Who we are
FDLV Legal was born from a shared vision: to provide strategic, effective, and ethical legal counsel designed to support both businesses and individuals. With over twelve years of experience and solid academic background from prestigious institutions in Chile, our team combines legal expertise with a practical approach, focused on anticipating legal challenges, creating value, and building trusted relationships with our clients.
Our purpose
We’re inspired by doing things the right way: acting with integrity, aiming for excellence, and truly adding value to those we work with. We believe in building lasting professional relationships rooted in trust, respect, and empathy.
We work guided by the following core values
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Practice Areas
We provide comprehensive corporate advisory services to both domestic and international companies with operations in Chile or planning to enter the market, offering clear, efficient, and locally tailored legal solutions.
We support our clients from the moment they enter the Chilean legal and regulatory framework, ensuring a secure operation aligned with their global objectives.
We advise companies on the design, implementation, and enhancement of their compliance programs and corporate governance models, tailored to their operational reality and industry sector.
We support our clients in complying with the Corporate Criminal Liability Law by developing crime prevention models with a comprehensive approach, one that not only mitigates legal risks but also promotes an ethical and sustainable organizational culture.
We advise domestic and international companies in the development and execution of energy projects, public infrastructure undertakings, construction, concessions, mining, and essential services projects. We work closely with our clients to structure sound legal frameworks, mitigate risks, and ensure regulatory compliance, supporting all phases of the project lifecycle.
We actively collaborate with our clients’ technical and management teams to ensure that our legal solutions align with the project's objectives, timelines, and operational requirements.
We advise companies operating in regulated sectors, enabling them to effectively integrate regulatory requirements into their organizational structure and daily operations. Through proactive legal management, we help minimize risks and foster sustainable operations that comply with the applicable regulatory framework.
Our expertise in public, regulatory, and administrative law is paired with a practical approach focused on aligning legal compliance with each business’s strategic objectives.
We advise companies, investment funds, and developers at every stage of real estate projects and the structuring of investment vehicles, combining specialized legal expertise with a comprehensive understanding of business dynamics and regulatory challenges.
We support our clients from initial structuring and asset acquisition through commercialization and project operations, ensuring that every legal decision aligns with their financial goals, timelines, and commercial strategy.
We represent our clients in the resolution of civil disputes and before administrative entities, applying a strategic approach intended to achieve favorable outcomes while safeguarding operational continuity and reputational integrity of their business.
We handle litigation with technical precision ensuring that our legal strategies align with the client's interests.
Our Team
Paulina Farías Castro
Public Law andRegulated Industries
Andrea de la Vega Silva
Compliance andDispute Resolution
María Teresa Fernández García-Huidobro
Corporate and Real Estate Law
Paulina Farías Castro
Paulina provides legal counsel to clients across a variety of sectors, with a particular emphasis on environmental matters, sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
Building on this focus, she has advised companies in the transportation, telecommunications, retail, and food industries, ensuring they meet their legal obligations in an efficient and responsible manner. She has also led the design and implementation of corporate data protection policies.
Paulina provides strategic legal guidance on applicable regulations, required permits for operating in Chile, associated risks, and regulatory opportunities. She also has extensive experience representing companies before public authorities in permitting processes and administrative sanction procedures.
Universidad Diego Portales, School of Law, 2009.
Law Degree awarded by the Supreme Court of Chile, 2010.
Diploma in Economic Administrative Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012.
Diploma in Mining Law and Geothermal Energy, Universidad Finis Terrae, 2013.
LL.M. in Regulatory Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2018.
The Legal 500: Projects and Infrastructure – Next Generation Partner, 2024.
The Legal 500: Public Law – Next Generation Partner, 2024.
The Legal 500: Project and Infrastructure – Rising Star, 2022 y 2023.
The Legal 500: Project and Infrastructure – Recommended Lawyer, 2018 y 2021.
The Legal 500: Public Law – Recommended Lawyer, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 y 2022.
The Legal 500: Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity and Hydrocarbon, Oil and Gas – Recommended Lawyer, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 y 2022.
Best Lawyers: Administrative and Public Law – Recommended, 2020, 2021 y 2022.
Andrea de la Vega Silva
Andrea advises both national and international companies on compliance matters, in line with the Chilean Corporate Criminal Liability Law. Her work focuses on designing robust crime prevention models, drafting internal policies and protocols, delivering training sessions, and conducting internal investigations.
She has also developed a strong practice in dispute resolution, representing clients in a broad range of matters, including consumer protection, customs law, and general civil disputes.
Bachelor’s Degree in History, Institute of History, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2009.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, School of Law, 2014.
Law Degree awarded by the Supreme Court of Chile, 2017.
Diploma in Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Legal Risk Management, Faculty of Law, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2019.
The Legal 500: Compliance – Recommended Lawyer, 2024.
Best Lawyers: Arbitration and Mediation- Ones to Watch, 2024.
The Legal 500: Dispute Resolutions -Recommended Lawyer, 2023.
Premio «Profesor Raúl Le Roy» Mejor Alumna Curso Quinto Año, Facultad de Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2014.
Premio «Profesor Raúl Le Roy» Mejor Alumna Curso Quinto Año, Facultad de Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2010.
María Teresa Fernández García-Huidobro
María Teresa has extensive experience as an in-house counsel, legal manager for a family office, and as an attorney at leading law firms. She has advised companies and family-owned businesses, particularly in civil law, corporate and real estate matters. She also advises nonprofit organizations on corporate governance and statutory structuring, serving as both a board member and board advisor.
María Teresa advises on general corporate law, including commercial and wealth restructuring matters. Her work includes drafting corporate documents to strengthen governance structures and shareholder or partner relations, supporting negotiation processes, and drafting complex contracts in the areas of construction and financing structures for real estate and energy projects. She also prepares legal opinions, conducts due diligence processes, and participates in M&A transactions.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Law, 1993.
Law Degree awarded by the Supreme Court of Chile, 1997.
Diploma in Construction Law, Universidad de Los Andes, 1999.
Master’s Degree in Business Law (MDE), Universidad de Los Andes, 2006.
Executive Leadership Certification, Board of Women (BOW), Women Entrepreneurs, 2023.
Course on the Third Sector: Foundations and Associations, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2025.
Course in Accounting and Finance, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, 2025.