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Rodrigo Alvarez

Rodrigo Álvarez

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

Rodrigo Álvarez 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 over 100 commercial, housing, and industrial projects developed in Chile.

His experience covers all stages of development of real estate and infrastructure projects and also 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 (EPC and BOT) and commercialization of the projects. In this context, Alvarez has advised several of Chile's leading real estate and construction companies.

In addition, Rodrigo has extensive experience in corporate matters, including advising on due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, and the creation of consortiums, as well as matters necessary for the development of the 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.

Rodrigo Álvarez co-heads the tax practice area at DLA Piper in Chile.

Bar admissionsChile

EXPERIENCE

  • Multiply 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 are joint counsels regarding Uber's acquisition of majority ownership of Cornershop.
  • Fractal SpA raised a USD $5.3 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 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 USD $4,200,000.
  • Uber Chile SpA. since its arrival in Chile on tax planning and advice for developing its operations in Chile.
  • Hortifrut on US tax issues affecting the Chilean company and their shareholders.
  • Multiply natural persons and family groups on their tax planning for their assets and wealth.
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Education
  • LL.M., Tax, Adolfo Ibañez University, 2007

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

Awards

Chambers Global

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

Chambers Latin America

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

Legal 500 Latin America

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

Latin Lawyers 250

  • Highly Recommended, Tax, (2019–2025)

Leaders League

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

Best Lawyers

  • Recognized, Real Estate Law, (2020–2022, 2025)
  • 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, Insolvency and Reorganization, (2019–2022)
  • Recognized, Project Finance and Development Practice, (2020–2022)

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.)

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