Alonso Iñiguez, Juan Sebastián

SENIOR associate

Mail: jsalonso@bye.cl

Phone: +562 24344301

Juan Sebastián has focused his practice on advising local and international clients in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Venture Capital and Research and Development. In 2023, together with the company’s technical team, he led SQM Nitrates and Iodine’s R&D initiatives in the United States, and then joined Latham & Watkins LLP New York as an International Visiting Associate in the Emerging Companies Growth practice until 2024.

Previously, he participated as a member of the legal committee of the Chilean Fintech Association, joining the Open Data/Open Banking and Digital Infrastructure Roundtables. He was also a member of the Digital Regulations and Data Protection Roundtable of the Chilean American Chamber of Commerce and the Innovation and Technology Roundtable of the Chilean Australian Chamber of Commerce. Juan Sebastián has also supported the Chilean Corporation for the Digitalization of Cash (ChilePay) since its beginnings.

VCARD

Education

  • Master of Laws in Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, Cornell Tech – Cornell University, New York, United States (2023) (Chile Scholarship)
  • Diploma in Law and Artificial Intelligence, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile (2021)
  • Venture Capital Executive Program, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile (2020)
  • Law, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile. Graduated cum laude (2015)

Professional Experience

  • Senior Associate, Barros & Errázuriz (2024)
  • International Visiting Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, United States (2023-2024)
  • Innovation Manager, Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM), Nitrates & Iodine Division, New York, United States (2023)
  • Associate, Barros & Errázuriz (2016)

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

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