Matías Vergara is a member of Carey y Cía.’s Corporate, M&A and Insurance Groups. His practice focuses on international business transactions (licensing, distributorship and franchise agreements), insurance laws and regulations, and general corporate matters.

Prior to joining our firm, Mr. Vergara was in-house counsel at Rabobank Chile, in-house claims consultant with Waterloo Brokers (Pty) Limited (a South African insurance broker), and in-house legal intern at Heidelberg Cement AG’s Group in Heidelberg, Germany.

Mr. Vergara graduated from Universidad de Chile School of Law (2005) and was admitted to the Bar in 2007. He is a Master of Laws (LL.M.) candidate at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa. In 2011 he obtained a Chilean Insurance Agency-accredited post-graduate degree on General and Life Insurance from the Escuela de Seguros.

He is fluent in Spanish and English.