Sofía O´Ryan concentrates her professional practice in competition law. In this context, she advises on matters related to merger control procedures, unilateral conducts and cartels, both in investigations before the National Economic Prosecutor's Office (FNE) and in proceedings before the Tribunal for the Defense of Competition.
Sofía advices on and assists in the design and implementation of commercial policies consistent with the strategic objectives of each client and current regulations, as well as in the development of compliance programs and internal investigations for the timely prevention and detection of potentially risky behaviors, assisting clients in the definition of the most appropriate solutions.
Employment History
- Counsel, 2020 to date
- Coordinator of the Antitrust Division, National Economic Prosecutor's Office, 2020
- Coordinator of the Merger Division, National Economic Prosecutor's Office, 2018-2020
- Intern at the European Commission, Directorate General for Competition, Belgium, 2017
- Lawyer of the Merger Division, National Economic Prosecutor's Office, 2013-2016
Experience
M&A
- Inversiones Santa María: Advised the client in the sale of its participation in the information security company Neosecure, with presence in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Spain, Colombia and Brazil, to the Brazilian fund Patria. We also advised the client on the termination of the shareholders' agreement and future obligations with The Rohatyn Group, which also sold its participation in Neosecure.
- Uber: Defense of Uber Chile SpA and Uber International Holding B.V. before the TDLC in a lawsuit filed by a union of taxi drivers against the clients and other ridesharing app firms.
- American Tower Corporation: Advise client on the purchased of 30,722 telecommunication towers from Telefónica Group in Europe (Germany and Spain) and Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Peru).
Admissions
- Chile (2014)
Recognitions
- Legal 500 (Competition and Antitrust - Rising Star 2022 - 2023.)
- Leaders League (Merger Control - Highly Recommended 2022 – 2023, Competition Antitrust & Investigations – Recommended 2021 – 2022, Competition Antitrust & Investigations – Recommended 2021, Competition Antitrust & Investigations – Recommended 2022)
- Latin Lawyer 250 (Antitrust – competition 2022– Highly Recommended)
- Best Lawyers® (Competition / Antitrust Law 2023)
Languages
- Spanish and English
Education
- Law, Universidad de Chile, 2011
- Diploma in Regulation and Competition, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad de Chile, 2014-2015
- Master of Laws (LL.M), King's College London, United Kingdom, 2016-2017
Publications
- "Compliance y Libre Competencia: Tareas pendientes", Vive Compliance Magazine and Centro de Competencia (CeCo) Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Agosto 2021. Co-author with Carolina Bawlitza.
- “Adquisiciones de Facebook y certeza jurídica: reflexiones para Chile”, Centro Competencia Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, February 17, 2021. Co-author with Macarena Alliende.
News
- Transacción en el mercado de los videojuegos y el desafío de los eSports (El Mercurio Legal - January 30, 2023)
- ¿Uber incurre en competencia desleal en Chile? Corte Suprema dice que no (LexLatin - January 25, 2023)
- ¿Qué certezas tenemos sobre la prohibición de directores comunes? (Asuntos Legales, Diario La República, August 2, 2022)
- Automotoras, aerolíneas y retail : los sectores que tendrán un mayor impacto por la Ley Pro Consumidor (El Mercurio - January 30, 2022)
- Expertas en libre competencia proponen potenciar rol de la FNE y regular economía digital de cara al próximo gobierno (El Mercurio - November 18, 2021)
- Claro y VTR fusionarán negocios para desplegar agresivo plan de crecimiento en 5G y fibra óptica (Diario Financiero - September 30, 2021)
- Cabify y Uber vuelven a la carga: se defienden de las acusaciones de los taxistas en la Suprema (El Diario Financiero - September 13, 2021)
- Patria Investimentos’ Acquisition of NeoSecure (Global Legal Chronicle - August 20, 2021)
- Patria Investimentos incrementa su portafolio con chilena NeoSecure (Lex Latin - August 16, 2021)
- Columna de opinión: Licitaciones y libre competencia: ¿está funcionando el sistema actual? (La Tercera-Pulso - May 13, 2021)
- TDLC rechaza demanda de taxistas contra Uber, Easy Taxi y Cabify por conductas abusivas (El Diario Financiero - March 17, 2021)
- American Tower adquiere filiales de Telxius de Telefónica (Lex Latin - January 25, 2021)
- Exabogada de la FNE arriba a DLA Piper Chile como consejera del área de Libre Competencia (Diario Financiero - October 20, 2020)
- DLA Piper Chile incorpora nueva counsel al área de libre competencia (Abogados.com.ar - October 19, 2020)
- Incorporación Sofía O´Ryan como counsel (El Mercurio - October 16, 2020)
