Mauricio Halpern

He/himPartner

Latam Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, Finance

Mauricio Halpern is optimally available and concerned for the client.

— Legal 500 Latin America, 2025

Emailmauricio.halpern@us.dlapiper.com

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Areas of FocusFinance Equity Capital Markets Restructuring Financial Services Insurance

Bar admissionsChile, 2023

EXPERIENCE

Finance

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., as borrower, in the structuring and executing a US$803.1 million refinancing transaction for its portfolio of assets in Chile through a US$710 million private placement green bond and a US$93.1 million credit agreement
JPMorgan Chase Bank, as arranger, and the rest of the Lenders, in the execution of the Amended and Restated Super-Priority Debtor-in-Possession Term Loan Agreement (A&R DIP Financing Agreement) with LATAM Airlines Group S.A., and other group entities, consisting of an amended and restated DIP Financing Agreement, guarantees and liens transference from the original lenders and legal clearance of the updated corporate/legal compliance, entered into by LATAM in the context of the approval of the Chapter 11 reorganization LATAM proposal at the proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
Summit Ridge Capital Partners, an investment company specializing in opportunistic credit investments in Latin America as lender, through one of its investment funds, in the execution of a US$18.5 million high-yield loan to Vecchiola S.A., a Chilean company that provides services to the mining industry
Almar Water Solutions Latam S.A. and its subsidiary issued two legal opinions regarding the operation and maintenance contract for two desalination and seawater supply and transportation systems to mining sites in Sierra Gorda in the framework of the financing of the infrastructure projects
Banco Votorantim S.A., in its role as guarantor of Sigdo Koppers' Brazilian subsidiary obligations for up to US$10 million. DLA Piper advised in executing a Chilean guaranteed agreement granted by the borrower's shareholder in Chile and a legal opinion on the validity and enforceability of the guarantee in favor of Banco Votorantim
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. in the granting of financing to LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and other group entities, up to the amount of US$750 million corresponding to Tranche B of the DIP Financing Agreement entered into by LATAM, in the context of the Chapter 11 reorganization process before the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York. In addition, as creditor of Tranche A, for US$1.3 billion, for the DIP ("Debtor-in-Possession) Financing Contract in Latin America
Itaú Corpbanca, Banco de Crédito del Perú S.A.S, and Banco BICE, as lenders for the loan facility granted to three Atlantica Yield's entities (Transmisora Baquedano S.A., Transmisora Mejillones S.A., and Palmucho S.A.) for the second amendment to the financing
Lácteos del Sur S.A. as lender to a loan agreement granted to Cooperativa Agrícola Torrencial Lechero, a Chilean company
CarbonFree Chile SpA in the finance for the acquisition and/or development, construction, commissioning, testing, start-up, operation, and maintenance of a portfolio of projects consisting of several photovoltaic solar energy projects with an aggregate capacity, once entirely constructed and operational, of approximately 225 MW located in Chile
Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. as a lender and principal agent in charge of the term loan granted to DE Energía SpA for the development, construction, financing, operation, and management of 12 photovoltaic power plants in Chile, with a total capacity of 105MW
Banco BICE in opening the credit line for issuing the performance guarantees required by Sacyr Chile S.A. to guarantee the obligations derived from the construction contract with the Sociedad Concesionaria Américo Vespucio Oriente S.A. for the construction of the Américo Vespucio Oriente project

Languages

Education

LL.M., University of Pennsylvania, 2009

Law Degree, School of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2003

Awards

Pro Bono

Member, DLA Piper Chile Pro Bono Committee

Media Mentions

Mentioned, "Acquisition of Aela Energía by Innergex Renewable Energy," Global Legal Chronicle, February 2022
Mentioned, "Canadian Innergex buys Chile's largest producer of renewable energy," Lex Latin, February 2022
Mentioned, "Latam Airlines receives Oaktree Capital for 750 million dollars," Lex Latin, December 2021

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper as counsel in 2017, Mauricio served as an in-house lawyer at two companies and as an associate at two prominent Chilean law firms.

Teaching experience

Professor of Commercial Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Law School, (2011-present)
Assistant Professor of Procedural Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Law School, (2007)
Assistant Professor of Litigation, Universidad del Desarrollo Law School, (2003-2004)

Memberships And Affiliations