About us

Comprehensive, close legal advice, with practical judgement and an innovative outlook at our clients' service.

More than 30 years of practice, in Chile and internationally.

SIV Abogados was founded in 1993 under the name Saldivia, Contreras, Inalaf, Würth y Cía., and today continues that trajectory as SIV Abogados. Over more than three decades we have established ourselves in the Chilean and international legal market, and we are recognised for carrying out our work with professionalism, perseverance and professional ethics.

We see legal advice as a comprehensive service. We become part of our clients' activity: understanding their business in depth allows us to anticipate their needs, bring together the specialists each matter requires and add value to every decision. Nothing that happens to them is a matter of indifference to us.

We innovate proactively in the way we deliver legal services, strengthening the specialisation of our practice areas, combining experience and new professionals, and bringing in technology.

Our eleven practice areas span corporate law and mergers and acquisitions, litigation and arbitration, insolvency and restructuring, real estate, tax, banking and finance, public law, energy and natural resources, personal data protection and family wealth.

We seek a solid commitment to each client: a long-term relationship that allows us to identify with their business objectives and contribute our professional capability, experience, creativity and common sense.

Corridor leading to the offices, with a timber wall and glass rooms

Track record

1993

The firm is founded

The founding partners establish Saldivia, Contreras, Inalaf, Würth y Cía., after years in bank legal departments and leading firms.

2009

SIV Abogados

The firm adopts its current name, SIV Abogados.

Today

Eleven practice areas

An established team, with specialists for every subject, supporting clients in Chile and abroad.

Our offices

Los Abedules 3085, Vitacura, Santiago

SIV Abogados boardroom with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Santiago

Glass-walled meeting room looking out over the neighbourhood

Interior corridor with a slatted timber wall and workstations

Detail of the office's timber joinery

Practice areas

A specialist team for every practice

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01 Corporate Law Ongoing legal counsel to management, boards and shareholders' meetings, and support across the full range of corporate transactions. 02 Litigation and Arbitration Defending our clients' rights and interests before courts and arbitral tribunals in Chile and abroad. 03 Real Estate Law Acquisitions and disposals, real estate investment funds, financing, development, construction and dispute resolution. 04 Mergers and Acquisitions End-to-end support on M&A deals, from the initial confidentiality stage through to post-closing follow-up. 05 Insolvency and Restructuring Liability restructuring, judicial reorganisation and insolvency liquidation proceedings, in Chile and internationally. 06 Tax Law Opinions and reports on tax and customs compliance, backed by an active litigation practice before administrative and judicial bodies. 07 Banking and Finance Complex financings for borrowers and lenders, syndicated loans, and public and private placements of equity and debt. 08 Public Law A specialist public and administrative law practice, with recognised experience in public works concessions. 09 Energy and Natural Resources Water rights, liquid industrial waste, environmental compliance, due diligence and environmental liability. 10 Data Protection and Privacy Compliance with Chile's Law No. 21,719: gap analyses, internal policies, data processing agreements, data subject rights and security incidents. 11 Family Wealth Reorganisation of family wealth and support through generational change in family-owned businesses.

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