Gonzalo Perez P.

Gonzalo Pérez is part of Arteaga Gorziglia's Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Practice. He specializes in arbitration, civil and commercial litigation, as well as antitrust and regulated markets.

  • Representation of Generadora Metropolitana before the H. Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia in a case regarding the lowering of the threshold to qualify for the free client regime.
  • Representation of Generadora Metropolitana before the H. Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia in a contentious case related to the technical standard for liquefied natural gas.
  • Advised GNL Mejillones S.A. in regulatory and antitrust matters related to the operation of an LNG terminal and regasification plant.
  • Advised a highway concessionaire in the purchase process of a portfolio of highways in operation.
  • Advised Engie Energía Chile S.A. in the acquisition of 3 wind farms located in Isla Grande de Chiloé, for 250 MW, including the approval of this transaction by the antitrust authority.
  • Advised the electricity distribution company Sociedad Austral de Electricidad S.A. ("SAESA") in the acquisition from Enel Chile S.A., of the Chilean listed company Enel Transmisión Chile S.A. for an amount of USD $1,350 MM, including the approval of this transaction by the antitrust authority and the execution of a tender offer.
  • Advised Walmart Chile in all claims related to the "El Peñón" Project -a USD 180 MM investment-, a distribution center for Walmart products in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, ranging from local regulations, the issuance of the construction permit and other authorizations required for the construction phase, to the permits and certifications required to start the operation phase, as well as its representation in constitutional protection actions and environmental judicial proceedings.
  • Advice and representation of electricity distribution company in arbitration initiated against it by mining concessionaire.
  • Advice to family groups in matters of partition and succession.
  • Advised Sociedad Concesionaria Vespucio Oriente S.A. in legal matters related to its construction and operation.
  • Advice and representation of private investment fund in civil lawsuit for recovery of property usurped by a third party.
  • Assistant of the course "Abuse of Dominant Position and Exclusive Practices" at the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2025-present).
  • Assistant of the course "Free Competition in the Digital Economy" at the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2025-present).
  • Senior Assistant of the Antitrust Program of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2024-present).
  • Assistant professor of Civil Law at the Law School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2020-present).
  • Assistant of the course Philosophical Foundations of Law and Natural Law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2018).
  • Co-author of the article "Reflexiones sobre el mecanismo de notificación de operaciones de concentración en Chile, una mirada desde el sector eléctrico", Investigaciones CeCo (November, 2023).

Training

  • Lawyer. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Law, Bachelor of Laws (2021).
  • Diploma in Antitrust, mention in New Technologies and Digital Markets, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2024).

Languages

English, Spanish