With offices in Chile, Peru and Colombia, Araya & Cía. Abogados’s transport and insurance department is well-positioned to advise clients on a range of relevant matters, including transportation contracts, cargo claims, maritime arbitration, the routing of vessels, insurance and reinsurance, and administrative proceedings before the Supervision of Securities and Insurance (SVS). Firm founder Matías Araya leads on the majority of matters and who brings additional expertise in national and international arbitration, and international trade matters, among other areas. Senior associate Miguel Segovia (maritime and insurance law) is the head of the transport and insurance team, with further associate support provided by Joaquin Valdivia (maritime litigation), María Jesús Bombardiere (water law), Alonso Lavanderos (transportation and insurance), and Felipe Salas  (maritime and civil law).

Maritime-specialist law boutique Pezoa y Cía Abogados provides expert counsel on national and international maritime arbitration, insurance, vessel registration and chartering matters. The firm has experience in registering private and commercial vessels worldwide, in addition to negotiating, drafting and executing chartering contracts. Founding partner Renato Pezoa Huerta heads the practice; an industry specialist and appointed maritime arbitrator in the International Arbitration Centre of the Chamber of Belgium and Luxembourg in Peru (CIACBLP) and Arbitration Centre of the National Port Authority (APN) of Peru, among others.

Legal Export Abogados’ shipping, ports and logistics department is widely recognised for its strong capabilities in maritime law, advising a diverse range of clients across the shipping, international trade and transport industries. The practice typically acts for a range of regulated industry clients, ranging from telecoms providers to national energy companies, but with a particular focus on international shipping operators, agricultural exporters, aviation firms, marine insurers, and logistics service providers, primarily on complex legal and regulatory matters. High-profile cases during the course of the last year include a $15m arbitration concerning submarine cable damage, coordinated litigation involving multiple exporters affected by a transpacific cargo disruption, and the drafting of critical port infrastructure agreements for energy sector operations. The team is led by Rafael Durán (maritime law, international trade, ports, customs law, insurance and arbitration), who is flanked by felllow partner Juan Pablo Rodríguez (water law and litigation) and senior associate Fernando Olavarría (maritime law). Additional associate support is provided by Jasmin Dos Santos and Víctor Hugo Vilches.