Gonzalo Soto

Associate

gsoto@carey.cl
+56 2 2928 2482



Member of Carey’s Antitrust and Regulated Markets Group. His practice focuses on antitrust/competition law, market regulation, and litigation.


REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Hapag-Lloyd on merger control aspects, both in Chile and across various jurisdictions in the Americas, related to the acquisition of SAAM’s port terminal and logistics businesses. This transaction was recognized with the “Regulatory Deal of the Year 2024” award by Latin Lawyer.
  • Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) on the merger control proceeding before the Chilean Competition Authority (FNE), related to its global merger with PSA to create Stellantis. This transaction was recognized with the “Matter of the Year 2021” award by Global Competition Review.
  • Nestlé, Midea, Renault, Geely, Thyssenkrupp, Mitsubishi Corporation, Deutsche Post, IBM Corporation, Amcor, ADQ, Brookfield Infrastructure, AMP Capital, LarrainVial, Construmart, ENAP, ENEL, WOM, among others, on various merger control proceedings before the FNE, concerning local and/or multijurisdictional mergers, acquisitions, or joint ventures.
  • Several companies from multiple industries on the antitrust and/or regulatory aspects of their operations in Chile, including FNE investigations into alleged anticompetitive conduct.

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Foreign Associate, Competition and Antitrust Group, Von Wobeser y Sierra, Mexico City (2024).
  • Senior Research Assistant, UC Antitrust Program (2022-2023).
  • Teaching Assistant of a course on damages arising from antitrust infringements, part of the Posgraduate Diploma Program “Current Issues in Civil Liability”, Universidad de Chile (2018-2023).
  • Teaching Assistant of Procedural Law, Universidad de Chile (2014-2019).

PUBLICATIONS

  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter of the multijurisdictional book "Competition Law Treatment of Joint Ventures, A Jurisdictional Guide", IBA and Concurrences (2022).

EDUCATION

  • Law, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude).
  • LL.M., University of Chicago (2024).
  • Degree in Regulation and Competition, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad de Chile (2021).

ADMISSIONS

  • Chile (2020).

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish.
  • English.

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