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Rodrigo Albagli

Rodrigo Albagli, after founding the Firm 30 years ago, has led Albagli Zaliasnik’s business strategy, managing to develop, promote and empower high-performance teams with the ability to anticipate the needs and challenges of our clients in different dimensions, life stages of their companies and industries in which they participate.
He stands out within the legal industry as a lawyer with a marked capacity and business vision that allows him to actively integrate with clients and legal managements, managing to form result-oriented work teams from an organic management of legal risks aligned with business objectives.

Based on the changes that the legal industry has been experiencing and the new needs and requirements demanded by clients and companies in general, Rodrigo Albagli has used his training and international experience to integrate all the concepts in Albagli Zaliasnik’s legal practice, allowing to achieve a differentiation of our Firm with respect to the value proposition that the legal industry generally delivers at the local level. The foregoing is recognized by clients as well as by different organizations that know his work and value his approach and criteria when facing negotiations, proposing solutions and accompanying the different stake holders in their business decisions.

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  • Contributing Author

Experience

  • Corporation Director of “AMIGOS MAC” – Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (Contemporary Art Museum) (2021 - Present)
  • Arbitrator of the National Chamber of Arbitration (2015 - Present)
  • Founding Partner of InverSur Capital and its fund AMÉRIGO Chile Early Stage & Growth (2012 - Present)
  • Albagli Zaliasnik (1991 - Present)

Membership

  • Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle
  • Chilean Brazilian Chamber of Commerce
  • Chilean Bar Association
  • Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • International Trademark Association
  • The International Anticounterfeiting Coalition
  • Inter-American Intellectual Property Association (ASIPI)
  • Member World Compliance Association (2021 to date)
  • Member of G100 (2020 to date)

Qualifications

  • The Management Program for Lawyers by Yale (2004)
  • Senior Business Management Program (PADE) (2005)
  • PADE Update Program (2007)
  • Corporate Governance Program (2011)

Education

  • ESE Business School, Universidad de los Andes (2007-2011)
  • Yale (2004)
  • Universidad de Chile (1992)

1 Contributions by Rodrigo Albagli

Chile 2025 Business Law Guide: incorporation, foreign investment, taxation (including VAT on digital), competition/merger control, data protection and IP, employment/immigration, and recognition of foreign judgments and arbitral awards
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Chile 2025 Business Law Guide: incorporation, foreign investment, taxation (including VAT on digital), competition/merger control, data protection and IP, employment/immigration, and recognition of foreign judgments and arbitral awards
Updated November 2025 Chile stands as South America’s most economically stable nation and, per the World Bank, qualifies as a ‘high‑income economy’. It also records the region’s top economic freedom rating—22nd globally—according to the 2023 Index of Economic Freedom. This ranking signals its pro‑trade, pro‑investment stance, a clear and transparent regulatory framework, and a robust rule of law, all of which underpin sustained economic dynamism. Legal frameworks for operating in Chile Frameworks for operating in Chile In commercial practice, and under current Chilean legislation—which we outline in the next section—non‑residents have multiple avenues to invest in Chile. As a general principle, there are no restrictions on non‑residents conducting business in Chile or investing in domestic companies. Local law recognises several company forms. Owing to its versatility, the joint stock company ( Sociedad por Acciones ) is commonly preferred; however, the optimal vehicle will reflect investor priorities and the intended line of business. Foreign investors also operate not only via established legal entities but through representatives, agencies and/or contractual arrangements. For example, investments can be set up through joint ventures, among other legal contracts. Ultimately, investor preferences and the planned business activity decide the overall optimal vehicle and approach in Chile...
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