Tornero, Ignacio

Ignacio Tornero

Associate

	itornero@carey.cl
	+56 2 2928 2205

His practice focuses on corporate and commercial law, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, foreign investment and, in particular, in general assistance to Chinese investors in Chile and to Latin American companies in their businesses in China. Between 2013-2018 he was in charge of the opening and coordination of Carey Business Consultancy (Shanghai) Limited, the business consulting firm in China.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Tsinghua University on the incorporation of its Latin America Center and daily operations in Chile.
Yanghe, a subsidiary of the state-owned Chinese group Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery, on the acquisition of a 12.5% stake of Viña San Pedro Tarapacá, a Chilean listed company, for approx. USD65 million.
Crystal Lagoons on the protection of its IP rights and entry to the Chinese market.
A Chilean and Uruguayan group on the protection strategy of some IP rights in China.
Latin America Power on the easement negotiation with a Chinese company in relation to the Project San Juan.
China National Building Materials Group on its setting up process in Chile.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Winner, The 10th Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition, Chile (2011).

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Advisory Committee of Tsinghua University Latin America Center (since 2019).
Academic contributor, Center for Asian Studies UC (since 2019).
Member of Red China & América Latina (REDCAEM) (since 2019).
Affiliate Researcher, Center of International Studies (CEIUC), Universidad Católica de Chile (since 2019).
Regional Director China (external), Crystal Lagoons, Beijing and Shanghai (2015-2018).
Foreign Associate, Dacheng Dentons, Shanghai (2014).
Foreign Internship, Grandall Law Firm, Beijing (2013).

PUBLICATIONS

Author of several publications regarding Chinese Outward Direct Investment (ODI) in Chile and of various publications related to the relationship between China and Latin America.
Author of the thesis "Chinese FDI in Latin America: the Chilean Case" (ABIF Award) (2011).

RELATED AREAS

Education

Law, Universidad Católica de Chile.
International MBA, The University of British Columbia (class' highest GPA), Shanghai (2019).
Chinese, Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) (Hanban scholarship) (2013).
Chinese, Nanjing University (Universidad Católica de Chile scholarship) (2010).

Admissions

Chile (2013).

Languages

Spanish.
English.
Mandarin Chinese (HSK 5).