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Cristobal De la Maza

Cristóbal de la Maza

Associate
About

Cristóbal de la Maza focuses his practice on compliance, advising national and international clients on the design and implementation of compliance programs and strategies to mitigate legal and regulatory risks. His experience includes the development of crime prevention models and control mechanisms under Law No. 20.393, which establishes the criminal liability of legal persons, and Law No. 21.595, which systematizes economic and environmental crimes.

He has participated in implementing sectoral compliance systems and applying complementary regulations such as free competition, consumer protection, prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism, personal data protection, and cybersecurity. He has advised on a variety of industries, including energy, construction and infrastructure, agribusiness, technology, and retail.

Cristóbal also advises on complex internal investigations, addressing fraud, regulatory breaches, and corruption.

In addition, he has experience in corporate matters, such as corporate governance structures, compliance with fiduciary duties, and the design of internal policies aimed at promoting transparency, business ethics, and organizational sustainability.

Bar AdmissionsChile, 2020

EXPERIENCE

  • Colegium SpA on acquiring GoSchool S.A., expanding its business in Argentina and Latin America
  • American Tower Corporation on purchasing 30,722 telecommunication towers from Telefónica Group in Europe (Germany and Spain) and Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Peru)
  • Instacrops in the investment of US$2 million through a capital increase and the issuance of Series A Preferred Shares of Agronet SpA
  • Turismo y Hoteles Navarino SpA, a joint venture that includes a cruise ship holding company based in Miami, Florida, in the preparation and negotiation of the contracts for the construction of a hotel in the southernmost populated settlement in the world
  • A construction company specializing in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Agreements in preparing its Crime Prevention Model following Act 20.393
  • An international advertising company and its Chilean subsidiary in updating their Crime Prevention Model, following the provisions of Act 20.393
  • A pharma company in preparing a Crime Prevention Model following Acts 20.393 and 21.595 in addition to internal regulation to prevent crimes regulated in said law, only those related to clients' legal risks
  • A significant chemical producer in conducting an internal investigation after it fell victim to a multi-million-dollar fraud
    • Our advisory aimed to examine how fraud occurred, identify those responsible for the failure of internal processes and provide recommendations to rectify the issues and remedy the damage caused
  • An administrative and financial solutions management company that operates in the agricultural industry in the design and implementation of its Crime Prevention Model following the provisions of Acts 20.393 and 21.595
  • A leading earthmoving company with extensive experience in construction and process projects in mining, in its participation in a bidding process that concluded with the successful adjudication of a Civil Works Service Agreement
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • Law Degree, Law School, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2019

  • Additional Education

    Course, Construction Contracts, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, 2022

    Diploma, Compliance and Corporate Risk Management, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, 2024

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