Guillermo Morales E.

Partner

Guillermo Morales is a founding partner of the law firm with more than four decades of practice advising domestic and international companies, banks, investment funds, as well as sovereign entities, on highly complex corporate finance transactions and financial industry regulation.

Professional profile

His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, domestic and international debt and equity issuances, corporate reorganizations, financings, and regulation of the financial industry.

He has been involved in some of the most significant corporate finance transactions in the Chilean market and advised corporate and sovereign entities on domestic and international M&A and capital markets transactions. ha asesorado a emisores corporativos y soberanos en operaciones de fusiones y adquisiciones y de mercado de capitales nacionales e internacionales.

He is the Honorary Legal Adviser to the British Embassy in Chile since 1997, has served on the board of several publicly traded corporations listed on the Santiago and New York exchanges, and is counselor and director at numerous charitable entities and NGOs.

Practice Areas

  • Corporate

  • Mergers and Acquisition
  • Capital Markets

Education and Credentials

  • The University of Chicago School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.) (1987).
  • Admitted to the Chilean Bar (1985).
  • Universidad de Chile, Faculty of Law, Bachelor of Laws and Social Sciences, graduated Summa Cum Laude (1985).

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Awards

  • Band 3 in the Capital Markets category by Chambers and Partners.
  • Band 5 in the Corporate/M&A category by Chambers and Partners.
  • Hall of Fame in the Corporate and M&A category by The Legal 500.
  • Highly regarded in the practice areas of Banking, Capital Markets and M&A by IFLR1000.