Sofía O'Ryan

Antitrust

• Uber Eats: Advised the client during the investigation initiated by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) in 2021, regarding vertical restraints observed in agreements between digital platforms (Rappi, Pedidos Ya and Uber Eats) and the restaurants associated to them. 
  
• Hospitality platform: Advised in the context of a market study on accommodation platforms conducted by  the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office.
  
• Pharmaceutical company: Advised throughout the mandatory notification process before  the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office regarding the context of the acquisition by an investment company.
  
• A medical devices company: Advising, reviewing, and redrafting its dawn raid routine materials that could be done by local authorities, adjusting them to Chilean law for local businesses in Chile.
  
• Inversiones Santa María: Advised the client in the sale of its participation in the information security company Neosecure, with a presence in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Spain, Colombia, and Brazil, to the Brazilian fund Patria. We also advised the client on the termination of the shareholders' agreement and future obligations with The Rohatyn Group, which also sold its participation in Neosecure.
  
• Uber: Defense of Uber Chile SpA and Uber International Holding B.V. before the antitrust court in a lawsuit filed by a union of taxi drivers against the clients and other ridesharing app firms.
• American Tower Corporation: Advised the client on purchasing 30,722 telecommunication towers from Telefónica Group in Europe (Germany and Spain) and Latin America (Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Peru).

Consumer Protection/Advertising 

• A worldwide leading cosmetic and beauty company: Advised in a claim against a company specializing in personal care products, in the case followed before the National Board of Ethics on Advertisement (CONAR).
  
• Platform: Advised in consumer-related matters. This includes representing the client in legal proceedings before administrative tribunals such as the National Consumer Service (SERNAC) and judicial courts, including small claims and civil courts, as required by law.
  
• Cornershop: Defense of the client against a claim presented by SERNAC before the Local Tribunal (Juzgado de Policía Local).
  
• L’Oréal: Defense of the client against a class action presented by an association of consumers (CONADECUS) before the Civil Tribunal.
  
• Company in the entertainment industry: Advised on the potential effects  that the shutdown of a Platform may have.
  
• Uber: Successful representation before the CONAR related to a consumer claim regarding Uber Eats’ advertising. 
  
• Other clients: Advised and supported the client by producing security alerts and recall processes.

Chambers Latin America

• Up, Peru, Capital Markets (2024) 
• Associate to Watch, Peru, Capital Markets (2025) 

The Legal 500 Latin America

• Leading Associate, Chile, Competition and Antitrust (2025)
• Up and Coming, Competition and Antitrust (2025)

Additional Awards

• Leaders League (Merger Control - Highly Recommended (2022-2023), Competition Antitrust & Investigations – Recommended (2021-2022), Competition Antitrust & Investigations –Recommended (2021), Competition Antitrust & Investigations – Recommended (2022)
• Latin Lawyer 250 Antitrust – competition  – Highly Recommended (2022)
• Best Lawyers® Competition / Antitrust Law (2023-2024)

• Requisitos de los Programas de Cumplimiento de Libre Competencia en Chile - Abogados.com.ar, April 22, 2024
• Las autoridades de libre competencia en América Latina ante ilícitos en el mercado laboral - Centro Competencia UAI, April 30, 2024
• Más información al consumidor: la calidad importa - El Mercurio Legal, March 31, 2023
• Compliance y Libre Competencia: Tareas pendientes - Vive Compliance Magazine and Centro de Competencia (CeCo) Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, August, 2021. Co-author with Carolina Bawlitza
• Adquisiciones de Facebook y certeza jurídica: reflexiones para Chile - Centro Competencia Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, February 17, 2021. Co-author with Macarena Alliende.

• Transacción en el mercado de los videojuegos y el desafío de los eSports (El Mercurio Legal - January 30, 2023)
• ¿Uber incurre en competencia desleal en Chile? Corte Suprema dice que no (LexLatin - January 25, 2023)
• ¿Qué certezas tenemos sobre la prohibición de directores comunes? (Asuntos Legales, Diario La República, August 2, 2022)
• Automotoras, aerolíneas y retail : los sectores que tendrán un mayor impacto por la Ley Pro Consumidor (El Mercurio - January 30, 2022)
• Expertas en libre competencia proponen potenciar rol de la FNE y regular economía digital de cara al próximo gobierno (El Mercurio - November 18, 2021)
• Claro y VTR fusionarán negocios para desplegar agresivo plan de crecimiento en 5G y fibra óptica (Diario Financiero - September 30, 2021)
• Cabify y Uber vuelven a la carga: se defienden de las acusaciones de los taxistas en la Suprema (El Diario Financiero - September 13, 2021)
• Patria Investimentos’ Acquisition of NeoSecure (Global Legal Chronicle - August 20, 2021)
• Patria Investimentos incrementa su portafolio con chilena NeoSecure (Lex Latin - August 16, 2021)
• Columna de opinión: Licitaciones y libre competencia: ¿está funcionando el sistema actual? (La Tercera-Pulso - May 13, 2021)
• TDLC rechaza demanda de taxistas contra Uber, Easy Taxi y Cabify por conductas abusivas  (El Diario Financiero - March 17, 2021)
• American Tower adquiere filiales de Telxius de Telefónica (Lex Latin - January 25, 2021)
• Exabogada de la FNE arriba a DLA Piper Chile como consejera del área de Libre Competencia (Diario Financiero - October 20, 2020)
• DLA Piper Chile incorpora nueva counsel al área de libre competencia (Abogados.com.ar - October 19, 2020)
• Incorporación Sofía O´Ryan como counsel (El Mercurio - October 16, 2020)