Sebastián Gómez

Associate

sgomez@carey.cl
+56 2 2928 2232



His practice focuses on corporate and business law, financing, mergers and acquisitions, in particular, all the regulatory and transactional aspects related to the telecommunications industry, including the Telecom Law and other regulations, concessions, licenses, permits, State contracts and others.


REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Verizon on several matters related to the provision of its telecommunications services in Chile, including Subtel´s Information Transfer System (STI), the obtention of a VoIP concession in Chile and response to questionnaires on telecom matters, among others.
  • WOM on several corporate, regulatory, financing and antitrust matters related to its mobile telephone and data transmission operations in Chile, including day-to-day activities as well as major projects. Also, permanent advice on aspects related to the 5G spectrum public bidding process by the Chilean regulator (Subtel), spectrum re-farming matters and challenge to the national roaming regulation, among others.
  • DigitalBridge on day-to-day corporate and telecoms regulatory matters of Mundo Pacífico, its Chilean subsidiary.
  • Cogent Communications on the provision of its telecommunications services in Chile, including regulatory aspects on net neutrality and answer to the Chilean regulator's (Subtel) official notes. The advice involved the Chilean aspects of Patagonia SaleCo 2 LLC's acquisition, and its corresponding requirements.
  • Echostar/Hughes on corporate, contractual and regulatory matters related to the provision of its services in Chile, including mobile-satellite services, the inclusion of LEO system to its fixed-satellite service, the application process of the law on guaranteed Internet speed access, and on consumer protection and litigation matters.
  • Equinix on corporate and regulatory matters regarding its operations in Chile, including filing permits and concessions before the Subtel.

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Teaching Assistant, Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2020).
  • Teaching Assistant, International Private Law, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2020).

PUBLICATIONS

  • Co-author of the article "The implicancies and pending challenges of recent cibersecurity regulations in Chile", IBA (2023).

EDUCATION

  • Law School Graduate, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
  • Degree in Administrative Law, Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (2022).

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish.
  • English.

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