Barros & Errázuriz

A core area for full-service firm Barros & Errázuriz, the insolvency and restructuring practice represents both debtors and creditors in judicial and extrajudicial reorganisations. The group is also sought out for its experience in insolvency proceedings, as well as insolvency and restructuring-related litigation and arbitration cases. It additionally advises on the acquisition of assets from companies that are subject to liquidation or reorganisation procedures. The group recently assisted Larraín Vial Activos, Administradora General de Fondos (as creditor) with the preparation and filing of a compulsory liquidation lawsuit. Team head and bankruptcy-related disputes specialist, Javier San Martín is the current professor of Insolvency Law at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez; fellow partner José Luis Corvalán assists with both liquidation and reorganisation procedures. At associate level, both senior Milton Gutcovsky and intermediate Alexis Cespedes regularly act for debtors and creditors in relation to reorganisations and liquidations.