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Claudio Lizana: Partner

Founder partner of Estudio Lizana. For more than 30 years, his practice has focused on antitrust, both in judicial matters (cartel cases, among others), litigating before the Antitrust Court (TDLC) and the Supreme Court, as well as providing advice on merger control and concentrations before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), and on investigations conducted by the FNE concerning abuses of a dominant position. He also has extensive experience in corporate matters, which allows him to provide adequate advice on competition matters. Previously, he worked as a partner of the law firm Carey for more than 20 years.

Email: clizana@estudiolizana.cl

Cell: +569 9237 1671

  • Mastercard International on its defense before the Antitrust Court (TDLC) in a claim for alleged anticompetitive conduct in the payment cards market, filed by PayU Chile, Dlocal Chile, Paygol and PPRO against Mastercard, Transbank and Klap.
  • Mastercard International on a public consultation before the Antitrust Court (TDLC) to regulate the conditions of competition in the card payment market in Chile.
  • Kantar IBOPE Chile Media, on a consultation proceeding presented by Exacta Digital Media Research before the Antitrust Court (TDLC), to determine potential competition infringements in the joint contracting agreement of audience measurement and television content census services, as well as in the bidding mechanism implemented for such purpose.
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on the judicial proceeding before the TDLC regarding a claim for compensation of damages filed by a consumer association against MOL and other shipping companies for allegedly affecting the “collective and diffuse interest” of consumers, in the context of the conviction for collusion imposed on these companies by the TDLC, ratified by the Supreme Court in 2020.
  • Brink’s Chile on its defense against a lawsuit filed by the FNE before the Antitrust Court (TDLC) for alleged collusion in the securities transport market.
  • Mastercard International on the consultation process before the TDLC initiated by Transbank related to the tariff system of the payment card acquisition market, in order to determine its compliance with antitrust laws, after the TDLC denied an extrajudicial settlement between the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) and Transbank.
  • Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI) on its defense before the TDLC against an antitrust claim for an alleged exclusionary practice and collective abuse of dominant position, by denying the opening of bank accounts, filed by the cryptocurrency exchange platforms Buda.com and CryptoMKT.
  • Rigk Chile SpA on the request for a favorable report to the TDLC to establish “PROREP” (joint venture), the first collective non-domestic waste management system formed within the framework of Law 20,920 that establishes the Extended Producer Responsibility Regime.
  • Veolia Environnement on the mandatory merger control procedure before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) relating to the acquisition of control over Suez, controller of Aguas Andinas, through a public tender offer.
  • State Grid International Development (SGID) on the merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the acquisition of control over Chilquinta Energía and Tecnored by SGID and the acquisition of control over Eletrans S.A., Eletrans II S.A. and Eletrans III S.A. by Chilquinta.
  • Natura Cosmetics (Brazil) and Avon Products on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE in relation to the acquisition of Avon by Natura Holding, a new holding company for the Natura group.
  • EssilorLuxottica on the international acquisition of the entire interest of HAL Optical Investments in the optical group GrandVision, obtaining control over the latter. The advice included the FNE’s merger control clearance, which required the implementation of a carve-out or divestment of Rotter & Krauss by GrandVision.
  • Mitsui O.S.K Lines on the acquisition, and corresponding procedure before the FNE, of 49% of Inversiones Tajamar’s shares in Inversiones Mitta, parent company of Autorentas del Pacífico, Leasing del Pacífico and Comercializadora Don Carlos, leading Chilean companies in operative leasing and car rental.
  • Tianqi Lithium Corporation on the acquisition of a 24% stake of Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) for USD $4.066 billion. 62.6 million Class A shares in SQM were awarded to a Tianqi affiliate in an auction conducted at the Santiago Stock Exchange (SSE), making it the largest transaction in the history of the SSE.
  • The Walt Disney Company on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the global acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, including film and television studios and international cable and television businesses, which was approved subject to behavioral remedies.
  • Fresenius Kabi Chile and Laboratorios Sanderson on its judicial defense regarding a lawsuit submitted by the FNE for an alleged bid rigging collusion. The FNE accused Fresenius Kabi, Sanderson and Laboratorios Biosano of an illicit agreement from 1999 to 2013 relating to several bids conducted by Cenabast, a Chilean public institution which centralizes the acquisition of medical products for the public sector.
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines on its judicial defense in a lawsuit submitted by the FNE against several car shipping companies for alleged bid rigging collusion.
  • BASF, BMW, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz AG, Bosch, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen and ZF Group (jointly, the “Shareholders”) on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the association between the Shareholders, in order to create a joint venture located in Germany, which will run a platform for the exchange of data in the automobile industry, based on Gaia-X and Catena-X standards.
  • Banco Santander Chile on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the creation, in partnership with Zurich Insurance Mobile Solutions, of an autonomous joint venture for the development and provision of digital insurance brokerage services.
  • Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (Bci) on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE, regarding the acquisition of the companies that develop Walmart Chile’s financial business by Bci and its subsidiary Bci Corredor de Bolsa, together with entering into a commercial cooperation agreement.
  • Scotiabank on the merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the acquisition of 100% of the shares of BBVA Inversiones Chile, holding company of Bank BBVA and other subsidiaries active in banking and finance in Chile, by Nova Scotia Inversiones.
  • Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Merck on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the possible global acquisition of Merck’s consumer healthcare business by P&G, subject to regulatory authorizations in different countries.
  • Aela Energía on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the acquisition of Aela Energía Chile by Innergex.
  • Celeo Redes and APG Group on the merger control procedure before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) regarding the acquisition of control over Colbún Transmission by Alfa Desarrollo, an investment company indirectly owned by APG and Celeo.
  • Algonquin Power Utilities on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the acquisition of a stake in Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios de Los Lagos (ESSAL) by Toesca Infraestructura II Fondo de Inversión.
  • IBM on the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE regarding the worldwide transaction concerning the acquisition of the entire share capital of Red Hat, a company active in the information technology software for the enterprise customers’ market.
  • Recognized in Competition and Antitrust, Chambers Latin America.
  • Recognized in Competition and Antitrust, The Legal 500.
  • Recognized in Antitrust and Competition and Corporate and M&A, Latin Lawyer 250.
  • Recognized as Thought Leader in Antitrust & Competition, LACCA.
  • Recognized in Competition and Antitrust, Corporate and M&A and Investment, Best Lawyers.
  • Recognized in Antitrust & Merger Control, Leaders League.
  • Recognized in Competition and Antitrust, Top Ranked Legal.
  • Member of the Antitrust Committee, Chilean Bar Association.
  • Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
  • Professor of Economic Law, Universidad de Chile (2013-2014).
  • Co-author of Chapters Merger Control in Chile: Overview and Restraints of Trade and Dominance in Chile: Overview, Practical Law (2022).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter about Cartels & Leniency, ICLG (2020).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter of Antitrust in Latin America, IBRAC (2016).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter of Merger Control, Getting The Deal Through (2012-2016).
  • Co-author of the book “Dumping and Disloyal International Competition” (1995).
  • Frequent lecturer in seminars, meetings and conferences in Chile and abroad.
  • Law, Universidad de Chile.
  • LL.M., Harvard University, USA (1993).
  • Course “Politics of Global Finance”, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK (1993).
  • Chile (1990).
  • Spanish.
  • Español.