociados offers its clients a wide range of services that cover the different issues that arise throughout a franchise, including civil and criminal litigation in case of fraud, breach of contracts and guarantees, improper term of contracts and unfair competition matters.
The firm has represented and advised multinationals, manufacturers and distribution companies.
In response to the dynamism of the strategic commercial relationship between Chile and China, the growing investment of companies from the Asian giant in Latin America, and the need to have a team familiar with the particularities of the business culture and the Chinese language, Aros & Associates established a China Desk.
The firm has extensive experience, both in advising Chinese companies on their investments in Chile and Latin America, as well as in the management, coordination and leadership of advisory services to clients who want to venture into the Chinese market. We work together with the most prestigious local law offices, which allows its clients to access the provision of quality legal services and according to the best international standards, throughout China.