Tomás Correa

Partner
Tomás Correa stands out for his solid knowledge and client-oriented approach, as well as for his proactive attitude and friendliness.
— Chambers and Partners Latin America, Guide 2026
Santiago
About

Tomás Correa focuses his practice on administrative law, regulated markets, and public procurement, advising domestic and international clients on the identification, management, and mitigation of legal risks associated with highly regulated industries and investment projects of varying complexity.

He has more than 16 years of experience advising companies, investment funds, and public entities in tender processes, project structuring, regulatory analysis, and the drafting, review, and adaptation of administrative terms and conditions and contracts, as well as providing strategic support in complex administrative proceedings. His practice also includes representing and defending clients before regulatory and supervisory authorities, as well as before ordinary and specialized courts, in the context of investigations, audits, and sanctioning proceedings.

He has led regulatory analyses and the mitigation of legal contingencies for projects across sectors such as agribusiness, telecommunications, energy, mining, healthcare, environment, education, and other regulated markets, including initiatives related to innovation, technology services, critical infrastructure, and projects with significant productive impact. In this context, he actively participates in regulatory due diligence processes, assessing critical risks and proposing legal strategies aimed at ensuring the feasibility, implementation, and operation of projects.

His practice is characterized by combining in-depth knowledge of the applicable regulatory framework with a business-oriented strategic approach, delivering practical legal solutions aligned with his clients' operational and commercial objectives.

Areas of FocusRegulatory and Government AffairsConsumer Goods, Food and RetailReal Estate
Bar admissionsChile, 2011

EXPERIENCE

  • The world's largest state-owned copper company on regulatory matters (e.g., urban planning, corporate governance, administrative oversight)
  • The casino industry association is involved in regulatory matters and the discussion of public policies in the sector's legislative processes
  • A significant software and digital solutions technology company in the judicial defense of two lawsuits against the State for the enforcement of millionaire administrative contracts
  • One of the world's leading companies in benefits and incentives for employees and collaborators in awarding one of the most important tenders for scholarships for higher education students in Chile
  • The largest gym company in the region on regulatory matters (e.g., urban planning and construction, permits and sectorial authorizations)
  • One of the world's largest passenger transportation application companies in the administrative regulation process of the industry in Chile
  • A major telecommunications company on a wide range of regulatory issues (e.g., telecommunications concessions, television content control, network implementation, sanctioning processes)
  • One of the largest national fishing companies in the challenging judicial defense for the unconstitutionality of the most important legal reforms of the fishing regulation in recent years (Cuttlefish Act)
 
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Chambers Latin America

  • Band 4, Chile Public Law, (2026)
  • Up and Coming, Public Law, (2025)

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Next Generation Partner, Chile Public Law, (2026)
  • Leading Partner, Chile Public Law, (2023 – 2025)

The Legal 500 Chile Awards

  • Shortlisted, Public Law Lawyers of the Year, (2024)
Additional Recognitions
  • Leading, Administrative Litigation, Leaders League, (2024 – 2025)
  • Excellent, Administrative Litigation, Leaders League, (2023)
  • Recognized, Administrative and Public Law, Best Lawyers, (2026)
  • Recognized, Land Use and Zoning Law, Best Lawyers, (2026)
Education
  • LL.M., Pennsylvania University Law School, 2018
  • Diploma in Economic Public Law, University of Chile School of Law, 2014
  • Postgraduate course in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Pontificia Catholic University of Chile, 2012

Publications and media

  • "'You don't do it': the recurrent proscription of self-tutelage by our superior courts of justice in the venue of protection," El Mercurio Legal, 2025
  • "Jurisdictional dispute," Estado Diario, 2024
  • "CHILE: An Introduction to Public Law," Chambers & Partners, 2023
  • "Precautionary certainty as a standard of cognition of a protection action," El Mercurio Legal, 2023
  • "Demolitions of 'narco-houses' and deviation of purpose or power," El Mercurio Legal, 2023
  • "Rethinking the challengeability of procedural acts," El Mercurio Legal, 2023
 

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper Chile, Tomás was a partner in a major Chilean law firm's public law and regulated markets practice.  

Teaching Experience

  • Professor, Master in Administrative Law, University of the Andes School of Law, 2024

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member, Chilean Bar Association, (2011-Present)

My latest insights

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Chile enacts law regulating the extraction of aggregates: Key points

26 February 2026

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Chile enacts framework law on sectoral authorizations

29 September 2025 .4 minute read

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Chile introduces procedure for strategic company designation and strike restrictions

13 May 2025 .3 minute read

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+56 2 2798 2602
(Work, Santiago)