Rodrigo Alvarez

Rodrigo Álvarez

Partner
Rodrigo Álvarez is an excellent, high-level lawyer.
Chambers Latin America, 2025
About

Rodrigo Álvarez is a founding partner of DLA Piper in Chile and co-heads the Tax practice. He has more than 20 years of experience advising Chilean and foreign clients on a wide range of tax matters, both inbound and outbound, having participated in the structuring of businesses and companies in Chile, as well as in tax compliance issues and conflicts with the tax authority.

Rodrigo also has extensive experience in real estate and construction matters. He has advised on more than 100 projects, including commercial, housing, and industrial projects, developed in Chile.

His experience covers all stages of development of real estate and infrastructure projects as well as natural resources projects including, among others, title studies and regularization of titles, structuring, permits and compliance with urban planning regulations, bidding, financing and negotiation with financial institutions, land purchase, urban planning, long-term leases, leasing contracts, negotiation of construction contracts (engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and build-operate-transfer (BOT)) and marketing of projects. In this context, Alvarez has advised and advises several of Chile's leading real estate and construction companies.

Rodrigo also has extensive experience in corporate matters, including due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, creation of consortia, as well as in matters necessary for the development of clients' day-to-day business.

His broad experience includes advising in various industries and sectors, such as real estate, financial services, technology, mining, family offices, and production companies.

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EXPERIENCE

  • Multiple Chilean start-ups and entrepreneurs in the Taylor-made reorganization to create an international structure suitable for foreign capital investments and expand their business in foreign jurisdictions
  • Janssen S.A. in acquiring 40% of the shares issued by Kreis SpA, consolidating 100% ownership of the company dedicated to intralogistics solutions with operations in Santiago
  • Talana, upon selling the majority ownership to Endurance Investments, was bought through a public investment fund explicitly created for this investment
  • Cornershop and Uber as joint counsel regarding Uber's acquisition of majority ownership of Cornershop
  • Fractal SpA in raising a US$5.3 million investment round led by Seaya Ventures, including the fund GoHub, part of the Spanish group Global Omnium
  • Oaktree Capital Management in tax matters arising from the debtor in possession (DIP) financing of LATAM Airlines Group in connection with the procedure under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code
  • Colektia in the closing of a Series A Preferred Stock financing round for a value of US$4.2 million
  • Uber Chile SpA since its arrival in Chile in tax planning and advice for developing its operations in Chile
  • Hortifrut in US tax issues affecting the Chilean company and their shareholders
  • Multiple natural persons and family groups in tax, asset, and wealth planning
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Awards

Chambers Global

  • Band 5, Chile Tax, (2024 – 2025)
  • Band 4, Chile Tax, (2022 – 2023)

Chambers Latin America

  • Band 5, Chile Tax, (2024 – 2025)
  • Band 4, Chile Tax, (2022 – 2023)

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Recommended, Chile Projects and Infrastructure, (2019, 2021 – 2022, 2024)
  • Recommended, Chile Tax, (2018 – 2019, 2021 – 2022, 2024)
  • Recommended, Chile Real Estate, (2018 – 2019, 2021 – 2023)
Additional Recognitions

Latin Lawyers 250

  • Highly Recommended, Tax, (2019 – 2026)

Leaders League

  • Recommended, Wealth Management, (2024 – 2026)
  • Recommended, Tax Litigation, (2024 – 2026)
  • Highly Recommended, Real Estate, (2021 – 2024)
  • Recommended, Corporate Tax, (2020 – 2024)
  • Highly Recommended, Innovation, Technology and Telecoms: Telecommunication Law, (2021)
  • Highly Recommended, Intellectual Property: Technology, (2021)

Best Lawyers

  • Recognized, Real Estate Law, (2020 – 2022, 2025 – 2026)
  • Recognized, Corporate: Mergers and Acquisitions, (2024)
  • Recognized, Administrative and Public Law, (2024)
  • Recognized, Energy Law, (2024)
  • Recognized, Natural Resource Law, (2024)
  • Recognized, Oil and Gas Law, (2024)
  • Recognized, Project Finance and Development Practice, (2020 – 2022)
  • Recognized, Insolvency and Reorganization, (2019 – 2022)
Education
  • LL.M., Tax, Adolfo Ibañez University, 2007

  • Diploma, Tax Management Program, Adolfo Ibañez University, 2006
  • Law Degree, University of Chile, 1993

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Rodrigo worked as an associate at a Chilean firm.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member, Chilean Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Chile A.G.)