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Daniela León: Partner

Her practice focuses on antitrust and regulation, with extensive experience in merger control proceedings before the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (“FNE”), as well as in investigations of the Antitrust, Cartel and Oversight Divisions of the same authority. She has also represented important national and international companies in contentious and non-contentious proceedings before the Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia (“TDLC”). Previously, she worked as an associate in the Antitrust and Regulation group of Carey Law Firm for 5 years.

Email: dleon@estudiolizana.cl

Cell: +569 9334 4920

  • Mastercard International in the litigation proceedings initiated by PayU Chile, Dlocal Chile, Paygol and PPRO against Mastercard, Transbank and Klap before the TDLC for alleged anticompetitive conduct in the payment card market.
  • Mastercard International in the procedure for the issuance of general instructions initiated by the TDLC to regulate the conditions of competition in the card payment market in Chile.
  • Kantar Ibope Media Chile SpA in the consultation procedure initiated by Exacta Digital Media Research SpA before the TDLC to determine whether the horizontal agreement consisting in the joint contracting of television content audience measurement services, as well as the request for proposals mechanism implemented for such purpose, may infringe free competition.
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines in the judicial proceeding before the TDLC regarding the claim for 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 collusion conviction imposed on such companies by the TDLC, ratified by the Supreme Court in 2020.
  • Brink’s Chile in its defense against an injunction filed by the FNE before the TDLC for alleged collusion in the securities market.
  • Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (BCI) in the lawsuit filed before the TDLC by the cryptocurrency brokerage platforms Buda.com and CryptoMKT against Bci and nine other Chilean banks, for alleged abuse of collective dominant position as a result of the closure of their current accounts or refusal to open them.
  • Veolia Environnement S.A. in the merger control proceeding before the FNE in connection with the acquisition of control over Suez S.A., controller of Aguas Andinas, through a public offer.
  • State Grid International Development (SGID) in the merger control proceedings before the FNE in connection with the acquisition of control of Chilquinta Energía and Tecnored by SGID and the acquisition of control in Eletrans S.A., Eletrans II S.A. and Eletrans III S.A. by Chilquinta.
  • Natura Cosméticos (Brazil) and Avon Products in the mandatory merger control procedure before the FNE in relation to the acquisition of Avon by Natura Holding, a new parent company for the Natura group.
  • EssilorLuxottica in the compulsory merger control proceedings before the FNE concerning the international acquisition by EssilorLuxottica of the entire shareholding of HAL Optical Investments in the GrandVision optical group, thereby gaining control of the latter. The approval of the transaction required the implementation of the divestment of Rotter & Krauss by GrandVision.
  • BASF, BMW, Henkel, Mercedes-Benz AG, Bosch, SAP, Schaeffler, Siemens, T-Systems, Volkswagen and ZF Group (collectively, the “Shareholders”) in the mandatory merger control proceedings before the FNE, in connection with the proposed association between the Shareholders to create a joint venture based in Germany, which will operate a platform for data exchange in the automotive industry on the basis of the Gaia-X and Catena-X standards.
  • Banco Santander Chile in the mandatory merger control proceeding before the FNE in relation to the creation, in association with Zurich Insurance Mobile Solutions, of a joint venture with Zurich Insurance Mobile Solutions.
    joint venture
     for the development and provision of digital insurance brokerage services.
  • Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (Bci) in the merger control proceedings before the FNE in connection with the acquisition of the companies that develop Walmart’s financial business by Bci and its subsidiary Bci Corredor de Bolsa Chile, together with the execution of a commercial agreement.
  • Scotiabank in the merger control proceeding before the FNE, regarding the acquisition of 100% of the shares of BBVA Inversiones Chile, parent company of Banco BBVA, and other subsidiaries active in the local banking and financial market, by Nova Scotia Inversiones.
  • Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Merck in the mandatory merger control proceeding before the FNE, in connection with P&G’s acquisition of Merck’s global consumer health business.
  • Aela Energía in the mandatory merger control proceeding before the FNE, in connection with the acquisition of Aela Energía Chile by Innergex.
  • Algonquin Power Utilities in the mandatory merger control proceeding before the FNE in connection with the acquisition of a stake in Empresa de Servicios Sanitarios de Los Lagos (ESSAL) by Toesca Infraestructura II Fondo de Inversión.
  • Celeo Redes and APG Group in the mandatory merger control proceeding before the FNE, in connection with the acquisition of control of Colbún Transmisión by Alfa Desarrollo, an investment company indirectly owned by APG and Celeo.
  • Assistant of Criminal Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (2015-2022).
  • Assistant of Constitutional Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (2012-2013).
  • He has taught in the Diploma of Free Competition UC, in the mention of New Technologies and Digital Markets (2020-2022).
  • Co-author of the articles “
    Merger Control in Chile: Overview” and “
     y “
    Restraints of Trade and Dominance in Chile: Overview”, Practical Law (2022).
    Practical Law (2022).
  • Co-author of the research “La prescripción extintiva en derecho libre competencia: una revisión de la jurisprudencia relevante”.
    The extinctive prescription in antitrust law: a review of relevant case law”,
    CeCo, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2021).
  • Law, School of Law, Universidad Católica de Chile (graduated with highest distinction).
  • Diploma in Criminal Law, Universidad de los Andes (2020).
  • Matrícula de Honor Award for Academic Excellence, Universidad Católica de Chile (2012).
  • Course Procedural tools for antitrust litigation, Universidad de Chile (2022).
  • Course  Compliance, Universidad del Desarrollo (2023).
  • Chile (2018).
  • Spanish.
  • English.