This week the Commission for the Financial Market ("CMF") issued General Rule No. 484 that sets the requirements that must be met by commissions charged in money credit operations in order to not be considered as interest, in accordance with the provisions in Law No. 18,010 on...


Partner
Cristóbal Herrera
General Corporate Practice
Capital Markets, Financing and Derivatives
cherrera@fycom.cl
Academic Background
- Master of Business Law, University of Sydney, Sydney, 2009
- Law Degree, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, 2001
- Commercial Law Professor, Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, since 2011
Work Experience
- Partner, Fischer y Cia. ( former BF&C ), Santiago, since 2015
- Associate, Baraona Fischer & Cia, 2006 – 2015
- Legal Counsel, Finance and Corporate Division, Telefónica Móvil Chile S.A., Santiago, 2006-2002
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Latest Updates
New legal guidelines for influencers
Given the relevance that native advertising and influencers have acquired, the National Consumer Service (“SERNAC”) supplemented the Interpretative Circular on advertising and commercial practices of February 2022 (exempt resolution number 176), through circular interpretation...
Law project that eliminates and prohibits the use of data related to unpaid debts
Yesterday, August 3rd, the bill that eliminates and prohibits the use of data related to unpaid debts as of April 30th, 2022, was approved by the Chamber of Deputies, moving to its second constitutional procedure before the Senate. The project, submitted for processing by...
New Migration Decree
On May 14, the Home Office issued Decree 177, which establishes migratory subcategories of temporary residence (“New Migration Decree”). The majority of migration permits must be processed from abroad, and there are requirements established for each migratory category. This is...