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Affinitas is delighted to announce the appointment of Bernardo Simian as new member of its Steering Committee, as of March 16, 2022.

Bernardo, partner of Chilean member firm Barros & Errázuriz, is part of our Banking and Finance, Corporate/M&A, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets practices.

Bernardo’s profile, extensive experience and excellent relationships with partners from fellow member firms, as well as several organizations and leading international law firms across the globe, make him an outstanding addition to the team.

Affinitas’ Steering Committee is now composed of Fernando Garrido and Bernardo Simian of Barros & Errázuriz (Chile) Lina Uribe and Ricardo Fandiño of Gómez-Pinzón (Colombia), Manuel Echave and Horacio De Uriarte of Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes (Mexico), and Alberto Delgado and Luis Miranda of Miranda & Amado (Peru).

We wish Bernardo the best of success in this new responsibility and take this opportunity to thank Cristián Barros for his valuable contribution as a member of Affinitas’ Steering Committee during all these years.

Affinitas participated on the 16^th edition of the region’s leading event for energy and infrastructure finance in Latin America: IJLATAM22, hosted by IJGlobal.

Nicolás Balmaceda, Enrique Barros, Cristóbal Pellegrini, Patricia Arrázola, Ricardo Fandiño, Horacio De Uriarte, Patricio Trad, Anacandy Perusquía, Gabriela Dañino and José Miguel Puiggros attended the event held in Miami, FL from March 15-16, 2022.

Cristóbal also participated on a panel titled “Power & Transmission: Plugging the Gap in Power”, alongside experts Francisco Zúñiga (MPC Energy Solutions), Roberto Voskuilen (FMO), Andreas Cremer (DEG), Marta Veloso (Fitch Ratings) and Joaquim Marques (Marathon Capitals).

The moderated session focused on the following topics:

• How much of a gap in demand is there in power in LATAM? What is the scope of opportunity in the power sector?
• Breaking down preferential terms for transmission projects – what is working and what mechanisms and financial structures show promise?
• Which markets are poised for substantial project pipelines in 2022?
• How are investors and project sponsors adapting to the evolving PPA market?
• What are project sponsors and lenders looking for to both attract financing and lend?

For more information about IJLATAM22, click here.

Affinitas member firms Gómez-Pinzón, Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and Miranda & Amado  have been recognized as leading firms by the Global Competition Review in its GCR 100 2022 edition.

GCR 100 lists the world’s top competition and antitrust practices and provides an in-depth analysis of law firms that handling the world’s most impressive, complex, and significant antitrust and competition matters around the world for over two decades.

With two focused partners and nine specialist competition lawyers, Gómez-Pinzón was listed as a “Highly Recommended” firm. According to GCR, our Colombian member firm makes light work of complex antitrust investigations, merger control filings and cross-border matters.

Recent work from Gómez-Pinzón includes acting for Willis Towers Watson on its proposed merger with Aon, which was approved by the SIC but subsequently collapsed following scrutiny from the US Department of Justice. The firm also helped Fitesa secure approval for its merger with Tredegar.

Mexican member firm Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes was also listed as a “Highly Recommended” firm with GCR highlighting the firm’s representation of Softbank in multiple mergers, including its Latin American fund’s acquisition of majority interest in a joint venture with We Work, purchasing its business and assets in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.

GCR 100 also recognizes Peruvian member firm Miranda & Amado as a “Highly Recommended” firm. Notable work from the firm includes acting for Telefónica in a rare abuse of dominance probe by Peru’s telecommunications regulator, and in two unfair competition matters against rivals as complainant.

You can view our member firms’ recognition on Global Competition Review’s website.