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Press Release: Affinitas will join the Fifth Edition of the MootComp LATAM as international sponsor

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  • MootComp is a contest that promotes interdisciplinary skills of future professionals in Law and Economics.
  • Any student from Latin America can join the contest.
  • The inscriptions are open until August 9.

 The Affinitas Alliance will join the MootComp, Economic Competition Contest for Students of Law and Economics, as international sponsor, an event that aims to be an open forum for the debate of competition-related issues that, through practical cases and interdisciplinary work, promotes knowledge on the matters and generates work opportunities for its contestants.

The Contest, led by Carlos Orcí Berea, will also have the support from the member firms of Affinitas as national sponsors: Barros & Errázuriz (Chile), Gómez-Pinzón (Colombia), Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes (Mexico) y Miranda & Amado (Peru). The Competition Policy International (CPI), the local competition authorities, and different universities from Latin America will participate as sponsors as well.

The Fifth Edition of the MootComp will be carried out in virtual format, and the case to be resolved will focus on mergers in digital markets, a currently highly controversial sector, particularly related to the health and insurance markets. The winners of the MootComp will receive different awards to support them in continuing their studies and initiating their professional career, including post-graduate academic scholarships, books and subscriptions to publications specialized in economic competition, and job offers in the best institutions of Latin America, among others.

Each year the MootComp has had a growth of more than 100%. In the previous edition the Contest had 480 contestants, 98 coaches, 118 teams, 25 universities, 3 countries (Mexico, Peru, and Argentina), and 130 judges, and this year it is expected that more than double of contestants from different countries join the event.

To read more details about the rules of the Contest please click here.

Diversity Initiative of the Year Award: Gómez-Pinzón’s extended paternity leave

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Latin Lawyer speaks to Gómez-Pinzón partners Natalia García Arenas and Paula Samper Salazar about the firm’s decision to allocate up to four weeks of paternity leave – 20 days more than stipulated by Colombian law. The extended paternity leave policy wins this year’s Diversity Initiative of the Year Award.

Gómez-Pinzón introduced extended paternity leave in February 2020. Employees that have worked at the firm for over two years can now apply for up to 28 days of paternity leave at any time within the first year of having or adopting a child. It is understood that Gómez-Pinzón is the first law firm in Colombia to introduce an initiative like this.

For more information, click here.

Barros & Errázuriz promotes two new partners

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Barros & Errázuriz has promoted two senior associates as new partners. Francisco Bórquez Electorat, part of the Competition & Antitrust group and José Luis Corvalán Pérez, part of the Dispute Resolution area.

“We are delighted to welcome these two outstanding lawyers, with important trajectories in their specialties. Both Francisco and José Luis have been invited to be part of the future of our Firm thanks to the talent, commitment and ethics that have characterized their professional development. Their contribution will undoubtedly be very relevant to continue projecting our Firm the coming years.”
Cristián Barros, Managing Partner, Barros & Errázuriz

With these new additions, the structure of Barros & Errázuriz is made up of 26 partners and more than 100 lawyers, consolidating itself as one of the most important legal firms in the country.