Francisco León
Associatefleon@carey.cl
+56 2 2928 2208
His practice focuses on the insurance and reinsurance industry, customs and international trade, government procurement, international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory matters, and commercial and corporate advisory services.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- BNP Paribas Cardif on the negotiation of bancassurance alliances with various banks for the commercialization of insurances, in the context of bidding processes.
- IGT Global Solutions, GlaxoSmithKline, BSH Group and Clorox on the analysis of preferential customs treatment pursuant to applicable Free Trade Agreements, including Mexico, Korea, USA, The European Union, among others, for the import of pharmaceutical products, petrol, chemicals, hazardous substances, etc.
- Multinational courier and retail and import companies in relation to the operation of customs in Chile and the search for opportunities to make their import operations more efficient.
- Finning and Jeunesse on administrative defenses before the National Customs Services and Customs and Tax Courts regarding disputes arising from rules of origin compliance pursuant to certain Free Trade Agreements.
- Komatsu on the local aspects of the multijurisdictional acquisition of Immersive Technologies, a global Australian company with offices in 44 countries, including USA, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, Indonesia, India and Russian, which is the world's largest supplier of mining equipment simulators for training machine operators.
- Teck Resources on legal and regulatory advice in relation to its internal customs compliance and international trade program for Chile.
- Cargill on the legal analysis of customs regulations in connection with the implementation of a tolling agreement entered into by its local subsidiary and its foreign parent company.
- AustrianSolar Chile Cuatro on the structure, negotiation and execution of an insurance and reinsurance program required for the financing of the Huatacondo project, a 98MW photovoltaic power generation plant located in the north of Chile.
ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Professor of Insurance Law, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (2020-2021).
- Teaching Assistant of Constitutional Law, Universidad de los Andes (2012).
RELATED AREAS
EDUCATION
- Law, Universidad de los Andes (Summa Cum Laude).
- LL.M., International Business Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom (2023).
- Degree in Insurance Law, Universidad de los Andes (2017).
- Academic Excellence Honor Award, Universidad de los Andes (2011 and 2013).
- Honor Scholarship to the best student, Universidad de los Andes (2012).
- Best Student of Civil Law Award, Universidad de los Andes (2015).
ADMISSIONS
- Chile (2016).
LANGUAGES
- Spanish.
- English.
