Ferrada Nehme

What Ferrada Nehme does

FerradaNehme is a Chilean law firm (FerradaNehme Limitada, RUT 77.411.240-5) founded in 2000 and headquartered at Orinoco 90, Piso 16, Las Condes, Santiago. It launched as the first Chilean firm to specialize completely in competition law and has since expanded into 11 practice areas: Competition and Regulation; Environment and Natural Resources; Public Law and Government; Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT); Complex Litigation; Corporate Law; Consumer and Advertising; Energy Law; Compliance of Norms; Aquaculture and Fisheries; and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity. The firm operates as a multi-specialist practice, typically staffing matters with teams spanning two or more practice areas to combine legal, regulatory, and economic perspectives.

The firm serves 300+ active enterprise clients across 16 industries including agroindustry, banking, energy, mining, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, retail, and technology, advising on matters such as merger control, antitrust litigation, environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, M&A, consumer protection, data privacy (GDPR, Chilean Law 21.719), and cybersecurity (Law 21.663). FerradaNehme does not operate proprietary technology platforms; its value proposition rests on legal expertise, multi-disciplinary collaboration, and the academic credentials of its lawyers (postgraduate degrees from Harvard, Cambridge, Columbia, NYU, Georgetown, LSE, King's College, UCL, U Penn, among others). The firm maintains an active thought leadership and communications program, is ranked by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Latin Lawyer, and has been recognized by CeCo UAI as Chile's leading competition law firm in consecutive periods.

FerradaNehme is a private limited company with 50+ lawyers and approximately 25 administrative staff, managed by a board of directors, Managing Partner Rodrigo Ferrada, and CEO Cristián Quezada. Revenue is generated through professional services fees negotiated on a per-engagement basis (multi-year contracts), with no public pricing disclosure. Distribution is direct via professional relationships and thought leadership content, and the firm maintains a Best Friends Agreement with Peruvian firm León e Iparraguirre for cross-border matters. There is no disclosed parent company, external investor, or M&A activity.

Name

Ferrada Nehme

Legal name

FerradaNehme Limitada

Website

https://fn.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FerradaNehme is a Chilean law firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Santiago, offering multi-specialist legal advisory across 11 practice areas — including competition, environmental, public law, TMT, complex litigation, corporate, and data privacy — to 300+ enterprise clients across 16 industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Antitrust litigation
• Regulatory compliance
• Corporate law
• Complex litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: FerradaNehme provides legal advisory services across 11 practice areas to large companies and institutions. As a professional services firm, revenue is generated through client engagements for legal advice, litigation, regulatory compliance, and related legal services. The firm serves 300+ clients across diverse industries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FerradaNehme is a Chilean law firm providing multi-specialist legal advisory across 11 practice areas, including competition and regulation, environmental law, public law, TMT, complex litigation, corporate law, consumer and advertising, energy law, compliance, aquaculture and fisheries, and data privacy/cybersecurity. Founded in 2000 as the first firm in Chile to specialize in Competition Law, it serves 300+ large companies and institutions across diverse industries through interdisciplinary teams that combine legal, economic, and public-private perspectives.

Product overview

FerradaNehme is a Chilean law firm offering multi-specialist legal services to large companies and institutions. The firm provides services across 11 practice areas: Competition and Regulation, Environment and Natural Resources, Public Law and Government, Telecommunications Media & Technology (TMT), Complex Litigation, Corporate Law, Consumer and Advertising, Energy Law, Compliance of Norms, Aquaculture and Fisheries, and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity. The firm serves clients across 16 industries including agroindustry, banking, energy, mining, retail, telecommunications, and technology. The firm was founded in 2000 and maintains a collaborative approach across its practice areas, working with over 300 clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Competition and Regulation Legal advisory in competition law, antitrust litigation, regulatory compliance, and merger control proceedings for large companies and institutions operating in Chile.
• Environment and Natural Resources Environmental law advisory covering environmental impact assessments, permits, administrative and judicial environmental litigation, and community relations.
• Public Law and Government Legal advisory on public law matters, government regulations, and administrative law for public and private institutions.
• Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) Legal advisory for telecommunications, media, and technology-sector clients on regulatory and commercial matters.
• Complex Litigation Representation in complex legal disputes, class actions, and high-stakes judicial proceedings.
• Corporate Law Corporate legal advisory including transactions, governance, M&A, and commercial agreements.
• Consumer and Advertising Consumer protection law, advertising regulation compliance, and representation in consumer disputes and class actions.
• Energy Law Legal services for the energy sector covering regulation, project development, and energy-transition matters.
• Compliance of Norms Regulatory compliance advisory, compliance program design, and corporate compliance monitoring.
• Aquaculture and Fisheries Legal advisory for the aquaculture and fisheries sector on regulatory compliance and commercial matters.
• Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Integrated data privacy and cybersecurity practice offering GDPR compliance, risk assessment methodologies (PIA, LIA, TIA), and AI governance advisory under Law No. 21.719 and Law No. 21.663.

Quantifiable outcome

• First law firm in Chile to completely specialize in Competition Law
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• León e Iparraguirre (Peru)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2018Peruvian law firm with which FerradaNehme maintains a Best Friends Agreement, established approximately two years prior to October 2018. This partnership represents a collaborative relationship between the two firms, likely involving referrals and mutual support for cross-border matters.
• Fundación Pro Bono (Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerradaNehme actively participates in pro bono work through the firm and individual lawyers engage with Fundación Pro Bono, providing legal assistance to underserved communities and causes that would otherwise lack access to quality legal services.
• Universidad de ChileminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerradaNehme maintains engagement with Universidad de Chile through internship programs, teaching positions, moot court competitions (Moot Madrid), and academic collaboration.
• UC Davis School of LawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFerradaNehme partners have participated as visiting professors at UC Davis School of Law, indicating academic exchange and collaboration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ferradanehme
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ferradanehme

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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