Partner at PPU expert in corporate, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital + tech. His practice focuses on counselling clients in matters of corporate M&A, asset purchase, joint ventures, and restructuring. As regards venture capital, he has advised start-ups in capital raising (seed, A and B, series), foreign venture capital funds in their investments in local start-ups, and multinational companies in the development of corporate venture capital projects. He has also advised local and foreign FinTechs focused on digital wealth management, payment means and alternative platforms for transactions.
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Up-and-coming partner Nicolás Santana receives endorsement from clients for his VC practice. He supports a wide range of Chilean start-ups and investors on a broad range of transactions. "Nicolás has always had an excellent disposition to deliver solutions to our requirements, on time and in a very professional way”.
Stanford University
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Universidad de los Andes
English / Spanish
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Debevoise & Plimpton
Philippi, Yrarrázaval, Pulido & Bruner
Professor Commercial Obligations and Contracts
Professor Constitutional Law III
Professor Constitutional Law I
Assistant Commercial Obligations and Contracts
Professor Human Rights II
Professor Administrative Law
Assistant Constitutional Law I
Assistant Constitutional Law II